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Plutonium vs Holmium


Holmium vs Plutonium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pu   
Ho   

Group Number
0   
18
Not Available   

Period Number
7   
6   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440075   
99+
7440600   
29

Space Group Name
P121/m1   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
11.00   
13
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  
  • Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
  • Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan   
Marc Delafontaine   

Discovery
In Between 1940 1941   
In 1878   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
38

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
  
  • Holmium metal has an ability to absorb neutrons, so this metal is used in nuclear reactors to keep the chain reactions of elements under control.
  • Alloys of Holmium are used to produce Magnet.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
Not Available   

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
639.50 °C   
99+
1,461.00 °C   
30

Boiling Point
3,235.00 °C   
24
2,600.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
746.00 MPa   
13

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
481.00 MPa   
23

Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s   
99+
2,760.00 m/s   
30

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Pu   
Ho   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20   
19
34   
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.28   
33
1.23   
37

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22   
26
1.10   
30

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.72   
21
2.77   
17

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol   
99+
581.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,140.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,084.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,204.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,338.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4,100.00 kJ/mol   
34

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.28 g/amp-hr   
22
2.02 g/amp-hr   
29

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity   
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
94   
24
67   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2   
[Xe] 4f11 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Holmium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
94   
24
67   
99+

Number of Neutrons
150   
11
98   
34

Number of Electrons
94   
24
67   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
159.00 pm   
28
176.00 pm   
18

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm   
20
192.00 pm   
17

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
216.00 pm   
24

Atomic Weight
244.00 amu   
19
164.93 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
12.32 cm3/mol   
99+
18.70 cm3/mol   
24

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Neptunium
  
Dysprosium
  

Next Element
Americium
  
Erbium
  

Valence Electron Potential
64.90 (-eV)   
21
47.90 (-eV)   
31

Lattice Constant
618.30 pm   
4
357.73 pm   
38

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.57   
17

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.82 g/cm3   
13
8.79 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
16.63 g/cm3   
8
8.34 g/cm3   
26

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
26
0.00 (Pa)   
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
2.20 (Pa)   
12
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa   
18
26.30 GPa   
28

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
40.20 GPa   
32

Young's Modulus
96.00 GPa   
21
64.80 GPa   
31

Poisson Ratio
0.21   
32
0.23   
29

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable, Sectile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.84   
7
8.80   
35

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
1.46 nΩ·m   
99+
814.00 nΩ·m   
4

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.16 J/(kg K)   
35

Molar Heat Capacity
35.50 J/mol·K   
3
27.15 J/mol·K   
19

Thermal Conductivity
6.74 W/m·K   
99+
16.20 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
46.70 µm/(m·K)   
6
11.20 µm/(m·K)   
35

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
344.00 kJ/mol   
25
241.00 kJ/mol   
38

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.82 kJ/mol   
99+
11.76 kJ/mol   
29

Enthalpy of Atomization
360.00 kJ/mol   
26
301.00 kJ/mol   
36

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
75.30 J/mol.K   
8

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