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Radium vs Nobelium


Nobelium vs Radium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ra  
No  

Group Number
2  
16
3  
15

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
s block  
f block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440144  
99+
10028145  
16

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.
  
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In 1898  
In 1966  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
-  

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
-  

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 Nobelium 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+
827.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,737.00 °C  
99+
2,600.00 °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
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
140.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
3,150.00 m/s  
37
1,100.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
83.00 %  
6
61.00 %  
22

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ra  
No  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.90  
99+
1.30  
33

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+
1.10  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.10  
5
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,254.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
2,643.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,093.00 kJ/mol  
27
3,956.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
35

6th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
8

13th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
36

14th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
26

15th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
36

16th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27

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

18th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

21st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
917.00 kJ/mol  
34

22nd Energy Level
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
36

23rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
6,410.00 kJ/mol  
12

24th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

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

27th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
641.00 kJ/mol  
37

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.22 g/amp-hr  
6
4.83 g/amp-hr  
4

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
102  
16

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

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
88  
30
102  
16

Number of Neutrons
138  
17
157  
8

Number of Electrons
88  
30
102  
16

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
215.00 pm  
6
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
221.00 pm  
3
157.00 pm  
33

Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm  
5
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
226.00 amu  
26
259.00 amu  
13

Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol  
5
19.80 cm3/mol  
33

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Francium
  

Next Element
Actinium
  

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

Lattice Constant
514.80 pm  
15
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.76  
5

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

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)  
28

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
25.00 GPa  
38
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
43.00 GPa  
33
8.70 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
83.00 GPa  
25
12.30 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.00  
99+
9.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
3

Susceptibility
0.00  
18
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
100.00 nΩ·m  
31
0.68 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+
0.10 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
973.00 K  
99+
1,100.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
113.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.60 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
163.00 kJ/mol  
99+
390.40 kJ/mol  
30

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

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