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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Po
Cu
1.2 Group Number
1611
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
64
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
p block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Post-​Transition
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74400867440508
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Pm-3m
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
221.00225.00
Plutonium
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.
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
2.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Found in Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Pierre Curie and Marie Curie
Unknown
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1898
In Middle East (9000 BCE)
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA6 * 10-6 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.00007 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.01 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.01 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
Radium
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 use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-31.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.26.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
254.00 °C1,084.62 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
962.00 °C2,562.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silver
Copper
4.3.3 Luster
NA
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA3.00
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA235.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NA343.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA3,810.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NA90.00 %
Molybdenum
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
Cu
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
2929
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
2.001.90
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA1.98
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.761.75
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.481.49
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
2.191.85
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.002.10
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
812.10 kJ/mol745.50 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
NA1,957.90 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
NA3,555.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
NA5,536.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NA7,700.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA9,900.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NA13,400.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA16,000.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA19,200.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA22,400.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NA25,600.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NA35,600.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NA38,700.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NA42,000.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NA46,700.00 kJ/mol
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NA50,200.00 kJ/mol
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NA53,700.00 kJ/mol
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NA61,100.00 kJ/mol
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NA64,702.00 kJ/mol
Zinc
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NA163,700.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NA174,100.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NA184,900.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NA198,800.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.90 g/amp-hr1.19 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA4.65 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
8429
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4
[Ar] 3d10 4s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
8429
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
12535
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
8429
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
168.00 pm128.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
140.00 pm132.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
197.00 pm140.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
209.00 amu63.55 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
22.23 cm3/mol7.10 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
NA34.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
335.90 pm361.49 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
9.20 g/cm38.96 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.40 g/cm38.02 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA1.53 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA48.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA140.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA120.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.34
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
9.328.89
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic
Diamagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NA1.256629 * 10-6 H/m
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NA-9.63 * 10-6
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
0.40 nΩ·m16.78 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.60 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
183.30 kJ/mol222.80 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)0.38 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.40 J/mol·K24.44 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
20.00 W/m·K401.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
23.50 µm/(m·K)16.50 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
60.30 kJ/mol283.70 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
13.00 kJ/mol7.11 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
134.00 kJ/mol338.90 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA33.20 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1