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Radium vs Zinc

Radium
Zinc
Zinc vs Radium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Ra  
Zn  
Group Number
2  
16
12  
6
Period Number
7  
4  
Block
s block  
d block  
Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440144  
99+
7440666  
24
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
P63/mmc  
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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
-  
Indian metallurgists  
Discovery
In 1898  
Before 1000 BCE  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
12
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
10
Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.02 %  
12
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
16
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
10
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
7
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.
  
  • It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
  • It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
  
Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Other Uses
-  
Alloys  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Highly Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
34
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
6
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
170.00 p.p.m.  
6
Physical
Melting Point
700.00 °C  
99+
419.58 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
1,737.00 °C  
99+
907.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery White  
Silvery Gray  
Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
1.00  
22
2.50  
15
Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
327.00 MPa  
39
Vickers Hardness
140.00 MPa  
99+
207.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
3,150.00 m/s  
37
3,850.00 m/s  
25
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.00  
99+
Reflectivity
83.00 %  
6
80.00 %  
7
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Ra  
Zn  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
33  
6
25  
14
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
0.90  
99+
1.65  
20
Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
2.23  
7
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.66  
8
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.92  
99+
1.65  
20
Allen Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.59  
25
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
3.10  
5
2.35  
35
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
6
2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,733.30 kJ/mol  
28
3rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
3,833.00 kJ/mol  
12
4th Energy Level
5,093.00 kJ/mol  
27
5,731.00 kJ/mol  
20
5th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,970.00 kJ/mol  
15
6th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15
7th Energy level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
9
8th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,800.00 kJ/mol  
6
9th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19,600.00 kJ/mol  
8
10th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23,000.00 kJ/mol  
10
11th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
12th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29,990.00 kJ/mol  
33
13th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
40,490.00 kJ/mol  
5
14th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
43,800.00 kJ/mol  
6
15th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
47,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
55,900.00 kJ/mol  
10
18th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
11
19th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
67,300.00 kJ/mol  
10
20th Energy Level
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+
171,200.00 kJ/mol  
1
21st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
179,100.00 kJ/mol  
1
22nd Energy Level
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.00 kJ/mol  
9
23rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
37
24th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
5
25th Energy Level
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
26th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
27th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
3
28th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
6
29th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
7
30th Energy Level
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
Electrochemical Equivalent
4.22 g/amp-hr  
6
1.22 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
4.33 eV  
24
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Atomic
Atomic Number
88  
30
30  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s2  
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Zinc.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
88  
30
30  
99+
Number of Neutrons
138  
17
35  
99+
Number of Electrons
88  
30
30  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
215.00 pm  
6
134.00 pm  
99+
Covalent Radius
221.00 pm  
3
122.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm  
5
139.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
226.00 amu  
26
65.38 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol  
5
9.20 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Francium
  
Copper
  
Next Element
Actinium
  
Gallium
  
Valence Electron Potential
20.10 (-eV)  
99+
38.90 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
514.80 pm  
15
266.49 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.86  
4
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
5.50 g/cm3  
99+
7.14 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.50 g/cm3  
99+
6.57 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
99+
120.00 MPa  
27
Viscosity
0.00  
2
0.00  
7
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
43.00 GPa  
18
Bulk Modulus
43.00 GPa  
33
70.00 GPa  
20
Young's Modulus
83.00 GPa  
25
108.00 GPa  
21
Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.25  
24
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
5.00  
99+
6.90  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
16
Susceptibility
0.00  
18
0.00  
6
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  
Resistivity
100.00 nΩ·m  
31
59.00 nΩ·m  
40
Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.17 106/cm Ω  
12
Electron Affinity
0.90 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.39 J/(kg K)  
14
Molar Heat Capacity
20.05 J/mol·K  
99+
25.47 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
18.60 W/m·K  
99+
116.00 W/m·K  
14
Critical Temperature
973.00 K  
99+
692.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
8.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
30.20 µm/(m·K)  
11
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
113.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
8.60 kJ/mol  
99+
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
163.00 kJ/mol  
99+
129.70 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
71.00 J/mol.K  
14
41.60 J/mol.K  
99+
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