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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ra
Cs
1.2 Group Number
21
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
76
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
s block
s block
1.5 Element Family
Alkaline Earth
Alkali
1.6 CAS Number
74401447440462
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
229.00229.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 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.
Not Available
2.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Not Available
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1898
In 1860
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA8 * 10-8 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.3 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000008 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.7 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Palladium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.10 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.12 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %0.00 %
Tin
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
  • It is used in luminous paints.
  • The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
  • In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
NA
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Mildly Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
NA0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.5 In Bone
NA0.05 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
700.00 °C28.50 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
1,737.00 °C678.40 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery Gold
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA0.20
Tin
0.2 8.5
4.4.3 Brinell Hardness
NA0.14 MPa
Palladium
0.14 3490
4.5.1 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
4.7 Speed of Sound
NANA
Thallium
818 16200
5.2 Optical Properties
5.2.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
5.2.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
5.6 Allotropes
5.6.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.6.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.6.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6 Chemical
6.1 Chemical Formula
Ra
Cs
6.2 Isotopes
6.2.1 Known Isotopes
3336
Tennessine
0 38
6.3 Electronegativity
6.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
0.900.79
Francium
0.7 2.54
6.3.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA0.22
Sodium
0.22 2.56
6.3.4 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.970.86
Potassium
0.86 1.82
6.4.2 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.920.62
Sodium
0.62 2.48
6.4.4 Allen Electronegativity
0.890.66
Francium
0.659 2.7
6.5 Electropositivity
6.5.1 Pauling Electropositivity
3.103.21
Gold
1.46 3.3
6.7 Ionization Energies
6.7.1 1st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol375.70 kJ/mol
Palladium
375.7 26130
6.7.2 2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol2,234.30 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
6.8.1 3rd Energy Level
NA3,400.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
6.10.1 4th Energy Level
NANA
Thorium
2780 37066
6.11.1 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
6.13.1 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
7.1.2 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
7.1.3 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
7.1.5 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
7.2.1 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
7.3.1 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
7.4.2 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
7.4.4 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
7.5.2 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
7.5.4 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
7.5.5 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
7.5.7 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
7.5.8 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
7.6.1 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
8.1.2 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
8.1.5 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
8.1.6 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
8.1.8 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
8.2.3 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
8.2.4 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
8.2.6 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
8.2.7 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
8.2.9 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
8.2.10 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
8.2.11 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
9.2 Electrochemical Equivalent
4.22 g/amp-hr4.96 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
9.4 Electron Work Function
NA2.14 eV
Potassium
2.14 5.65
9.6 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
10 Atomic
10.1 Atomic Number
8855
Lithium
3 117
10.3 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2
[Xe] 6s1
10.4 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
10.4.1 Crystal Lattice
10.5 Atom
10.5.1 Number of Protons
8855
Lithium
3 117
10.6.1 Number of Neutrons
13878
Lithium
4 184
10.7.2 Number of Electrons
8855
Lithium
3 117
10.8 Radius of an Atom
10.8.1 Atomic Radius
NA265.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
10.8.3 Covalent Radius
221.00 pm244.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
10.8.5 Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm343.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
10.9 Atomic Weight
226.00 amu132.91 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
10.11 Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol71.07 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
10.12 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
10.12.1 Previous Element
10.12.2 Next Element
10.13 Valence Electron Potential
20.10 (-eV)8.62 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
10.14 Lattice Constant
514.80 pm614.10 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
10.15 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
10.16 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
11 Mechanical
11.1 Density
11.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
5.50 g/cm31.93 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
11.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA1.84 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
11.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
11.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
11.4 Vapor Pressure
11.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
11.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
11.5 Elasticity properties
11.5.1 Shear Modulus
NANA
Potassium
1.3 222
11.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA1.60 GPa
Tin
1.6 462
11.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA1.70 GPa
Palladium
1.7 528
11.6 Poisson Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
11.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile
12 Magnetic
12.1 Magnetic Characteristics
12.1.1 Specific Gravity
5.001.87
Lithium
0.53 4500
12.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic
Paramagnetic
12.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
12.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
12.2 Electrical Properties
12.2.1 Electrical Property
NA
Semiconductor
12.2.2 Resistivity
100.00 nΩ·m205.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
12.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.05 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
12.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA45.50 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
13 Thermal
13.1 Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)0.24 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
13.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA32.21 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
13.3 Thermal Conductivity
18.60 W/m·K35.90 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
13.4 Critical Temperature
NA1,938.00 K
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
13.5 Thermal Expansion
NA97.00 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
13.6 Enthalpy
13.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA65.90 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
13.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA2.10 kJ/mol
Tin
2.1 35.23
13.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
163.00 kJ/mol78.20 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
13.7 Standard Molar Entropy
71.00 J/mol.K85.20 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1