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Radium vs Technetium


Technetium vs Radium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ra   
Tc   

Group Number
2   
16
7   
11

Period Number
7   
5   

Block
s block   
d block   

Element Family
Alkaline Earth   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440144   
99+
7440268   
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
194.00   
5

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.
  
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals   
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   

Discovery
In 1898   
In 1937   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
20
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
700.00 °C   
99+
2,200.00 °C   
9

Boiling Point
1,737.00 °C   
99+
4,877.00 °C   
7

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Shiny Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
16,200.00 m/s   
1

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   
Tc   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
18   
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.90   
99+
1.90   
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97   
38
1.36   
20

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.92   
20
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.89   
99+
1.51   
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.10   
5
2.10   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol   
99+
702.00 kJ/mol   
36

2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
2,850.00 kJ/mol   
33

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

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity   
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
88   
30
43   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2   
[Kr] 4d5 5s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
88   
30
43   
99+

Number of Neutrons
138   
16
55   
99+

Number of Electrons
88   
30
43   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
136.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
221.00 pm   
3
147.00 pm   
37

Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm   
4
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
226.00 amu   
26
98.00 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol   
4
8.50 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Francium
  
Molybdenum
  

Next Element
Actinium
  
Ruthenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
20.10 (-eV)   
99+
180.00 (-eV)   
3

Lattice Constant
514.80 pm   
13
273.50 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.60   
5

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
5.50 g/cm3   
99+
11.00 g/cm3   
34

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.00   
99+
11.50   
24

Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
NA   
Conductor   

Resistivity
100.00 nΩ·m   
31
200.00 nΩ·m   
18

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.07 106/cm Ω   
30

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
53.00 kJ/mol   
18

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.21 J/(kg K)   
29

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

Thermal Conductivity
18.60 W/m·K   
99+
50.60 W/m·K   
30

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
7.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
660.00 kJ/mol   
6

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
23.01 kJ/mol   
9

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

Standard Molar Entropy
71.00 J/mol.K   
14
181.10 J/mol.K   
2

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