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Seaborgium vs Tungsten


Tungsten vs Seaborgium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sg  
W  

Group Number
6  
12
6  
12

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54038812  
9
7440337  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
229.00  
2

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.
  
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
-  

Discovery
In 1974  
In 1781  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
39

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
39

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
18

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Seaborgium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Tungsten and its alloys are used in high-temperature applications like welding electrodes, high-temperature furnace, etc.
  • Tungsten carbide is very hard and used in metal working, mining and petroleum industry.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

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  
31

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
40

Physical

Melting Point
-  
3,410.00 °C  
1

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
5,660.00 °C  
1

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Grayish White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
7.50  
2

Brinell Hardness
400.00 MPa  
34
2,000.00 MPa  
4

Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa  
33
3,430.00 MPa  
3

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
4,620.00 m/s  
20

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.10  
11

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
62.00 %  
21

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sg  
W  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9  
29
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.00  
99+
2.36  
3

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
0.98  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.40  
20

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.36  
3

Allen Electronegativity
1.90  
8
1.47  
33

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
1.64  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
757.40 kJ/mol  
21
770.00 kJ/mol  
16

2nd Energy Level
1,732.90 kJ/mol  
29
1,700.00 kJ/mol  
30

3rd Energy Level
2,483.50 kJ/mol  
99+
2,045.40 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,415.60 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
8

5th Energy Level
4,561.80 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17

6th Energy Level
5,715.80 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
35

7th Energy level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29

8th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29

9th Energy Level
5,710.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
25

10th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29

11th Energy Level
6,600.00 kJ/mol  
39
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
28

12th Energy Level
971.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
21

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

15th Energy Level
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
18

16th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
13

17th Energy Level
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
34

18th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
24

19th Energy Level
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
31

20th Energy Level
579.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
25

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

22nd Energy Level
573.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
19

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

24th Energy Level
971.00 kJ/mol  
4
770.00 kJ/mol  
15

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
14

26th Energy Level
579.10 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
14

27th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
7
770.00 kJ/mol  
13

28th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
10
770.00 kJ/mol  
19

29th Energy Level
761.90 kJ/mol  
21
770.00 kJ/mol  
19

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
14

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

Electron Work Function
6.00 eV  
1
4.55 eV  
18

Other Chemical Properties
-  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
106  
12
74  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
106  
12
74  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
110  
28

Number of Electrons
106  
12
74  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
139.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
143.00 pm  
99+
162.00 pm  
31

Van der Waals Radius
230.00 pm  
24
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
269.00 amu  
9
183.84 amu  
37

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Dubnium
  
Tantalum
  

Next Element
Bohrium
  
Rhenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
6.10 (-eV)  
99+
140.00 (-eV)  
5

Lattice Constant
-  
316.52 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.36  
99+
1.29  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
35.00 g/cm3  
4
19.25 g/cm3  
16

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
35.00 g/cm3  
4
17.60 g/cm3  
15

Tensile Strength
30.00 MPa  
99+
370.00 MPa  
11

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
1

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)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
161.00 GPa  
5

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
310.00 GPa  
4

Young's Modulus
12.60 GPa  
99+
411.00 GPa  
4

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.28  
17

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
35.00  
6
19.22  
18

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
7
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
23

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
0.38 nΩ·m  
99+
52.80 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
78.60 kJ/mol  
15

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

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

Thermal Conductivity
0.14 W/m·K  
99+
173.00 W/m·K  
7

Critical Temperature
1,200.00 K  
99+
3,695.00 K  
1

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
585.00 kJ/mol  
10
799.10 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
35.23 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Atomization
650.00 kJ/mol  
8
837.00 kJ/mol  
1

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

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