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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Po
Hg
1.2 Group Number
1612
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
66
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
p block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Post-​Transition
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74400867439976
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Pm-3m
R_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
221.00166.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Polonium was the first radioactive element to be discovered.
  • Polonium element and its compounds are highly radioactive.
  • Its alloy with Beryllium provides source of neutrons.
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
2.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Pierre Curie and Marie Curie
Ancient Chinese and Indians
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1898
Before 2000 BCE
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NANA
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~-9999 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NANA
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.05 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Polonium metal has different Allotropes, it is used in antistatic devices and for research purpose.
  • A 1 gram of Polonium can reach a temperature of 500°C, hence it is used as a heat source for space equipment.
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Highly Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.45 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
254.00 °CNA
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
962.00 °C356.58 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Liquid
4.3.2 Color
Silver
Silver
4.3.3 Luster
NA
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA1,451.40 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NA1.00
Palladium Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NA73.00 %
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
α-polonium
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
β-polonium
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Po
Hg
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
2934
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
2.002.00
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA2.20
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.761.44
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.481.81
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
2.191.44
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.002.00
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
812.10 kJ/mol1,007.10 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
NA1,810.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
NA3,300.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
NANA
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.90 g/amp-hr3.74 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA4.49 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
8480
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)
Rhombohedral (RHO)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
8480
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
125121
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
8480
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
168.00 pm151.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
140.00 pm132.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
197.00 pm155.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
209.00 amu200.59 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
22.23 cm3/mol14.82 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
NA28.20 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
335.90 pm300.50 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
NA
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
9.20 g/cm313.53 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.40 g/cm3NA
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NA0.00
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
NANA
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NANA
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
NANA
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
9.3213.53
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic
Diamagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
0.40 nΩ·m961.00 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.01 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
183.30 kJ/mol0.00 kJ/mol
Palladium
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)0.14 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.40 J/mol·K27.98 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
20.00 W/m·K8.30 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NA1,750.00 K
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
23.50 µm/(m·K)60.40 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
60.30 kJ/mol56.90 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
13.00 kJ/mol2.29 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
134.00 kJ/mol61.50 kJ/mol
Sodium
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA75.80 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1