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Sodium Cobalt Comparison


Cobalt Sodium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
-  
Co  

Group Number
1  
17
9  
9

Period Number
3  
4  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440235  
99+
7440484  
38

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
194.00  
7

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).
  
  • The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
  • Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
  • It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining  
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy  
Georg Brandt  

Discovery
In 1807  
In 1732  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
7
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
6
0.00 %  
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %  
6
0.06 %  
10

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %  
5
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %  
1
0.00 %  
20

Abundance In Humans
0.14 %  
4
0.00 %  
20

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.
  
  • Its alloys with aluminum and nickel are used to make powerful magnets.
  • Few other alloys exhibit high-temperature strength and hence they are used in Turbines of Jet and Gas engine.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
1
0.04 Blood/mg dm-3  
18

In Bone
10,000.00 p.p.m.  
2
0.04 p.p.m.  
32

Physical

Melting Point
97.72 °C  
99+
1,495.00 °C  
29

Boiling Point
883.00 °C  
99+
2,870.00 °C  
35

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.50  
24
5.00  
8

Brinell Hardness
0.69 MPa  
99+
470.00 MPa  
31

Vickers Hardness
0.69 MPa  
99+
1,043.00 MPa  
18

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
4,720.00 m/s  
18

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.33  
99+
2.50  
5

Reflectivity
53.00 %  
28
67.00 %  
16

Allotropes
No  
Yes  

α Allotropes
-  
α-Cobalt  

β Allotropes
-  
β-Cobalt  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
-  
Co  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
17  
22
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.93  
99+
1.88  
13

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.56  
99+
2.56  
1

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.01  
36
1.70  
6

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.91  
99+
1.88  
14

Allen Electronegativity
0.87  
99+
1.84  
13

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.07  
6
2.12  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
19

2nd Energy Level
4,562.00 kJ/mol  
4
1,648.00 kJ/mol  
32

3rd Energy Level
6,910.30 kJ/mol  
6
3,232.00 kJ/mol  
22

4th Energy Level
9,543.00 kJ/mol  
5
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
29

5th Energy Level
13,354.00 kJ/mol  
4
7,670.00 kJ/mol  
18

6th Energy Level
16,613.00 kJ/mol  
4
9,840.00 kJ/mol  
18

7th Energy level
20,117.00 kJ/mol  
4
12,440.00 kJ/mol  
11

8th Energy Level
25,496.00 kJ/mol  
4
15,230.00 kJ/mol  
12

9th Energy Level
28,932.00 kJ/mol  
4
17,959.00 kJ/mol  
13

10th Energy Level
141,362.00 kJ/mol  
2
26,570.00 kJ/mol  
7

11th Energy Level
159,076.00 kJ/mol  
2
29,400.00 kJ/mol  
8

12th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+
32,400.00 kJ/mol  
30

13th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+
36,600.00 kJ/mol  
8

14th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
39,700.00 kJ/mol  
9

15th Energy Level
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
42,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
49,396.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
52,737.00 kJ/mol  
13

18th Energy Level
4,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
134,810.00 kJ/mol  
1

19th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
145,170.00 kJ/mol  
2

20th Energy Level
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+
154,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

21st Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
167,400.00 kJ/mol  
4

22nd Energy Level
495.00 kJ/mol  
99+
178,100.00 kJ/mol  
3

23rd Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
189,300.00 kJ/mol  
3

24th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
17

25th Energy Level
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
17

26th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
17

27th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
16

28th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
22

29th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
23

30th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
17

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.86 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.10 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
2.75 eV  
99+
5.00 eV  
9

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
11  
99+
22  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s1  
[Ar] 3d2 4s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cobalt.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
11  
99+
22  
99+

Number of Neutrons
12  
99+
26  
99+

Number of Electrons
11  
99+
22  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
186.00 pm  
11
147.00 pm  
36

Covalent Radius
166.00 pm  
29
160.00 pm  
32

Van der Waals Radius
227.00 pm  
26
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
22.99 amu  
99+
47.87 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
23.70 cm3/mol  
14
10.64 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Beryllium
  
Iron
  

Next Element
Magnesium
  
Nickel
  

Valence Electron Potential
14.10 (-eV)  
99+
95.20 (-eV)  
10

Lattice Constant
429.06 pm  
22
295.08 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.01  
99+
1.26  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.97 g/cm3  
99+
4.51 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.93 g/cm3  
99+
4.11 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
10.00 MPa  
99+
434.00 MPa  
10

Viscosity
0.00  
5
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.98 (Pa)  
14

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.30 GPa  
99+
44.00 GPa  
17

Bulk Modulus
6.30 GPa  
99+
110.00 GPa  
15

Young's Modulus
10.00 GPa  
99+
116.00 GPa  
20

Poisson Ratio
0.37  
7
0.32  
12

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.97  
99+
4,500.00  
1

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
6
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
3

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
47.70 nΩ·m  
99+
420.00 nΩ·m  
12

Electrical Conductivity
0.21 106/cm Ω  
9
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
52.80 kJ/mol  
24
7.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
1.23 J/(kg K)  
3
0.52 J/(kg K)  
9

Molar Heat Capacity
28.23 J/mol·K  
13
25.06 J/mol·K  
99+

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

Critical Temperature
2,573.00 K  
10
1,768.00 K  
32

Thermal Expansion
71.00 µm/(m·K)  
4
8.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
89.04 kJ/mol  
99+
429.00 kJ/mol  
20

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.59 kJ/mol  
99+
15.48 kJ/mol  
19

Enthalpy of Atomization
108.40 kJ/mol  
99+
468.60 kJ/mol  
20

Standard Molar Entropy
51.30 J/mol.K  
39
27.30 J/mol.K  
99+

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