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Radium vs Seaborgium


Seaborgium vs Radium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ra  
Sg  

Group Number
2  
16
6  
12

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440144  
99+
54038812  
9

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.
  
  • Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
  • And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1898  
In 1974  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
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 Seaborgium 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  
27

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
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
140.00 MPa  
99+
520.00 MPa  
33

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  
Sg  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
9  
29

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.90  
99+
0.00  
99+

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+
1.90  
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.10  
5
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
757.40 kJ/mol  
21

2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,732.90 kJ/mol  
29

3rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
2,483.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,093.00 kJ/mol  
27
3,415.60 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,561.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,715.80 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,710.00 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+
6,600.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

13th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

18th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

21st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14

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

23rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
5,790.00 kJ/mol  
22

24th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
971.00 kJ/mol  
4

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

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

27th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
7

28th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
10

29th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
761.90 kJ/mol  
21

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.22 g/amp-hr  
6
3.20 g/amp-hr  
14

Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
6.00 eV  
1

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
-  

Atomic

Atomic Number
88  
30
106  
12

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  

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
106  
12

Number of Neutrons
138  
17
157  
8

Number of Electrons
88  
30
106  
12

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
215.00 pm  
6
132.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
221.00 pm  
3
143.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm  
5
230.00 pm  
24

Atomic Weight
226.00 amu  
26
269.00 amu  
9

Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol  
5
35.00 cm3/mol  
8

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Francium
  
Dubnium
  

Next Element
Actinium
  
Bohrium
  

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

Lattice Constant
514.80 pm  
15
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.36  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
5.50 g/cm3  
99+
35.00 g/cm3  
4

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.50 g/cm3  
99+
35.00 g/cm3  
4

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
99+
30.00 MPa  
99+

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)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
25.00 GPa  
38
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
43.00 GPa  
33
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
83.00 GPa  
25
12.60 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.00  
99+
35.00  
6

Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
7

Susceptibility
0.00  
18
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
100.00 nΩ·m  
31
0.38 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+
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19

Molar Heat Capacity
20.05 J/mol·K  
99+
35.00 J/mol·K  
5

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

Critical Temperature
973.00 K  
99+
1,200.00 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+
585.00 kJ/mol  
10

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.60 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
163.00 kJ/mol  
99+
650.00 kJ/mol  
8

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

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