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Sodium vs Protactinium


Protactinium vs Sodium


Periodic Table

Symbol
-  
Pa  

Group Number
1  
17
3  
15

Period Number
3  
7  

Block
s block  
f block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440235  
99+
7440133  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
I4/mmm  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
139.00  
11

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).
  
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining  
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy  
William Crookes  

Discovery
In 1807  
In 1900  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
7
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
6
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %  
6
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %  
5
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %  
1
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.14 %  
4
0.00 %  
24

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Protactinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
1
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
10,000.00 p.p.m.  
2
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
97.72 °C  
99+
1,568.00 °C  
21

Boiling Point
883.00 °C  
99+
4,027.00 °C  
12

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.50  
24
5.00  
8

Brinell Hardness
0.69 MPa  
99+
125.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
0.69 MPa  
99+
220.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
12,400.00 m/s  
3

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.33  
99+
1.60  
33

Reflectivity
53.00 %  
28
60.00 %  
23

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
-  
Pa  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
17  
22
27  
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.93  
99+
1.50  
28

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.56  
99+
1.50  
18

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.01  
36
1.14  
29

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.91  
99+
1.50  
26

Allen Electronegativity
0.87  
99+
1.50  
32

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.07  
6
2.50  
27

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
4,562.00 kJ/mol  
4
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
6,910.30 kJ/mol  
6
1,814.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
9,543.00 kJ/mol  
5
2,991.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
13,354.00 kJ/mol  
4
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
16,613.00 kJ/mol  
4
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
20,117.00 kJ/mol  
4
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
25,496.00 kJ/mol  
4
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
28,932.00 kJ/mol  
4
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
141,362.00 kJ/mol  
2
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
159,076.00 kJ/mol  
2
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
56,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
56,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

18th Energy Level
4,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
568.30 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

22nd Energy Level
495.00 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

24th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

28th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Electron Work Function
2.75 eV  
99+
5.89 eV  
3

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
11  
99+
91  
27

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s1  
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
11  
99+
91  
27

Number of Neutrons
12  
99+
122  
22

Number of Electrons
11  
99+
91  
27

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
186.00 pm  
11
163.00 pm  
27

Covalent Radius
166.00 pm  
29
200.00 pm  
11

Van der Waals Radius
227.00 pm  
26
243.00 pm  
15

Atomic Weight
22.99 amu  
99+
231.04 amu  
24

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Beryllium
  
Thorium
  

Next Element
Magnesium
  
Uranium
  

Valence Electron Potential
14.10 (-eV)  
99+
92.00 (-eV)  
11

Lattice Constant
429.06 pm  
22
392.50 pm  
26

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.01  
99+
1.58  
36

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.97 g/cm3  
99+
15.37 g/cm3  
20

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.93 g/cm3  
99+
15.37 g/cm3  
21

Tensile Strength
10.00 MPa  
99+
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
5
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
32

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.30 GPa  
99+
16.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
6.30 GPa  
99+
47.00 GPa  
26

Young's Modulus
10.00 GPa  
99+
47.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.37  
7
0.23  
30

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.97  
99+
15.37  
23

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
6
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
21

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
47.70 nΩ·m  
99+
177.00 nΩ·m  
21

Electrical Conductivity
0.21 106/cm Ω  
9
0.05 106/cm Ω  
39

Electron Affinity
52.80 kJ/mol  
24
53.03 kJ/mol  
22

Thermal

Specific Heat
1.23 J/(kg K)  
3
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
28.23 J/mol·K  
13
27.20 J/mol·K  
24

Thermal Conductivity
142.00 W/m·K  
11
47.00 W/m·K  
32

Critical Temperature
2,573.00 K  
10
1,841.00 K  
25

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
89.04 kJ/mol  
99+
481.00 kJ/mol  
17

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.59 kJ/mol  
99+
12.34 kJ/mol  
34

Enthalpy of Atomization
108.40 kJ/mol  
99+
481.90 kJ/mol  
19

Standard Molar Entropy
51.30 J/mol.K  
39
198.10 J/mol.K  
1

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