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Protactinium vs Gallium


Gallium vs Protactinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pa  
Ga  

Group Number
3  
15
13  
5

Period Number
7  
4  

Block
f block  
p block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440133  
99+
7440553  
32

Space Group Name
I4/mmm  
Cmca  

Space Group Number
139.00  
11
64.00  
12

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  

Sources
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Crookes  
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  

Discovery
In 1900  
In 1875  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Protactinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Gallium arsenide is a very important component of many semiconductors and led manufacturing.
  • Gallium nitride is also know as a semiconductor and it is used in Blu-ray technology, mobile smartphones and LED.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3  
13

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,568.00 °C  
21
29.78 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
4,027.00 °C  
12
2,403.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.00  
8
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
125.00 MPa  
99+
56.80 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
220.00 MPa  
99+
111.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
12,400.00 m/s  
3
2,740.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.60  
33
1.81  
20

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
36.00 %  
33

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pa  
Ga  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
27  
12
24  
15

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.50  
28
1.81  
16

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.50  
18
2.42  
2

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14  
29
1.82  
2

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.50  
26
2.01  
9

Allen Electronegativity
1.50  
32
1.76  
17

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.50  
27
2.19  
40

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,979.30 kJ/mol  
13

3rd Energy Level
1,814.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,963.00 kJ/mol  
28

4th Energy Level
2,991.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
16

5th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
20

13th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
56,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
56,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
568.50 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
568.30 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Electron Work Function
5.89 eV  
3
4.20 eV  
30

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  

Atomic

Atomic Number
91  
27
31  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1  

Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)  
Orthorhombic (ORTH)  

Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Protactinium.jpg#100  
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Gallium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
91  
27
31  
99+

Number of Neutrons
122  
22
39  
99+

Number of Electrons
91  
27
31  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
163.00 pm  
27
135.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
200.00 pm  
11
122.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
243.00 pm  
15
187.00 pm  
39

Atomic Weight
231.04 amu  
24
69.72 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thorium
  
Zinc
  

Next Element
Uranium
  
Rubidium
  

Valence Electron Potential
92.00 (-eV)  
11
69.70 (-eV)  
19

Lattice Constant
392.50 pm  
26
451.97 pm  
20

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
36
1.30  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
41.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
23

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
15

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
16.00 GPa  
99+
7.20 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
47.00 GPa  
26
37.30 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
47.00 GPa  
99+
9.80 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.23  
30
0.47  
1

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
15.37  
23
5.91  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
21
0.00  
7

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Semiconductor  

Resistivity
177.00 nΩ·m  
21
270.00 nΩ·m  
15

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
39
0.07 106/cm Ω  
34

Electron Affinity
53.03 kJ/mol  
22
28.90 kJ/mol  
37

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.37 J/(kg K)  
16

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

Thermal Conductivity
47.00 W/m·K  
32
40.60 W/m·K  
34

Critical Temperature
1,841.00 K  
25
302.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+
18.00 µm/(m·K)  
26

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
481.90 kJ/mol  
19
276.10 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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