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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Pu
Pd
1.2 Group Number
010
Gadolinium
0 17
1.4 Period Number
75
Lithium
2 7
2.2 Block
f block
d block
2.3 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
2.4 CAS Number
74400757440053
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
2.8 Space Group Name
P121/m1
Fm_ 3m
2.9 Space Group Number
11.00225.00
Uranium
11 229
3 Facts
3.1 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.
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
3.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Ores of metals
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan
William Hyde Wollaston
3.3.2 Discovery
In Between 1940 1941
In 1803
3.4 Abundance
3.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA2 * 10-7 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
3.4.3 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000003 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
3.4.4 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.5.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.5.4 Abundance In Oceans
NANA
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
3.5.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 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.
  • Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
  • It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Tin
0 1970
4.3.1 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.NA
Tin
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
639.50 °C1,554.90 °C
Francium
27 3410
5.3 Boiling Point
3,235.00 °C2,963.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
5.6 Appearance
5.6.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.6.2 Color
Silvery White
Silver
5.6.3 Luster
NA
Metallic
5.7 Hardness
5.7.1 Mohs Hardness
NA4.75
Cesium
0.2 8.5
6.1.2 Brinell Hardness
NA320.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
6.1.4 Vickers Hardness
NA121.00 MPa
Gold
121 3430
6.3 Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s3,070.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
6.5 Optical Properties
6.5.1 Refractive Index
NA1.72
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
6.6.2 Reflectivity
NA84.00 %
Molybdenum
58 97
6.7 Allotropes
6.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7 Chemical
7.1 Chemical Formula
Pu
Pd
7.2 Isotopes
7.2.1 Known Isotopes
2038
Tennessine
0 38
7.4 Electronegativity
7.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.282.20
Francium
0.7 2.54
7.4.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
7.4.5 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.221.35
Cesium
0.86 1.82
7.4.6 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
7.5.1 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.59
Cesium
0.659 2.7
8.2 Electropositivity
8.2.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.721.80
Gold
1.46 3.3
8.3 Ionization Energies
8.3.1 1st Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol520.23 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
8.3.3 2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol7,298.22 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
8.4.3 3rd Energy Level
2,084.00 kJ/mol11,815.13 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
8.4.4 4th Energy Level
3,338.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium
2780 37066
8.4.6 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
8.4.8 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
9.1.1 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
9.1.2 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
9.2.1 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
9.3.1 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
9.4.1 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
9.5.1 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
9.6.2 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
9.6.4 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
9.6.5 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
9.6.7 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
9.7.1 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
9.7.2 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
9.7.3 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
9.7.4 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
9.7.5 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
9.7.6 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
9.7.7 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
9.7.8 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
9.7.9 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
9.7.10 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
9.7.11 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
9.7.12 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
9.7.13 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
9.7.14 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
9.8 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.28 g/amp-hr1.99 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
9.9 Electron Work Function
NA5.12 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
9.10 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
10 Atomic
10.1 Atomic Number
9446
Lithium
3 117
10.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f6 7s2
[Kr] 4d10
10.3 Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
10.3.1 Crystal Lattice
10.4 Atom
10.4.1 Number of Protons
9446
Lithium
3 117
10.4.2 Number of Neutrons
15060
Lithium
4 184
10.4.3 Number of Electrons
9446
Lithium
3 117
10.5 Radius of an Atom
10.5.1 Atomic Radius
159.00 pm137.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
10.5.2 Covalent Radius
187.00 pm139.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
10.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm163.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
10.6 Atomic Weight
244.00 amu106.42 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
10.7 Atomic Volume
12.32 cm3/mol8.90 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
10.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
10.8.1 Previous Element
10.8.2 Next Element
10.9 Valence Electron Potential
64.90 (-eV)33.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
10.10 Lattice Constant
618.30 pm389.07 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
10.11 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, π/2
10.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
11 Mechanical
11.1 Density
11.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
19.82 g/cm312.02 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
11.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
16.63 g/cm310.38 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
11.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
11.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
11.4 Vapor Pressure
11.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
11.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
2.20 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
11.5 Elasticity properties
11.5.1 Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa44.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
11.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA180.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
11.5.3 Young's Modulus
96.00 GPa121.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
11.6 Poisson Ratio
0.210.39
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
11.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable
12 Magnetic
12.1 Magnetic Characteristics
12.1.1 Specific Gravity
19.8412.02
Lithium
0.53 4500
12.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
12.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
12.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
12.2 Electrical Properties
12.2.1 Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
Conductor
12.2.2 Resistivity
1.46 nΩ·m105.40 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
12.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω0.10 106/cm Ω
Sodium
0.00666 0.63
12.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA54.23 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
13 Thermal
13.1 Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)0.24 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
13.2 Molar Heat Capacity
35.50 J/mol·K25.98 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
13.3 Thermal Conductivity
6.74 W/m·K71.80 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
13.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
13.5 Thermal Expansion
46.70 µm/(m·K)11.80 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
13.6 Enthalpy
13.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
344.00 kJ/mol376.60 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
13.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
2.82 kJ/mol16.74 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
13.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
360.00 kJ/mol393.30 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
13.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA37.60 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1