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Radium Vanadium Comparison


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Periodic Table

Symbol
Ra   
V   

Group Number
2   
16
5   
13

Period Number
7   
4   

Block
s block   
d block   

Element Family
Alkaline Earth   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440144   
99+
7440622   
27

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
229.00   
1

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.
  
  • Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Andrés Manuel del Río   

Discovery
In 1898   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
1 * 10-4 %   
10

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.00004 %   
13

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.01 %   
14

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
14

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
20
0.00 %   
16

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.
  
  • Its ally with steel is used very tough and hence it is used in armor plates, axles, piston rods, tools and crankshafts.
  • Its oxide is used as pigments for glass and ceramics.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
36

In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
31

Physical Properties

Melting Point
700.00 °C   
99+
1,890.00 °C   
13

Boiling Point
1,737.00 °C   
99+
3,380.00 °C   
20

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Blue-Silver Grey   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
6.70   
4

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
600.00 MPa   
20

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
628.00 MPa   
17

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
4,560.00 m/s   
17

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
61.00 %   
14

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   
V   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
22   
17

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.90   
99+
1.63   
20

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.39   
17

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97   
38
1.45   
16

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.92   
20
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.89   
99+
1.53   
26

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.10   
5
2.37   
34

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,414.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
2,830.00 kJ/mol   
35

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
4,507.00 kJ/mol   
25

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
6,298.70 kJ/mol   
23

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
12,363.00 kJ/mol   
5

7th Energy level
Not Available   
14,530.00 kJ/mol   
5

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
16,730.00 kJ/mol   
7

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
19,860.00 kJ/mol   
7

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
22,240.00 kJ/mol   
12

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
24,670.00 kJ/mol   
15

12th Energy Level
Not Available   
29,730.00 kJ/mol   
12

13th Energy Level
Not Available   
32,446.00 kJ/mol   
12

14th Energy Level
Not Available   
86,450.00 kJ/mol   
1

15th Energy Level
Not Available   
94,170.00 kJ/mol   
2

16th Energy Level
Not Available   
102,300.00 kJ/mol   
3

17th Energy Level
Not Available   
112,700.00 kJ/mol   
4

18th Energy Level
Not Available   
121,600.00 kJ/mol   
5

19th Energy Level
Not Available   
130,700.00 kJ/mol   
6

20th Energy Level
Not Available   
143,400.00 kJ/mol   
8

21st Energy Level
Not Available   
151,440.00 kJ/mol   
8

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

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.30 eV   
18

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
88   
30
23   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2   
[Ar] 3d3 4s2   

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
88   
30
23   
99+

Number of Neutrons
138   
16
28   
99+

Number of Electrons
88   
30
23   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
134.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
221.00 pm   
3
153.00 pm   
33

Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm   
4
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
226.00 amu   
26
50.94 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol   
4
8.78 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Francium
  
Titanium
  

Next Element
Actinium
  
Chromium
  

Valence Electron Potential
20.10 (-eV)   
99+
120.00 (-eV)   
6

Lattice Constant
514.80 pm   
13
303.00 pm   
99+

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+
6.00 g/cm3   
99+

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

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
800.00 MPa   
6

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.23 (Pa)   
16

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
47.00 GPa   
16

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
160.00 GPa   
11

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
128.00 GPa   
15

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.37   
7

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.00   
99+
5.96   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
NA   
Superconductor   

Resistivity
100.00 nΩ·m   
31
197.00 nΩ·m   
19

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.05 106/cm Ω   
35

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
50.60 kJ/mol   
20

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.49 J/(kg K)   
10

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
24.89 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
18.60 W/m·K   
99+
30.70 W/m·K   
39

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
8.40 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
458.60 kJ/mol   
14

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
17.57 kJ/mol   
14

Enthalpy of Atomization
163.00 kJ/mol   
99+
514.60 kJ/mol   
13

Standard Molar Entropy
71.00 J/mol.K   
14
28.90 J/mol.K   
99+

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