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Silver vs Palladium


Palladium vs Silver


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ag  
Pd  

Group Number
11  
7
10  
8

Period Number
5  
5  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440224  
99+
7440053  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is the most reflective element.
  • Silver is the second most ductile metal after Gold.
  • It is also used in Dentistry as a dental alloys for clips and crowning.
  
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Ores of metals  
Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
William Hyde Wollaston  

Discovery
Before 5000 BC  
In 1803  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
38
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
19
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Silver is mainly used for Jewelry and show piece.
  • It is used for manufacturing high quality mirrors due to its reflectivity property.
  
  • Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
  • It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
  

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

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
29
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.44 p.p.m.  
24
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
961.93 °C  
99+
1,554.90 °C  
22

Boiling Point
2,212.00 °C  
99+
2,963.00 °C  
34

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
4.75  
9

Brinell Hardness
251.00 MPa  
99+
320.00 MPa  
40

Vickers Hardness
229.00 MPa  
99+
121.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
3,070.00 m/s  
38

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
0.16  
99+
1.72  
25

Reflectivity
97.00 %  
1
84.00 %  
5

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ag  
Pd  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36  
3
38  
1

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.93  
10
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.83  
14
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.35  
22

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.47  
28
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.87  
10
1.59  
25

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.07  
99+
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
27
520.23 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
2,070.00 kJ/mol  
11
7,298.22 kJ/mol  
2

3rd Energy Level
3,361.00 kJ/mol  
19
11,815.13 kJ/mol  
3

4th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
10
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
24
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
13

6th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
39
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
33

7th Energy level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
33
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27

8th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
31
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27

9th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
27
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
24

10th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
32
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
28

11th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
31
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27

12th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
25
5,310.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
99+
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
73,100.00 kJ/mol  
22
80,400.00 kJ/mol  
16

16th Energy Level
73,100.00 kJ/mol  
17
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
38
804.40 kJ/mol  
33

18th Energy Level
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
28
8,045.00 kJ/mol  
22

19th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
35
804.40 kJ/mol  
30

20th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
29
804.00 kJ/mol  
23

21st Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
99+
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
23
804.00 kJ/mol  
18

23rd Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
99+
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
22
804.40 kJ/mol  
14

25th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
22
804.40 kJ/mol  
12

26th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
22
804.40 kJ/mol  
12

27th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
21
804.40 kJ/mol  
11

28th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
27
804.40 kJ/mol  
17

29th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
28
804.40 kJ/mol  
16

30th Energy Level
731.00 kJ/mol  
22
804.00 kJ/mol  
12

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.02 g/amp-hr  
7
1.99 g/amp-hr  
34

Electron Work Function
4.26 eV  
27
5.12 eV  
7

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
47  
99+
46  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s1  
[Kr] 4d10  

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

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Silver.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Palladium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
47  
99+
46  
99+

Number of Neutrons
61  
99+
60  
99+

Number of Electrons
47  
99+
46  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
144.00 pm  
38
137.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
145.00 pm  
99+
139.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
172.00 pm  
99+
163.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
107.87 amu  
99+
106.42 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
10.30 cm3/mol  
99+
8.90 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Palladium
  
Rhodium
  

Next Element
Cadmium
  
Silver
  

Valence Electron Potential
11.40 (-eV)  
99+
33.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
408.53 pm  
23
389.07 pm  
28

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
26
1.56  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
10.49 g/cm3  
37
12.02 g/cm3  
31

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.32 g/cm3  
99+
10.38 g/cm3  
38

Tensile Strength
170.00 MPa  
21
550.00 MPa  
8

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
14

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
14
0.00 (Pa)  
29

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
38
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
44.00 GPa  
17

Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa  
16
180.00 GPa  
9

Young's Modulus
83.00 GPa  
25
121.00 GPa  
18

Poisson Ratio
0.37  
7
0.39  
5

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
10.50  
39
12.02  
33

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
18

Susceptibility
0.00  
32
0.00  
27

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
15.87 nΩ·m  
99+
105.40 nΩ·m  
29

Electrical Conductivity
0.63 106/cm Ω  
1
0.10 106/cm Ω  
27

Electron Affinity
125.60 kJ/mol  
5
54.23 kJ/mol  
21

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
25
0.24 J/(kg K)  
23

Molar Heat Capacity
25.35 J/mol·K  
99+
25.98 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
429.00 W/m·K  
1
71.80 W/m·K  
23

Critical Temperature
1,235.00 K  
99+
1,825.00 K  
26

Thermal Expansion
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25
11.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
255.10 kJ/mol  
99+
376.60 kJ/mol  
28

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.30 kJ/mol  
37
16.74 kJ/mol  
18

Enthalpy of Atomization
284.50 kJ/mol  
99+
393.30 kJ/mol  
29

Standard Molar Entropy
42.60 J/mol.K  
99+
37.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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