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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Po
Hg
1.2 Group Number
1612
Gadolinium
0 17
1.4 Period Number
66
Lithium
2 7
1.5 Block
p block
d block
1.6 Element Family
Post-​Transition
Transition Metal
1.7 CAS Number
74400867439976
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.9 Space Group Name
Pm-3m
R_ 3m
1.10 Space Group Number
221.00166.00
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.
  • 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
5E-09 0.11
2.4.4 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
3.1.1 Abundance In Meteorites
NANA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.3.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.05 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.5.1 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
3.6.1 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 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.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
4.3.1 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry
4.3.2 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
4.4 Biological Properties
4.4.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Highly Toxic
4.4.2 Present in Human Body
4.4.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
4.5.2 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.45 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
6 Physical
6.1 Melting Point
254.00 °CNA
Francium
27 3410
6.2 Boiling Point
962.00 °C356.58 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
6.9 Appearance
6.9.1 Physical State
Solid
Liquid
6.9.2 Color
Silver
Silver
6.9.3 Luster
NA
NA
6.10 Hardness
6.10.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
7.1.2 Brinell Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.14 3490
7.1.4 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
7.2 Speed of Sound
NA1,451.40 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
7.3 Optical Properties
7.3.1 Refractive Index
NA1.00
Palladium
1.000933 1.7229
7.3.2 Reflectivity
NA73.00 %
Molybdenum
58 97
7.4 Allotropes
7.4.1 α Allotropes
α-polonium
Not Available
7.4.2 β Allotropes
β-polonium
Not Available
7.4.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8 Chemical
8.1 Chemical Formula
Po
Hg
8.2 Isotopes
8.2.1 Known Isotopes
2934
Tennessine
0 38
8.4 Electronegativity
8.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
2.002.00
Francium
0.7 2.54
8.6.1 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA2.20
Cesium
0.22 2.56
8.7.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.761.44
Cesium
0.86 1.82
8.8.1 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.481.81
Cesium
0.62 2.48
8.8.3 Allen Electronegativity
2.191.44
Cesium
0.659 2.7
8.10 Electropositivity
8.10.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.002.00
Gold
1.46 3.3
8.12 Ionization Energies
8.12.1 1st Energy Level
812.10 kJ/mol1,007.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
8.14.1 2nd Energy Level
NA1,810.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
8.15.2 3rd Energy Level
NA3,300.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
9.1.2 4th Energy Level
NANA
Thorium
2780 37066
9.3.1 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
10.2.1 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
10.2.4 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
10.3.2 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
10.5.3 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
10.5.6 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
10.6.2 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
10.6.5 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
11.1.1 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
11.2.1 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
11.3.1 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
11.4.1 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
12.2.1 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
12.2.4 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
12.3.2 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
12.5.1 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
12.5.4 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
12.5.6 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
12.5.8 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
12.5.10 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
12.5.12 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
12.6.1 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
13.1.1 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
13.1.2 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
13.2.1 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
13.2.2 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
13.4 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.90 g/amp-hr3.74 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
13.5 Electron Work Function
NA4.49 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
13.7 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
14 Atomic
14.1 Atomic Number
8480
Lithium
3 117
14.3 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2
14.4 Crystal Structure
Monoclinic (MON)
Rhombohedral (RHO)
14.4.1 Crystal Lattice
14.5 Atom
14.5.1 Number of Protons
8480
Lithium
3 117
14.6.2 Number of Neutrons
125121
Lithium
4 184
14.6.4 Number of Electrons
8480
Lithium
3 117
14.7 Radius of an Atom
14.7.1 Atomic Radius
168.00 pm151.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
14.7.2 Covalent Radius
140.00 pm132.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
14.8.1 Van der Waals Radius
197.00 pm155.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
14.9 Atomic Weight
209.00 amu200.59 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
14.10 Atomic Volume
22.23 cm3/mol14.82 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
14.11 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
14.11.1 Previous Element
14.11.2 Next Element
14.12 Valence Electron Potential
NA28.20 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
14.13 Lattice Constant
335.90 pm300.50 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
14.14 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
NA
14.15 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
15 Mechanical
15.1 Density
15.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
9.20 g/cm313.53 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
15.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.40 g/cm3NA
Lithium
0.512 20
15.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
15.3 Viscosity
NA0.00
0.001526 0.001526
15.4 Vapor Pressure
15.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
15.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
15.5 Elasticity properties
15.5.1 Shear Modulus
NANA
Potassium
1.3 222
15.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NANA
Cesium
1.6 462
15.5.3 Young's Modulus
NANA
Cesium
1.7 528
15.6 Poisson Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
15.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
16 Magnetic
16.1 Magnetic Characteristics
16.1.1 Specific Gravity
9.3213.53
Lithium
0.53 4500
16.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic
Diamagnetic
16.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
16.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
16.2 Electrical Properties
16.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
16.2.2 Resistivity
0.40 nΩ·m961.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
16.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.01 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
16.2.4 Electron Affinity
183.30 kJ/mol0.00 kJ/mol
Palladium
0 222.8
17 Thermal
17.1 Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)0.14 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
17.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.40 J/mol·K27.98 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
17.3 Thermal Conductivity
20.00 W/m·K8.30 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
17.4 Critical Temperature
NA1,750.00 K
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
17.5 Thermal Expansion
23.50 µm/(m·K)60.40 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
17.6 Enthalpy
17.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
60.30 kJ/mol56.90 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
17.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
13.00 kJ/mol2.29 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
17.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
134.00 kJ/mol61.50 kJ/mol
Sodium
61.5 837
17.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA75.80 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1