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Seaborgium vs Cadmium


Cadmium vs Seaborgium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sg  
Cd  

Group Number
6  
12
12  
6

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54038812  
9
7440439  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Naturally occurring minor elements include Cadmium.
  • Cadmium is released into atmosphere to control volcanic eruption and forest fires.
  • It is used for electroplating of Steel for corrosion resistance.
  • It can absorb neutrons and used in nuclear reactor to control atomic fission.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Karl Samuel Leberecht Hermann and Friedrich Stromeyer  

Discovery
In 1974  
In 1817  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
12

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Seaborgium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • It has very limited uses as it is a toxic metal and it can cause birth defects, cancer, etc.
  • Almost 80% of Cadmium metal is used in Nickel cadmium Batteries and now it is getting replaced with nickel hydride.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
24

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
1.80 p.p.m.  
16

Physical

Melting Point
-  
320.90 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
765.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery Bluish-Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
2.00  
17

Brinell Hardness
400.00 MPa  
34
203.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa  
33
90.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
2,310.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.71  
26

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
67.00 %  
16

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sg  
Cd  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9  
29
34  
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.00  
99+
1.69  
18

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.98  
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.46  
16

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.53  
25

Allen Electronegativity
1.90  
8
1.52  
30

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.31  
37

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
757.40 kJ/mol  
21
867.80 kJ/mol  
11

2nd Energy Level
1,732.90 kJ/mol  
29
1,631.40 kJ/mol  
33

3rd Energy Level
2,483.50 kJ/mol  
99+
3,616.00 kJ/mol  
13

4th Energy Level
3,415.60 kJ/mol  
99+
867.80 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,561.80 kJ/mol  
99+
4,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,715.80 kJ/mol  
99+
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
28

7th Energy level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
24

8th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
24

9th Energy Level
5,710.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
22

10th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,650.00 kJ/mol  
25

11th Energy Level
6,600.00 kJ/mol  
39
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
22

12th Energy Level
971.00 kJ/mol  
99+
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
3

13th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,640.00 kJ/mol  
17

14th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,650.00 kJ/mol  
15

15th Energy Level
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
10

16th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27
86,400.00 kJ/mol  
10

17th Energy Level
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
28

18th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
17

19th Energy Level
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+
867.80 kJ/mol  
26

20th Energy Level
579.00 kJ/mol  
99+
865.00 kJ/mol  
16

21st Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14
8,670.00 kJ/mol  
10

22nd Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
864.00 kJ/mol  
14

23rd Energy Level
5,790.00 kJ/mol  
22
864.90 kJ/mol  
40

24th Energy Level
971.00 kJ/mol  
4
864.90 kJ/mol  
10

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
864.00 kJ/mol  
8

26th Energy Level
579.10 kJ/mol  
99+
864.90 kJ/mol  
8

27th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
7
864.90 kJ/mol  
8

28th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
10
864.90 kJ/mol  
11

29th Energy Level
761.90 kJ/mol  
21
864.90 kJ/mol  
12

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
864.00 kJ/mol  
8

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.20 g/amp-hr  
14
2.10 g/amp-hr  
31

Electron Work Function
6.00 eV  
1
4.22 eV  
29

Other Chemical Properties
-  
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
106  
12
48  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  
[Kr] 4d10 5s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
106  
12
48  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
64  
99+

Number of Electrons
106  
12
48  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
151.00 pm  
34

Covalent Radius
143.00 pm  
99+
144.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
230.00 pm  
24
158.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
269.00 amu  
9
112.41 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
35.00 cm3/mol  
8
13.10 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Dubnium
  
Silver
  

Next Element
Bohrium
  
Indium
  

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

Lattice Constant
-  
297.94 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.36  
99+
1.89  
2

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
30.00 MPa  
99+
62.00 MPa  
34

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
13

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
19.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
42.00 GPa  
34

Young's Modulus
12.60 GPa  
99+
50.00 GPa  
39

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
35.00  
6
8.65  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
7
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Semiconductor  

Resistivity
0.38 nΩ·m  
99+
72.70 nΩ·m  
36

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω  
17

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19
0.23 J/(kg K)  
26

Molar Heat Capacity
35.00 J/mol·K  
5
26.02 J/mol·K  
40

Thermal Conductivity
0.14 W/m·K  
99+
96.60 W/m·K  
16

Critical Temperature
1,200.00 K  
99+
594.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+
30.80 µm/(m·K)  
10

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
585.00 kJ/mol  
10
100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
6.19 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Standard Molar Entropy
42.70 J/mol.K  
99+
51.80 J/mol.K  
38

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