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Plutonium vs Iron


Iron vs Plutonium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pu  
Fe  

Group Number
0  
18
8  
10

Period Number
7  
4  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440075  
99+
7439896  
99+

Space Group Name
P121/m1  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
11.00  
16
229.00  
2

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.
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals  

History
  
  

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

Discovery
In Between 1940 1941  
Before 5000 BC  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.11 %  
1

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
21
0.10 %  
1

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
22.00 %  
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
6.30 %  
2

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.01 %  
6

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.
  
  • Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
  • Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
447.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
3

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
380.00 p.p.m.  
5

Physical

Melting Point
639.50 °C  
99+
1,535.00 °C  
25

Boiling Point
3,235.00 °C  
25
2,750.00 °C  
39

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Gray  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
627.00 MPa  
22
200.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
617.00 MPa  
26
608.00 MPa  
27

Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s  
99+
5,120.00 m/s  
12

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
2.60  
4

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
65.00 %  
18

Allotropes
No  
Yes  

α Allotropes
-  
Ferrite (alpha Iron)  

β Allotropes
-  
beta Iron  

γ Allotropes
-  
gamma Iron  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pu  
Fe  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
20  
19
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.28  
34
1.83  
15

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.28  
26
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22  
27
1.64  
9

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.83  
16

Allen Electronegativity
1.28  
99+
1.80  
15

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.72  
21
2.17  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
17

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,561.90 kJ/mol  
37

3rd Energy Level
2,084.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,957.00 kJ/mol  
29

4th Energy Level
3,338.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,290.00 kJ/mol  
25

5th Energy Level
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,240.00 kJ/mol  
25

6th Energy Level
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,560.00 kJ/mol  
20

7th Energy level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12,060.00 kJ/mol  
15

8th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14,580.00 kJ/mol  
14

9th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22,540.00 kJ/mol  
5

10th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25,290.00 kJ/mol  
8

11th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
28,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

12th Energy Level
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
18
31,920.00 kJ/mol  
31

13th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
34,830.00 kJ/mol  
9

14th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
39
37,840.00 kJ/mol  
11

15th Energy Level
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
44,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
40
47,206.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
122,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

18th Energy Level
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
131,000.00 kJ/mol  
2

19th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
140,500.00 kJ/mol  
3

20th Energy Level
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+
152,600.00 kJ/mol  
5

21st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
163,000.00 kJ/mol  
5

22nd Energy Level
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+
173,600.00 kJ/mol  
4

23rd Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
188,100.00 kJ/mol  
4

24th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
195,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

25th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
762.00 kJ/mol  
15

26th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
15

27th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
14

28th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
20

29th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
20

30th Energy Level
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+
762.00 kJ/mol  
15

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.28 g/amp-hr  
26
0.69 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
3.88 eV  
38
4.70 eV  
15

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
94  
24
26  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2  
[Ar] 3d6 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
94  
24
26  
99+

Number of Neutrons
150  
12
30  
99+

Number of Electrons
94  
24
26  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
159.00 pm  
30
126.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm  
20
132.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
244.00 amu  
19
55.85 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
12.32 cm3/mol  
99+
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Neptunium
  
Manganese
  

Next Element
Americium
  
Cobalt
  

Valence Electron Potential
64.90 (-eV)  
21
67.00 (-eV)  
20

Lattice Constant
618.30 pm  
4
286.65 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.74  
6
1.35  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
16.63 g/cm3  
18
6.98 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
99+
11,000.00 MPa  
1

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
19

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
28
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
2.20 (Pa)  
12
36.80 (Pa)  
5

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa  
18
82.00 GPa  
11

Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa  
16
170.00 GPa  
10

Young's Modulus
96.00 GPa  
23
211.00 GPa  
9

Poisson Ratio
0.21  
33
0.29  
15

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.84  
16
7.20  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Ferromagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.01 H/m  
1

Susceptibility
0.00  
21
200,000.00  
1

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
1.46 nΩ·m  
99+
96.10 nΩ·m  
32

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.10 106/cm Ω  
24

Electron Affinity
0.60 kJ/mol  
99+
15.70 kJ/mol  
40

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.44 J/(kg K)  
13

Molar Heat Capacity
35.50 J/mol·K  
4
25.10 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
6.74 W/m·K  
99+
80.40 W/m·K  
22

Critical Temperature
913.00 K  
99+
1,811.00 K  
29

Thermal Expansion
46.70 µm/(m·K)  
6
11.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
344.00 kJ/mol  
36
351.00 kJ/mol  
33

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.82 kJ/mol  
99+
14.90 kJ/mol  
23

Enthalpy of Atomization
360.00 kJ/mol  
35
414.20 kJ/mol  
24

Standard Molar Entropy
37.10 J/mol.K  
99+
27.30 J/mol.K  
99+

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