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Sodium Tin Comparison


Tin
Tin Sodium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
-  
Sn  

Group Number
1  
17
14  
4

Period Number
3  
5  

Block
s block  
p block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440235  
99+
7440315  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
I41/amd  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
141.00  
10

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).
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining  
Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy  
-  

Discovery
In 1807  
Before 3500 BC  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
7
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
6
0.00 %  
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %  
6
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %  
5
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %  
1
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Humans
0.14 %  
4
0.00 %  
15

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.
  
  • Tin-niobium alloy is used for producing superconducting magnets.
  • Tin salt known as a tin II chloride, it is used as a mordant and as a reducing agent for dyeing calico and silk.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Dentistry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
1
0.38 Blood/mg dm-3  
10

In Bone
10,000.00 p.p.m.  
2
1.40 p.p.m.  
17

Physical

Melting Point
97.72 °C  
99+
231.90 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
883.00 °C  
99+
2,270.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.50  
24
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
0.69 MPa  
99+
50.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
0.69 MPa  
99+
50.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
2,730.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.33  
99+
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
53.00 %  
28
51.00 %  
30

Allotropes
No  
Yes  

α Allotropes
-  
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)  

β Allotropes
-  
White Tin (Beta Tin)  

γ Allotropes
-  
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
-  
Sn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
17  
22
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.93  
99+
1.96  
9

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.56  
99+
1.49  
19

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.01  
36
1.72  
5

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.91  
99+
2.21  
5

Allen Electronegativity
0.87  
99+
1.82  
14

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.07  
6
2.04  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
33

2nd Energy Level
4,562.00 kJ/mol  
4
1,411.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
6,910.30 kJ/mol  
6
2,943.00 kJ/mol  
30

4th Energy Level
9,543.00 kJ/mol  
5
3,930.30 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
13,354.00 kJ/mol  
4
7,456.00 kJ/mol  
21

6th Energy Level
16,613.00 kJ/mol  
4
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
20,117.00 kJ/mol  
4
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
39

8th Energy Level
25,496.00 kJ/mol  
4
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
35

9th Energy Level
28,932.00 kJ/mol  
4
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
32

10th Energy Level
141,362.00 kJ/mol  
2
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
36

11th Energy Level
159,076.00 kJ/mol  
2
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
34

12th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
31

14th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
27

16th Energy Level
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

17th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
4,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,086.00 kJ/mol  
33

19th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
39

20th Energy Level
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.00 kJ/mol  
33

21st Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
495.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.00 kJ/mol  
27

23rd Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
26

25th Energy Level
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
28

26th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

27th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

28th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
32

29th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
33

30th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

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

Electron Work Function
2.75 eV  
99+
4.42 eV  
22

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
11  
99+
50  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s1  
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
11  
99+
50  
99+

Number of Neutrons
12  
99+
69  
99+

Number of Electrons
11  
99+
50  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
186.00 pm  
11
140.00 pm  
40

Covalent Radius
166.00 pm  
29
139.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
227.00 pm  
26
217.00 pm  
29

Atomic Weight
22.99 amu  
99+
118.71 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Beryllium
  
Indium
  

Next Element
Magnesium
  
Cesium
  

Valence Electron Potential
14.10 (-eV)  
99+
83.50 (-eV)  
14

Lattice Constant
429.06 pm  
22
583.18 pm  
7

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.01  
99+
0.68  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
10.00 MPa  
99+
15.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
5
0.00  
15

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
18

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.30 GPa  
99+
18.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
6.30 GPa  
99+
58.00 GPa  
21

Young's Modulus
10.00 GPa  
99+
50.00 GPa  
39

Poisson Ratio
0.37  
7
0.36  
8

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.97  
99+
7.31  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
6
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
30

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
47.70 nΩ·m  
99+
115.00 nΩ·m  
28

Electrical Conductivity
0.21 106/cm Ω  
9
0.09 106/cm Ω  
28

Electron Affinity
52.80 kJ/mol  
24
107.30 kJ/mol  
9

Thermal

Specific Heat
1.23 J/(kg K)  
3
0.23 J/(kg K)  
28

Molar Heat Capacity
28.23 J/mol·K  
13
27.11 J/mol·K  
26

Thermal Conductivity
142.00 W/m·K  
11
66.80 W/m·K  
25

Critical Temperature
2,573.00 K  
10
505.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
71.00 µm/(m·K)  
4
22.00 µm/(m·K)  
21

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
89.04 kJ/mol  
99+
290.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.59 kJ/mol  
99+
7.03 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
108.40 kJ/mol  
99+
301.30 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
51.30 J/mol.K  
39
51.20 J/mol.K  
40

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