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Radium vs Meitnerium


Meitnerium vs Radium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ra  
Mt  

Group Number
2  
16
9  
9

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Probably Transition  

CAS Number
7440144  
99+
54038016  
10

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.
  
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1898  
In 1982  

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 Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
-  
-  

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
-  

Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
140.00 MPa  
99+
350.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,150.00 m/s  
37
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
83.00 %  
6
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ra  
Mt  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
4  
33

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.90  
99+
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.92  
99+
1.30  
33

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+
800.80 kJ/mol  
15

2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,823.60 kJ/mol  
18

3rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
2,904.20 kJ/mol  
31

4th Energy Level
5,093.00 kJ/mol  
27
3,859.40 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,920.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
34

7th Energy level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

8th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

9th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36

10th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

13th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

14th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,156.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
80,000.00 kJ/mol  
17

16th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39

17th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
20

18th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
23

19th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
17

20th Energy Level
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+
850.00 kJ/mol  
18

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

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

23rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

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

25th Energy Level
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

26th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

27th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
12

28th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

29th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

30th Energy Level
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

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
109  
9

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
88  
30
109  
9

Number of Neutrons
138  
17
157  
8

Number of Electrons
88  
30
109  
9

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
215.00 pm  
6
122.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
221.00 pm  
3
129.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm  
5
260.00 pm  
9

Atomic Weight
226.00 amu  
26
278.00 amu  
7

Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol  
5
20.20 cm3/mol  
30

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Francium
  
Hassium
  

Next Element
Actinium
  

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

Lattice Constant
514.80 pm  
15
0.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.59  
27

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
5.50 g/cm3  
99+
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.50 g/cm3  
99+
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
99+
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
2
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
16
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
33
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
25.00 GPa  
38
35.00 GPa  
21

Bulk Modulus
43.00 GPa  
33
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
83.00 GPa  
25
13.50 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.00  
99+
37.40  
4

Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
12

Susceptibility
0.00  
18
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

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

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

Electron Affinity
0.90 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
20.05 J/mol·K  
99+
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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+
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.60 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
163.00 kJ/mol  
99+
350.20 kJ/mol  
37

Standard Molar Entropy
71.00 J/mol.K  
14
63.80 J/mol.K  
22

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