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Promethium Technetium Comparison


Technetium Promethium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pm   
Tc   

Group Number
Not Available   
7   
11

Period Number
6   
5   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440122   
99+
7440268   
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe   
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   

Discovery
In 1942   
In 1937   

Abundance
  
  

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.
  
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

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

In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,042.00 °C   
99+
2,200.00 °C   
9

Boiling Point
3,000.00 °C   
31
4,877.00 °C   
7

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Unknown   
Shiny Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
16,200.00 m/s   
1

Optical Properties
  
  

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   
Tc   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
27   
12
18   
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.90   
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.07   
32
1.36   
20

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.51   
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
2.10   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
540.00 kJ/mol   
99+
702.00 kJ/mol   
36

2nd Energy Level
1,050.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,150.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,850.00 kJ/mol   
33

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.80 g/amp-hr   
36
0.52 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
61   
99+
43   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f5 6s2   
[Kr] 4d5 5s2   

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Promethium.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
61   
99+
43   
99+

Number of Neutrons
84   
40
55   
99+

Number of Electrons
61   
99+
43   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
183.00 pm   
10
136.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
199.00 pm   
12
147.00 pm   
37

Van der Waals Radius
236.00 pm   
16
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
145.00 amu   
99+
98.00 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
22.39 cm3/mol   
12
8.50 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Neodymium
  
Molybdenum
  

Next Element
Samarium
  
Ruthenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.10 (-eV)   
39
180.00 (-eV)   
3

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
273.50 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
Unknown   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.60   
5

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.26 g/cm3   
99+
11.00 g/cm3   
34

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

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+
11.50   
24

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
0.75 nΩ·m   
99+
200.00 nΩ·m   
18

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.07 106/cm Ω   
30

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
53.00 kJ/mol   
18

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33
0.21 J/(kg K)   
29

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
24.27 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
17.90 W/m·K   
99+
50.60 W/m·K   
30

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
660.00 kJ/mol   
6

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.50 kJ/mol   
99+
23.01 kJ/mol   
9

Enthalpy of Atomization
310.00 kJ/mol   
34
649.00 kJ/mol   
8

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
181.10 J/mol.K   
2

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