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Radium vs Dubnium


Dubnium vs Radium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ra  
Db  

Group Number
2  
16
5  
13

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440144  
99+
53850354  
14

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
166.00  
9

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.
  
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In 1898  
In 1968  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
23
-  

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly 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+
-  

Boiling Point
1,737.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.00  
22
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
330.00 MPa  
38

Vickers Hardness
140.00 MPa  
99+
400.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,150.00 m/s  
37
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.20  
99+

Reflectivity
83.00 %  
6
55.00 %  
27

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ra  
Db  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
10  
28

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.90  
99+
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.92  
99+
1.10  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.10  
5
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
664.80 kJ/mol  
38

2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
39

3rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,093.00 kJ/mol  
27
3,298.80 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
5

7th Energy level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,830.00 kJ/mol  
22

11th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
88,300.00 kJ/mol  
2

13th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
1,129.00 kJ/mol  
19

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

19th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
1,094.90 kJ/mol  
18

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

21st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
883.00 kJ/mol  
36

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

23rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
33

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

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

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

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

28th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
3

29th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
1,094.00 kJ/mol  
5

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.22 g/amp-hr  
6
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
88  
30
105  
13

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2  

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
105  
13

Number of Neutrons
138  
17
157  
8

Number of Electrons
88  
30
105  
13

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
215.00 pm  
6
139.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
221.00 pm  
3
149.00 pm  
37

Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm  
5
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
226.00 amu  
26
268.00 amu  
10

Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol  
5
22.80 cm3/mol  
17

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Francium
  

Next Element
Actinium
  

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

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+
29.30 g/cm3  
5

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.50 g/cm3  
99+
29.30 g/cm3  
6

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
99+
0.10 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
2
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
16
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
33
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
25.00 GPa  
38
34.00 GPa  
22

Bulk Modulus
43.00 GPa  
33
39.00 GPa  
39

Young's Modulus
83.00 GPa  
25
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.39  
5

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.00  
99+
39.00  
3

Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
18
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

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

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

Electron Affinity
0.90 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
20.05 J/mol·K  
99+
29.30 J/mol·K  
11

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

Critical Temperature
973.00 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
8.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.20 µm/(m·K)  
37

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.60 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
163.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
71.00 J/mol.K  
14
55.00 J/mol.K  
34

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