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Protactinium vs Osmium


Osmium vs Protactinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pa  
Os  

Group Number
3  
15
8  
10

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440133  
99+
7440042  
99+

Space Group Name
I4/mmm  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
139.00  
11
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  

Sources
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals  
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Crookes  
Smithson Tennant  

Discovery
In 1900  
In 1803  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
28

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Protactinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,568.00 °C  
21
3,045.00 °C  
3

Boiling Point
4,027.00 °C  
12
5,027.00 °C  
6

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery Bluish-Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.00  
8
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
125.00 MPa  
99+
3,490.00 MPa  
1

Vickers Hardness
220.00 MPa  
99+
3,920.00 MPa  
1

Speed of Sound
12,400.00 m/s  
3
4,940.00 m/s  
15

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.60  
33
2.07  
12

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
80.00 %  
7

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pa  
Os  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
27  
12
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.50  
28
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.50  
18
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14  
29
1.52  
13

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.50  
26
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.50  
32
1.65  
22

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.50  
27
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
12

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,309.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,814.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
2,991.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
10

6th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
30

7th Energy level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25

8th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25

9th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
26

11th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
23

12th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

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

15th Energy Level
56,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
84,000.00 kJ/mol  
12

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

17th Energy Level
568.50 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
29

18th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

19th Energy Level
568.30 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
27

20th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
19

21st Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
39

22nd Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
15

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

24th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
11

25th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

26th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

27th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
713.30 kJ/mol  
24

28th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.10 kJ/mol  
13

29th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
13

30th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

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

Electron Work Function
5.89 eV  
3
4.83 eV  
13

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
91  
27
76  
40

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Protactinium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
91  
27
76  
39

Number of Neutrons
122  
22
114  
26

Number of Electrons
91  
27
76  
39

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
163.00 pm  
27
133.80 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
200.00 pm  
11
128.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
243.00 pm  
15
216.00 pm  
30

Atomic Weight
231.04 amu  
24
190.23 amu  
35

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thorium
  
Rhenium
  

Next Element
Uranium
  
Iridium
  

Valence Electron Potential
92.00 (-eV)  
11
91.40 (-eV)  
12

Lattice Constant
392.50 pm  
26
273.44 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
36
1.58  
37

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
15.37 g/cm3  
20
22.59 g/cm3  
9

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.37 g/cm3  
21
20.00 g/cm3  
11

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
1,000.00 MPa  
4

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
3

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
32
0.00 (Pa)  
39

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
16.00 GPa  
99+
222.00 GPa  
1

Bulk Modulus
47.00 GPa  
26
462.00 GPa  
1

Young's Modulus
47.00 GPa  
99+
528.00 GPa  
1

Poisson Ratio
0.23  
30
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
15.37  
23
22.57  
11

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
21
0.00  
17

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
177.00 nΩ·m  
21
81.20 nΩ·m  
35

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
39
0.11 106/cm Ω  
21

Electron Affinity
53.03 kJ/mol  
22
106.10 kJ/mol  
10

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

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

Thermal Conductivity
47.00 W/m·K  
32
87.60 W/m·K  
19

Critical Temperature
1,841.00 K  
25
3,300.00 K  
3

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
481.00 kJ/mol  
17
627.60 kJ/mol  
8

Enthalpy of Fusion
12.34 kJ/mol  
34
29.30 kJ/mol  
4

Enthalpy of Atomization
481.90 kJ/mol  
19
669.00 kJ/mol  
6

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

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