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Radium vs Gallium


Gallium vs Radium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ra  
Ga  

Group Number
2  
16
13  
5

Period Number
7  
4  

Block
s block  
p block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440144  
99+
7440553  
32

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
Cmca  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
64.00  
12

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.
  
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  

Discovery
In 1898  
In 1875  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
22

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.
  
  • Gallium arsenide is a very important component of many semiconductors and led manufacturing.
  • Gallium nitride is also know as a semiconductor and it is used in Blu-ray technology, mobile smartphones and LED.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
34
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3  
13

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
700.00 °C  
99+
29.78 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,737.00 °C  
99+
2,403.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.00  
22
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
56.80 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
140.00 MPa  
99+
111.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,150.00 m/s  
37
2,740.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.81  
20

Reflectivity
83.00 %  
6
36.00 %  
33

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ra  
Ga  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
24  
15

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.90  
99+
1.81  
16

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
2.42  
2

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.82  
2

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.92  
99+
2.01  
9

Allen Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.76  
17

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.10  
5
2.19  
40

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,979.30 kJ/mol  
13

3rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
2,963.00 kJ/mol  
28

4th Energy Level
5,093.00 kJ/mol  
27
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
16

5th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
20

13th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

15th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

18th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

21st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

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

23rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
4.20 eV  
30

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
88  
30
31  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Gallium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
88  
30
31  
99+

Number of Neutrons
138  
17
39  
99+

Number of Electrons
88  
30
31  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
215.00 pm  
6
135.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
221.00 pm  
3
122.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm  
5
187.00 pm  
39

Atomic Weight
226.00 amu  
26
69.72 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Francium
  
Zinc
  

Next Element
Actinium
  
Rubidium
  

Valence Electron Potential
20.10 (-eV)  
99+
69.70 (-eV)  
19

Lattice Constant
514.80 pm  
15
451.97 pm  
20

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.30  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
99+
41.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
2
0.00  
23

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
16
0.00 (Pa)  
15

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
25.00 GPa  
38
7.20 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
43.00 GPa  
33
37.30 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
83.00 GPa  
25
9.80 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.47  
1

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.00  
99+
5.91  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
18
0.00  
7

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Semiconductor  

Resistivity
100.00 nΩ·m  
31
270.00 nΩ·m  
15

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.07 106/cm Ω  
34

Electron Affinity
0.90 kJ/mol  
99+
28.90 kJ/mol  
37

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.37 J/(kg K)  
16

Molar Heat Capacity
20.05 J/mol·K  
99+
25.86 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
18.60 W/m·K  
99+
40.60 W/m·K  
34

Critical Temperature
973.00 K  
99+
302.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
8.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
18.00 µm/(m·K)  
26

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.60 kJ/mol  
99+
5.59 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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