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Sodium vs Zinc


Zinc vs Sodium


Periodic Table

Symbol
-  
Zn  

Group Number
1  
17
12  
6

Period Number
3  
4  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440235  
99+
7440666  
24

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).
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy  
Indian metallurgists  

Discovery
In 1807  
Before 1000 BCE  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
7
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
6
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %  
6
0.02 %  
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %  
5
0.01 %  
16

Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %  
1
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Humans
0.14 %  
4
0.00 %  
7

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 mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
  • It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
  

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

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
1
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
6

In Bone
10,000.00 p.p.m.  
2
170.00 p.p.m.  
6

Physical

Melting Point
97.72 °C  
99+
419.58 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
883.00 °C  
99+
907.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.50  
24
2.50  
15

Brinell Hardness
0.69 MPa  
99+
327.00 MPa  
39

Vickers Hardness
0.69 MPa  
99+
207.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
3,850.00 m/s  
25

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.33  
99+
1.00  
99+

Reflectivity
53.00 %  
28
80.00 %  
7

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
-  
Zn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
17  
22
25  
14

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.93  
99+
1.65  
20

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.56  
99+
2.23  
7

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.01  
36
1.66  
8

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.91  
99+
1.65  
20

Allen Electronegativity
0.87  
99+
1.59  
25

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.07  
6
2.35  
35

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
6

2nd Energy Level
4,562.00 kJ/mol  
4
1,733.30 kJ/mol  
28

3rd Energy Level
6,910.30 kJ/mol  
6
3,833.00 kJ/mol  
12

4th Energy Level
9,543.00 kJ/mol  
5
5,731.00 kJ/mol  
20

5th Energy Level
13,354.00 kJ/mol  
4
7,970.00 kJ/mol  
15

6th Energy Level
16,613.00 kJ/mol  
4
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15

7th Energy level
20,117.00 kJ/mol  
4
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
9

8th Energy Level
25,496.00 kJ/mol  
4
16,800.00 kJ/mol  
6

9th Energy Level
28,932.00 kJ/mol  
4
19,600.00 kJ/mol  
8

10th Energy Level
141,362.00 kJ/mol  
2
23,000.00 kJ/mol  
10

11th Energy Level
159,076.00 kJ/mol  
2
26,400.00 kJ/mol  
11

12th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29,990.00 kJ/mol  
33

13th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+
40,490.00 kJ/mol  
5

14th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
43,800.00 kJ/mol  
6

15th Energy Level
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
47,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
55,900.00 kJ/mol  
10

18th Energy Level
4,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
11

19th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
67,300.00 kJ/mol  
10

20th Energy Level
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+
171,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

21st Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
179,100.00 kJ/mol  
1

22nd Energy Level
495.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.00 kJ/mol  
9

23rd Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
37

24th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
5

25th Energy Level
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
4

26th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
4

27th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
3

28th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
6

29th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
7

30th Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
4

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

Electron Work Function
2.75 eV  
99+
4.33 eV  
24

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
11  
99+
30  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s1  
[Ar] 3d10 4s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
11  
99+
30  
99+

Number of Neutrons
12  
99+
35  
99+

Number of Electrons
11  
99+
30  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
186.00 pm  
11
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
166.00 pm  
29
122.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
227.00 pm  
26
139.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
22.99 amu  
99+
65.38 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Beryllium
  
Copper
  

Next Element
Magnesium
  
Gallium
  

Valence Electron Potential
14.10 (-eV)  
99+
38.90 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
429.06 pm  
22
266.49 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.01  
99+
1.86  
4

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
10.00 MPa  
99+
120.00 MPa  
27

Viscosity
0.00  
5
0.00  
7

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)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.30 GPa  
99+
43.00 GPa  
18

Bulk Modulus
6.30 GPa  
99+
70.00 GPa  
20

Young's Modulus
10.00 GPa  
99+
108.00 GPa  
21

Poisson Ratio
0.37  
7
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.97  
99+
6.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
6
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
6

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
47.70 nΩ·m  
99+
59.00 nΩ·m  
40

Electrical Conductivity
0.21 106/cm Ω  
9
0.17 106/cm Ω  
12

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

Thermal

Specific Heat
1.23 J/(kg K)  
3
0.39 J/(kg K)  
14

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

Thermal Conductivity
142.00 W/m·K  
11
116.00 W/m·K  
14

Critical Temperature
2,573.00 K  
10
692.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
71.00 µm/(m·K)  
4
30.20 µm/(m·K)  
11

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

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

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

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