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Radium Strontium Comparison


Strontium Radium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ra   
Sr   

Group Number
2   
16
2   
16

Period Number
7   
5   

Block
s block   
s block   

Element Family
Alkaline Earth   
Alkaline Earth   

CAS Number
7440144   
99+
7440246   
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
225.00   
2

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.
  
  • Strontium element is softer than Calcium.
  • Silvery Strontium turns yellow, if exposed to air.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
William Cruickshank   

Discovery
In 1898   
In 1787   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
4 * 10-6 %   
14

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.000005 %   
15

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
15

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.04 %   
10

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
4

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
20
0.00 %   
7

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.
  
  • Strontium metal is used to producing ferrite magnets as well as refining zinc.
  • By-product of nuclear reactors called Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope; it is absorbed by tissues and destroys bone marrow and cancer growth.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.03 Blood/mg dm-3   
19

In Bone
Not Available   
140.00 p.p.m.   
7

Physical Properties

Melting Point
700.00 °C   
99+
769.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
1,737.00 °C   
99+
1,384.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
1.50   
18

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Ra   
Sr   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
27   
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.90   
99+
0.95   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.72   
27

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97   
38
0.99   
37

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.92   
20
1.00   
18

Allen Electronegativity
0.89   
99+
0.96   
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.10   
5
3.05   
7

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,064.20 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
4,138.00 kJ/mol   
10

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,500.00 kJ/mol   
13

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
6,910.00 kJ/mol   
18

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
8,760.00 kJ/mol   
18

7th Energy level
Not Available   
10,230.00 kJ/mol   
19

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
11,800.00 kJ/mol   
19

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
15,600.00 kJ/mol   
17

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
17,100.00 kJ/mol   
19

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
31,270.00 kJ/mol   
6

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.22 g/amp-hr   
6
1.64 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
2.59 eV   
99+

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
88   
30
38   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2   
[Kr] 5s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Strontium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
88   
30
38   
99+

Number of Neutrons
138   
16
50   
99+

Number of Electrons
88   
30
38   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
215.00 pm   
5

Covalent Radius
221.00 pm   
3
195.00 pm   
15

Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm   
4
249.00 pm   
7

Atomic Weight
226.00 amu   
26
87.62 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol   
4
33.70 cm3/mol   
6

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Francium
  
Rubidium
  

Next Element
Actinium
  
Yttrium
  

Valence Electron Potential
20.10 (-eV)   
99+
25.70 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
514.80 pm   
13
608.49 pm   
6

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
2.38 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
121.00 (Pa)   
1

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
6.03 GPa   
99+

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
15.70 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.28   
17

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.00   
99+
2.64   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
NA   
NA   

Resistivity
100.00 nΩ·m   
31
132.00 nΩ·m   
24

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.08 106/cm Ω   
26

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
5.03 kJ/mol   
38

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.30 J/(kg K)   
18

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
26.40 J/mol·K   
28

Thermal Conductivity
18.60 W/m·K   
99+
35.40 W/m·K   
37

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
22.50 µm/(m·K)   
18

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
150.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
9.16 kJ/mol   
38

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

Standard Molar Entropy
71.00 J/mol.K   
14
55.00 J/mol.K   
26

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