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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Na
Po
1.2 Group Number
116
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
36
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
s block
p block
1.5 Element Family
Alkali
Post-​Transition
1.6 CAS Number
74402357440086
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
Pm-3m
1.8 Space Group Number
229.00221.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 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).
  • Polonium was the first radioactive element to be discovered.
  • Polonium element and its compounds are highly radioactive.
  • Its alloy with Beryllium provides source of neutrons.
2.2 Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining
Mining, Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
Pierre Curie and Marie Curie
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1807
In 1898
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-3 %NA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.004 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %NA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %NA
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.14 %NA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • Polonium metal has different Allotropes, it is used in antistatic devices and for research purpose.
  • A 1 gram of Polonium can reach a temperature of 500°C, hence it is used as a heat source for space equipment.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Highly Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
10,000.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
97.72 °C254.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
883.00 °C962.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silver
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
0.50NA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
0.69 MPaNA
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/sNA
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
α-polonium
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
β-polonium
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Na
Po
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
1729
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
0.932.00
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
0.56NA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.011.76
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.912.48
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
0.872.19
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
3.072.00
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol812.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
4,562.00 kJ/molNA
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
6,910.30 kJ/molNA
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
9,543.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
13,354.00 kJ/molNA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
16,613.00 kJ/molNA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
20,117.00 kJ/molNA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
25,496.00 kJ/molNA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
28,932.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
141,362.00 kJ/molNA
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
159,076.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.86 g/amp-hr3.90 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
2.75 eVNA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
1184
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s1
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4
6.3 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Monoclinic (MON)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
1184
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
12125
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
1184
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
186.00 pm168.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
166.00 pm140.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
227.00 pm197.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
22.99 amu209.00 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
23.70 cm3/mol22.23 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
14.10 (-eV)NA
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
429.06 pm335.90 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
0.97 g/cm39.20 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.93 g/cm39.40 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
3.30 GPaNA
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
6.30 GPaNA
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
10.00 GPaNA
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
0.979.32
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Nonmagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
47.70 nΩ·m0.40 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.21 106/cm Ω0.02 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
52.80 kJ/mol183.30 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
1.23 J/(kg K)0.12 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
28.23 J/mol·K26.40 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
142.00 W/m·K20.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
2,573.00 KNA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
71.00 µm/(m·K)23.50 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
89.04 kJ/mol60.30 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
2.59 kJ/mol13.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
108.40 kJ/mol134.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
51.30 J/mol.KNA
Beryllium
9.5 198.1