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Sodium Actinium Comparison


Actinium Sodium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Na   
Ac   

Group Number
1   
17
Not Available   

Period Number
3   
7   

Block
s block   
f block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440235   
99+
7440348   
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
  • The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
  
Not Available   

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining   
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1902   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-3 %   
6
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.004 %   
6
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %   
6
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %   
5
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %   
1
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.14 %   
3
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
  
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
1
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
10,000.00 p.p.m.   
2
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
97.72 °C   
99+
1,227.00 °C   
38

Boiling Point
883.00 °C   
99+
3,200.00 °C   
26

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.50   
22
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
0.69 MPa   
99+
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s   
24
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Na   
Ac   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
17   
22
29   
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.93   
99+
1.10   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.56   
30
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.01   
35
1.00   
36

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.91   
21
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.87   
99+
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.07   
6
2.90   
10

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol   
99+
499.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
4,562.00 kJ/mol   
4
1,170.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
6,910.30 kJ/mol   
6
1,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
9,543.00 kJ/mol   
5
4,700.00 kJ/mol   
23

5th Energy Level
13,354.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
16,613.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

7th Energy level
20,117.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

8th Energy Level
25,496.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

9th Energy Level
28,932.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

10th Energy Level
141,362.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

11th Energy Level
159,076.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.86 g/amp-hr   
99+
2.82 g/amp-hr   
18

Electron Work Function
2.75 eV   
40
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
11   
99+
89   
29

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s1   
[Rn] 6d1 7s2   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
11   
99+
89   
29

Number of Neutrons
12   
99+
138   
16

Number of Electrons
11   
99+
89   
29

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
186.00 pm   
9
195.00 pm   
7

Covalent Radius
166.00 pm   
27
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
227.00 pm   
21
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
22.99 amu   
99+
227.00 amu   
25

Atomic Volume
23.70 cm3/mol   
10
22.54 cm3/mol   
11

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Beryllium
  
Radium
  

Next Element
Magnesium
  
Thorium
  

Valence Electron Potential
14.10 (-eV)   
99+
38.60 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
429.06 pm   
19
567.00 pm   
8

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.97 g/cm3   
99+
10.00 g/cm3   
37

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.93 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.30 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
6.30 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
10.00 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.97   
99+
10.07   
28

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
47.70 nΩ·m   
99+
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.21 106/cm Ω   
9
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
52.80 kJ/mol   
19
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
1.23 J/(kg K)   
3
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
28.23 J/mol·K   
10
27.20 J/mol·K   
18

Thermal Conductivity
142.00 W/m·K   
11
12.00 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
2,573.00 K   
2
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
71.00 µm/(m·K)   
4
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
89.04 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.59 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
108.40 kJ/mol   
99+
301.00 kJ/mol   
36

Standard Molar Entropy
51.30 J/mol.K   
28
56.50 J/mol.K   
25

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