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Seaborgium vs Thorium


Thorium vs Seaborgium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sg  
Th  

Group Number
6  
12
0  
18

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
54038812  
9
7440326  
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.
  
  • Thorium metal is used as an alternate option over Uranium for nuclear fuel.
  • Thorium metals appearance (silvery white, soft) is somewhat similar to Lead metal.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Jöns Jakob Berzelius  

Discovery
In 1974  
In 1829  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
9

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.05 %  
11

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.66 %  
7

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
15

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Seaborgium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Thorium metal is used as an allying agent for Magnesium, It imparts greater strength and resistance to temperature.
  • compound of this metal Thorium oxide is used as an industrial catalyst.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
36

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.02 p.p.m.  
34

Physical

Melting Point
-  
1,750.00 °C  
17

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
4,790.00 °C  
8

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silver  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
3.00  
13

Brinell Hardness
400.00 MPa  
34
390.00 MPa  
35

Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa  
33
295.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
2,490.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.60  
33

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
15.00 %  
36

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sg  
Th  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9  
29
28  
11

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.00  
99+
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.11  
30

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.90  
8
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
757.40 kJ/mol  
21
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,732.90 kJ/mol  
29
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,483.50 kJ/mol  
99+
1,978.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,415.60 kJ/mol  
99+
2,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,561.80 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,715.80 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,710.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,600.00 kJ/mol  
39
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
971.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
38

15th Energy Level
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

18th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

20th Energy Level
579.00 kJ/mol  
99+
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

22nd Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

24th Energy Level
971.00 kJ/mol  
4
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
579.10 kJ/mol  
99+
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
7
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
10
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
761.90 kJ/mol  
21
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.20 g/amp-hr  
14
2.16 g/amp-hr  
28

Electron Work Function
6.00 eV  
1
3.41 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
106  
12
90  
28

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

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Thorium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
106  
12
90  
28

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
142  
16

Number of Electrons
106  
12
90  
28

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
179.80 pm  
17

Covalent Radius
143.00 pm  
99+
206.00 pm  
7

Van der Waals Radius
230.00 pm  
24
237.00 pm  
19

Atomic Weight
269.00 amu  
9
232.04 amu  
23

Atomic Volume
35.00 cm3/mol  
8
19.90 cm3/mol  
32

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Dubnium
  
Actinium
  

Next Element
Bohrium
  

Valence Electron Potential
6.10 (-eV)  
99+
59.30 (-eV)  
24

Lattice Constant
-  
508.42 pm  
16

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.36  
99+
1.10  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
35.00 g/cm3  
4
11.72 g/cm3  
34

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
35.00 g/cm3  
4
11.72 g/cm3  
32

Tensile Strength
30.00 MPa  
99+
75.00 MPa  
30

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
23

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)  
22

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
31.00 GPa  
25

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
54.00 GPa  
23

Young's Modulus
12.60 GPa  
99+
79.00 GPa  
26

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.27  
20

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
35.00  
6
11.70  
36

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
7
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
0.38 nΩ·m  
99+
157.00 nΩ·m  
22

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.07 106/cm Ω  
36

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

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
35.00 J/mol·K  
5
26.23 J/mol·K  
38

Thermal Conductivity
0.14 W/m·K  
99+
54.00 W/m·K  
28

Critical Temperature
1,200.00 K  
99+
2,023.00 K  
20

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
585.00 kJ/mol  
10
429.00 kJ/mol  
20

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
15.48 kJ/mol  
19

Enthalpy of Atomization
650.00 kJ/mol  
8
468.60 kJ/mol  
20

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

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