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Radium Promethium Comparison


Promethium Radium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ra  
Pm  

Group Number
2  
16
3  
15

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
s block  
f block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440144  
99+
7440122  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
  • Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
  
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe  

Discovery
In 1898  
In 1942  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
-  

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
  • It is used in luminous paints.
  
  • 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.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
-  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
34
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

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

Physical

Melting Point
700.00 °C  
99+
1,042.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,737.00 °C  
99+
3,000.00 °C  
32

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.00  
22
-  

Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
140.00 MPa  
99+
600.00 MPa  
28

Speed of Sound
3,150.00 m/s  
37
2,260.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.70  
27

Reflectivity
83.00 %  
6
63.00 %  
20

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ra  
Pm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
27  
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.90  
99+
1.13  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.13  
36

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.07  
33

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.92  
99+
1.13  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.13  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.10  
5
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

4th Energy Level
5,093.00 kJ/mol  
27
3,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
540.50 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.22 g/amp-hr  
6
1.80 g/amp-hr  
40

Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
5.30 eV  
5

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
88  
30
61  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2  
[Xe] 4f5 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Promethium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
88  
30
61  
99+

Number of Neutrons
138  
17
84  
99+

Number of Electrons
88  
30
61  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
215.00 pm  
6
183.00 pm  
12

Covalent Radius
221.00 pm  
3
199.00 pm  
12

Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm  
5
236.00 pm  
20

Atomic Weight
226.00 amu  
26
145.00 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol  
5
22.39 cm3/mol  
21

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Francium
  
Neodymium
  

Next Element
Actinium
  
Samarium
  

Valence Electron Potential
20.10 (-eV)  
99+
44.10 (-eV)  
40

Lattice Constant
514.80 pm  
15
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.63  
14

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
5.50 g/cm3  
99+
7.26 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.50 g/cm3  
99+
7.26 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
99+
75.00 MPa  
30

Viscosity
0.00  
2
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
33
0.00 (Pa)  
31

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
25.00 GPa  
38
18.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
43.00 GPa  
33
33.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
83.00 GPa  
25
46.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.28  
17

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.00  
99+
7.26  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
18
0.00  
25

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
100.00 nΩ·m  
31
0.75 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.90 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.18 J/(kg K)  
34

Molar Heat Capacity
20.05 J/mol·K  
99+
27.60 J/mol·K  
20

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

Critical Temperature
973.00 K  
99+
1,315.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
113.00 kJ/mol  
99+
289.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
163.00 kJ/mol  
99+
310.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
71.00 J/mol.K  
14
57.00 J/mol.K  
30

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