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Radium vs Uranium


Uranium vs Radium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ra  
U  

Group Number
2  
16
0  
18

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
s block  
f block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440144  
99+
7440611  
28

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
Cmcm  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
63.00  
13

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.
  
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
-  

Discovery
In 1898  
In 1789  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
11

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
24

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 use of this metal include nuclear fuel which is used to generate electricity yin nuclear power stations.
  • Synthetic elements like transuranium are made from Uranium metal.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys, Jewellery, Nuclear Reactor's Fuel, Sculptures, Statues  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
34
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
1.20 p.p.m.  
19

Physical

Melting Point
700.00 °C  
99+
1,132.00 °C  
39

Boiling Point
1,737.00 °C  
99+
3,818.00 °C  
16

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.00  
22
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
2,350.00 MPa  
2

Vickers Hardness
140.00 MPa  
99+
1,960.00 MPa  
6

Speed of Sound
3,150.00 m/s  
37
3,155.00 m/s  
36

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.38  
40

Reflectivity
83.00 %  
6
80.00 %  
7

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ra  
U  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
25  
14

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.90  
99+
1.38  
29

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.38  
22

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.22  
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.92  
99+
1.38  
29

Allen Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.38  
36

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.10  
5
2.62  
26

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
1,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,093.00 kJ/mol  
27
3,145.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,970.00 kJ/mol  
34

15th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

18th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

23rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

27th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
3.63 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
88  
30
92  
26

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2  
[Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Orthorhombic (ORTH)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Uranium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
88  
30
92  
26

Number of Neutrons
138  
17
146  
14

Number of Electrons
88  
30
92  
26

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
215.00 pm  
6
156.00 pm  
31

Covalent Radius
221.00 pm  
3
196.00 pm  
14

Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm  
5
186.00 pm  
40

Atomic Weight
226.00 amu  
26
238.03 amu  
21

Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol  
5
12.59 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Francium
  

Next Element
Actinium
  
Neptunium
  

Valence Electron Potential
20.10 (-eV)  
99+
170.00 (-eV)  
4

Lattice Constant
514.80 pm  
15
295.08 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.02  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
5.50 g/cm3  
99+
19.10 g/cm3  
17

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.50 g/cm3  
99+
17.30 g/cm3  
17

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
99+
100.00 MPa  
28

Viscosity
0.00  
2
0.00  
21

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
33
0.01 (Pa)  
20

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
25.00 GPa  
38
111.00 GPa  
10

Bulk Modulus
43.00 GPa  
33
100.00 GPa  
16

Young's Modulus
83.00 GPa  
25
208.00 GPa  
11

Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.23  
30

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.00  
99+
18.80  
19

Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
18
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Poor Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.04 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.90 kJ/mol  
99+
50.60 kJ/mol  
25

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
20.05 J/mol·K  
99+
27.67 J/mol·K  
18

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

Critical Temperature
973.00 K  
99+
1,405.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
8.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.90 µm/(m·K)  
30

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
113.00 kJ/mol  
99+
477.00 kJ/mol  
18

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.60 kJ/mol  
99+
15.48 kJ/mol  
19

Enthalpy of Atomization
163.00 kJ/mol  
99+
489.50 kJ/mol  
18

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

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