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Radium vs Lithium


Lithium vs Radium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ra  
Li  

Group Number
2  
16
1  
17

Period Number
7  
2  

Block
s block  
s block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Alkali  

CAS Number
7440144  
99+
7439932  
99+

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.
  
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available  
Johan August Arfwedson  

Discovery
In 1898  
In 1817  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available  
6 * 10-7 %  
18

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %  
~0.00017 %  
11

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available  
0.00 %  
22

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
15

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.
  
  • The main usage of Lithium is manufacturing rechargeable batteries for electronic equipment and gadgets.
  • it is also used in manufacturing non-rechargeable batteries.
  

Industrial Uses
NA  
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
NA  

Other Uses
NA  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
NA  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
Not Available  
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27

In Bone
Not Available  
1.30 p.p.m.  
17

Physical Properties

Melting Point
700.00 °C  
99+
180.54 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,737.00 °C  
99+
1,347.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
NA  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available  
0.60  
21

Brinell Hardness
Not Available  
5.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
Not Available  
6,000.00 m/s  
3

Optical Properties
  
  

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  
Li  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
8  
30

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.90  
99+
0.98  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available  
0.89  
26

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
38
0.97  
38

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.92  
20
0.97  
19

Allen Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
0.91  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.10  
5
3.02  
8

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,298.10 kJ/mol  
3

3rd Energy Level
Not Available  
11,815.00 kJ/mol  
4

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

Electron Work Function
Not Available  
2.90 eV  
37

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
88  
30
3  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2  
[He] 2s1  

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
3  
99+

Number of Neutrons
138  
16
4  
99+

Number of Electrons
88  
30
3  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available  
152.00 pm  
31

Covalent Radius
221.00 pm  
3
128.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm  
4
182.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
226.00 amu  
26
6.94 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol  
4
13.10 cm3/mol  
39

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Francium
  
No Previous Element  

Next Element
Actinium
  
Beryllium
  

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

Lattice Constant
514.80 pm  
13
351.00 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+
0.53 g/cm3  
99+

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

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available  
109.00 (Pa)  
2

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available  
4.20 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
Not Available  
11.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
Not Available  
4.90 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
NA  
NA  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.00  
99+
0.53  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
NA  
Conductor  

Resistivity
100.00 nΩ·m  
31
92.80 nΩ·m  
33

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available  
0.11 106/cm Ω  
19

Electron Affinity
Not Available  
59.60 kJ/mol  
16

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
40
3.60 J/(kg K)  
1

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

Thermal Conductivity
18.60 W/m·K  
99+
84.80 W/m·K  
20

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
3,223.00 K  
1

Thermal Expansion
Not Available  
46.00 µm/(m·K)  
7

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available  
134.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available  
3.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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