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Protactinium Copper Comparison


Copper Protactinium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pa  
Cu  

Group Number
3  
15
11  
7

Period Number
7  
4  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440133  
99+
7440508  
37

Space Group Name
I4/mmm  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
139.00  
11
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  
  • 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.
  

Sources
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals  
Found in Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Crookes  
-  

Discovery
In 1900  
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
13

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.01 %  
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
8

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
10

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Protactinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
26.00 p.p.m.  
12

Physical

Melting Point
1,568.00 °C  
21
1,084.62 °C  
40

Boiling Point
4,027.00 °C  
12
2,562.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Copper  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.00  
8
3.00  
13

Brinell Hardness
125.00 MPa  
99+
235.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
220.00 MPa  
99+
343.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
12,400.00 m/s  
3
3,810.00 m/s  
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.60  
33
1.10  
99+

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
90.00 %  
4

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pa  
Cu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
27  
12
29  
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.50  
28
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.50  
18
1.98  
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14  
29
1.75  
4

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.50  
26
1.49  
27

Allen Electronegativity
1.50  
32
1.85  
12

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.50  
27
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
22

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15

3rd Energy Level
1,814.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15

4th Energy Level
2,991.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21

5th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17

6th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16

7th Energy level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7

8th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

9th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9

10th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11

11th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13

12th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27

13th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6

14th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7

15th Energy Level
56,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
56,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
568.50 kJ/mol  
99+
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12

18th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10

19th Energy Level
568.30 kJ/mol  
99+
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11

20th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2

21st Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2

22nd Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1

23rd Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1

24th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

25th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

26th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

27th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
18

28th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
24

29th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
25

30th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.72 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
5.89 eV  
3
4.65 eV  
16

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
91  
27
29  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  

Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Protactinium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
91  
27
29  
99+

Number of Neutrons
122  
22
35  
99+

Number of Electrons
91  
27
29  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
163.00 pm  
27
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
200.00 pm  
11
132.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
243.00 pm  
15
140.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
231.04 amu  
24
63.55 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thorium
  
Nickel
  

Next Element
Uranium
  
Zinc
  

Valence Electron Potential
92.00 (-eV)  
11
34.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
392.50 pm  
26
361.49 pm  
39

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
36
1.28  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
15.37 g/cm3  
20
8.96 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.37 g/cm3  
21
8.02 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
210.00 MPa  
19

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
1.53 (Pa)  
8

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
32
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
16.00 GPa  
99+
48.00 GPa  
15

Bulk Modulus
47.00 GPa  
26
140.00 GPa  
12

Young's Modulus
47.00 GPa  
99+
120.00 GPa  
19

Poisson Ratio
0.23  
30
0.34  
10

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
15.37  
23
8.89  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
19

Susceptibility
0.00  
21
0.00  
31

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
177.00 nΩ·m  
21
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
39
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2

Electron Affinity
53.03 kJ/mol  
22
222.80 kJ/mol  
1

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K  
24
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
47.00 W/m·K  
32
401.00 W/m·K  
2

Critical Temperature
1,841.00 K  
25
1,358.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
481.00 kJ/mol  
17
283.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
12.34 kJ/mol  
34
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
481.90 kJ/mol  
19
338.90 kJ/mol  
39

Standard Molar Entropy
198.10 J/mol.K  
1
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+

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