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Seaborgium vs Hafnium


Hafnium vs Seaborgium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sg  
Hf  

Group Number
6  
12
4  
14

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54038812  
9
7440586  
30

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.
  
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
By-product Zirconium Refining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy  

Discovery
In 1974  
In 1922  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
14

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Seaborgium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • It has an ability to absorb neutrons and hence it is used to make control rods in nuclear submarines. And this metal is also used in Plasma welding torches.
  • It alloys with iron, titanium and niobium are very useful.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Ammunition Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

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

Physical

Melting Point
-  
2,150.00 °C  
10

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
5,400.00 °C  
5

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Gray  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
5.50  
7

Brinell Hardness
400.00 MPa  
34
1,450.00 MPa  
6

Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa  
33
1,520.00 MPa  
10

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
3,010.00 m/s  
39

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.00  
15

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
71.00 %  
12

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sg  
Hf  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9  
29
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.00  
99+
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.23  
26

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.90  
8
1.16  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
757.40 kJ/mol  
21
658.50 kJ/mol  
40

2nd Energy Level
1,732.90 kJ/mol  
29
1,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,483.50 kJ/mol  
99+
2,250.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,415.60 kJ/mol  
99+
3,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,561.80 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
33

6th Energy Level
5,715.80 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,710.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
38

10th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,590.00 kJ/mol  
40

11th Energy Level
6,600.00 kJ/mol  
39
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
40

12th Energy Level
971.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

15th Energy Level
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
65,800.00 kJ/mol  
34

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

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

18th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
36

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

20th Energy Level
579.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.00 kJ/mol  
37

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

22nd Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.00 kJ/mol  
31

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

24th Energy Level
971.00 kJ/mol  
4
658.50 kJ/mol  
31

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.00 kJ/mol  
33

26th Energy Level
579.10 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
32

27th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
7
658.50 kJ/mol  
33

28th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
10
658.50 kJ/mol  
38

29th Energy Level
761.90 kJ/mol  
21
658.50 kJ/mol  
39

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
658.00 kJ/mol  
35

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.20 g/amp-hr  
14
1.66 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
6.00 eV  
1
3.90 eV  
36

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
106  
12
72  
99+

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

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

Crystal Lattice
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BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
106  
12
72  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
106  
30

Number of Electrons
106  
12
72  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
159.00 pm  
30

Covalent Radius
143.00 pm  
99+
175.00 pm  
25

Van der Waals Radius
230.00 pm  
24
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
269.00 amu  
9
178.49 amu  
39

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Dubnium
  
Lutetium
  

Next Element
Bohrium
  
Tantalum
  

Valence Electron Potential
6.10 (-eV)  
99+
81.00 (-eV)  
16

Lattice Constant
-  
319.64 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.36  
99+
1.58  
34

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
35.00 g/cm3  
4
13.31 g/cm3  
27

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
35.00 g/cm3  
4
12.00 g/cm3  
31

Tensile Strength
30.00 MPa  
99+
445.00 MPa  
9

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
28

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
25

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
110.00 GPa  
15

Young's Modulus
12.60 GPa  
99+
78.00 GPa  
27

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
35.00  
6
13.31  
30

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
7
0.00 H/m  
9

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
13

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.38 nΩ·m  
99+
331.00 nΩ·m  
14

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+

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

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19
0.14 J/(kg K)  
38

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

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

Critical Temperature
1,200.00 K  
99+
2,500.00 K  
11

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
585.00 kJ/mol  
10
661.10 kJ/mol  
6

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
25.10 kJ/mol  
8

Enthalpy of Atomization
650.00 kJ/mol  
8
703.00 kJ/mol  
5

Standard Molar Entropy
42.70 J/mol.K  
99+
43.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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