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Promethium Mercury Comparison


Mercury Promethium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pm   
Hg   

Group Number
Not Available   
12   
6

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440122   
99+
7439976   
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available   
R_ 3m   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
166.00   
6

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  
  • 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.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe   
Ancient Chinese and Indians   

Discovery
In 1942   
Before 2000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.05 %   
9

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is used for research purpose. Very small amount of this metal is used in atomic batteries.
  • Its radioactive decay is used for a phosphor to give off light. The light emitted is converted into electricity.
  
  • 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.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry   

Other Uses
NA   
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
23

In Bone
Not Available   
0.45 p.p.m.   
19

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,042.00 °C   
99+
Not Available   

Boiling Point
3,000.00 °C   
31
356.58 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Liquid   

Color
Unknown   
Silver   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
1,451.40 m/s   
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
Not Available   
1.00   
3

Reflectivity
Not Available   
73.00 %   
8

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Pm   
Hg   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
27   
12
34   
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.00   
7

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.20   
7

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.07   
32
1.44   
17

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.81   
9

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.44   
30

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
2.00   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
540.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol   
4

2nd Energy Level
1,050.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,810.00 kJ/mol   
20

3rd Energy Level
2,150.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol   
20

4th Energy Level
3,970.00 kJ/mol   
38
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.80 g/amp-hr   
36
3.74 g/amp-hr   
10

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.49 eV   
15

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
61   
99+
80   
36

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f5 6s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   
Rhombohedral (RHO)   

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Promethium.jpg#100   
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
61   
99+
80   
36

Number of Neutrons
84   
40
121   
22

Number of Electrons
61   
99+
80   
36

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
183.00 pm   
10
151.00 pm   
32

Covalent Radius
199.00 pm   
12
132.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
236.00 pm   
16
155.00 pm   
99+

Atomic Weight
145.00 amu   
99+
200.59 amu   
32

Atomic Volume
22.39 cm3/mol   
12
14.82 cm3/mol   
35

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Neodymium
  
Gold
  

Next Element
Samarium
  
Thallium
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.10 (-eV)   
39
28.20 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
300.50 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
Unknown   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.26 g/cm3   
99+
13.53 g/cm3   
24

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
0.00   
1

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
18.00 GPa   
36
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
33.00 GPa   
36
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
46.00 GPa   
38
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.28   
17
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.26   
99+
13.53   
16

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
0.75 nΩ·m   
99+
961.00 nΩ·m   
1

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
0.00 kJ/mol   
40

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33
0.14 J/(kg K)   
38

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
27.98 J/mol·K   
13

Thermal Conductivity
17.90 W/m·K   
99+
8.30 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
1,750.00 K   
6

Thermal Expansion
9.00 µm/(m·K)   
99+
60.40 µm/(m·K)   
5

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
56.90 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.50 kJ/mol   
99+
2.29 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
310.00 kJ/mol   
34
61.50 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
75.80 J/mol.K   
6

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