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Sodium vs Promethium


Promethium vs Sodium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Na   
Pm   

Group Number
1   
17
Not Available   

Period Number
3   
6   

Block
s block   
f block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440235   
99+
7440122   
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
Not Available   

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).
  
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1942   

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.
  
  • It is used for research purpose. Very small amount of this metal is used in atomic batteries.
  • Its radioactive decay is used for a phosphor to give off light. The light emitted is converted into electricity.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Non 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
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
97.72 °C   
99+
1,042.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
883.00 °C   
99+
3,000.00 °C   
31

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Unknown   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

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   
Pm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
17   
22
27   
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.93   
99+
Not Available   

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.56   
30
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.01   
35
1.07   
32

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.91   
21
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.87   
99+
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.07   
6
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
4,562.00 kJ/mol   
4
1,050.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
6,910.30 kJ/mol   
6
2,150.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
9,543.00 kJ/mol   
5
3,970.00 kJ/mol   
38

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+
1.80 g/amp-hr   
36

Electron Work Function
2.75 eV   
40
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
11   
99+
61   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s1   
[Xe] 4f5 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Promethium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
11   
99+
61   
99+

Number of Neutrons
12   
99+
84   
40

Number of Electrons
11   
99+
61   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
186.00 pm   
9
183.00 pm   
10

Covalent Radius
166.00 pm   
27
199.00 pm   
12

Van der Waals Radius
227.00 pm   
21
236.00 pm   
16

Atomic Weight
22.99 amu   
99+
145.00 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
23.70 cm3/mol   
10
22.39 cm3/mol   
12

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Beryllium
  
Neodymium
  

Next Element
Magnesium
  
Samarium
  

Valence Electron Potential
14.10 (-eV)   
99+
44.10 (-eV)   
39

Lattice Constant
429.06 pm   
19
Not Available   

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

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+
18.00 GPa   
36

Bulk Modulus
6.30 GPa   
99+
33.00 GPa   
36

Young's Modulus
10.00 GPa   
99+
46.00 GPa   
38

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.28   
17

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.97   
99+
7.26   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
47.70 nΩ·m   
99+
0.75 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.21 106/cm Ω   
9
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
52.80 kJ/mol   
19
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
1.23 J/(kg K)   
3
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33

Molar Heat Capacity
28.23 J/mol·K   
10
Not Available   

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

Critical Temperature
2,573.00 K   
2
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
89.04 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
108.40 kJ/mol   
99+
310.00 kJ/mol   
34

Standard Molar Entropy
51.30 J/mol.K   
28
Not Available   

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