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Radium vs Einsteinium


Einsteinium vs Radium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ra  
Es  

Group Number
2  
16
13  
5

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
s block  
f block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440144  
99+
7429927  
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.
  
  • Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
  • Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1898  
In 1952  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
99+

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

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
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+
860.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,737.00 °C  
99+
996.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.00  
22
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
240.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
140.00 MPa  
99+
550.00 MPa  
31

Speed of Sound
3,150.00 m/s  
37
2,850.00 m/s  
40

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
83.00 %  
6
63.00 %  
20

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ra  
Es  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
16  
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.90  
99+
1.54  
27

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.92  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.10  
5
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
2,334.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,093.00 kJ/mol  
27
3,734.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
40

6th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
12

13th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
39

14th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
28

15th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
40

16th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
30

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

18th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

21st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
15

22nd Energy Level
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+
619.00 kJ/mol  
38

23rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
15

24th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
619.40 kJ/mol  
40

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

26th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
619.40 kJ/mol  
40

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

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.22 g/amp-hr  
6
4.74 g/amp-hr  
5

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
99  
19

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2  
[Rn] 5f11 7s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
88  
30
99  
19

Number of Neutrons
138  
17
153  
10

Number of Electrons
88  
30
99  
19

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
215.00 pm  
6
186.00 pm  
11

Covalent Radius
221.00 pm  
3
186.00 pm  
21

Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm  
5
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
226.00 amu  
26
252.00 amu  
16

Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol  
5
17.04 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Francium
  

Next Element
Actinium
  
Fermium
  

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

Lattice Constant
514.80 pm  
15
582.00 pm  
8

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.29  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

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)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
25.00 GPa  
38
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
43.00 GPa  
33
40.00 GPa  
38

Young's Modulus
83.00 GPa  
25
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.33  
11

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.00  
99+
8.84  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

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
6.30 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω  
15

Electron Affinity
0.90 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 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+
27.20 J/mol·K  
24

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

Critical Temperature
973.00 K  
99+
1,133.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
8.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.50 µm/(m·K)  
33

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.60 kJ/mol  
99+
14.80 kJ/mol  
24

Enthalpy of Atomization
163.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
71.00 J/mol.K  
14
63.00 J/mol.K  
24

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