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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Sr
Cm
1.3 Group Number
2NA
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.5 Period Number
57
Lithium Metal
2 7
2.5 Block
s block
f block
2.6 Element Family
Alkaline Earth
Actinide
2.7 CAS Number
74402467440519
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
2.9 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
Not Available
2.10 Space Group Number
225.00NA
Plutonium Metal
11 229
3 Facts
3.1 Interesting Facts
  • Strontium element is softer than Calcium.
  • Silvery Strontium turns yellow, if exposed to air.
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
3.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
William Cruickshank
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
3.3.2 Discovery
In 1787
In 1944
3.4 Abundance
3.4.1 Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-6 %NA
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
3.4.5 Abundance In Sun
~0.000005 %~-9999 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
3.5.4 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %NA
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
3.6.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.04 %NA
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
3.7.2 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
4.3.2 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %NA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
5 Uses
5.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Strontium metal is used to producing ferrite magnets as well as refining zinc.
  • By-product of nuclear reactors called Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope; it is absorbed by tissues and destroys bone marrow and cancer growth.
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
5.1.2 Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
NA
5.1.3 Medical Uses
NA
NA
5.1.4 Other Uses
Alloys
Research Purposes
5.2 Biological Properties
5.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Unknown
5.3.2 Present in Human Body
5.3.3 In Blood
0.03 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
5.3.7 In Bone
140.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
6 Physical
6.1 Melting Point
769.00 °C1,340.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
6.2 Boiling Point
1,384.00 °C3,110.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
6.3 Appearance
6.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
6.3.3 Color
Silvery White
Silver
6.3.4 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
6.4 Hardness
6.4.1 Mohs Hardness
1.50NA
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
6.4.6 Brinell Hardness
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
6.4.10 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
6.6 Speed of Sound
NANA
Thallium Metal
818 16200
6.8 Optical Properties
6.8.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
6.8.4 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
6.9 Allotropes
6.9.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.9.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.9.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7 Chemical
7.1 Chemical Formula
Sr
Cm
7.2 Isotopes
7.2.1 Known Isotopes
2715
Tennessine Metal
0 38
7.3 Electronegativity
7.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
0.951.30
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
7.3.4 Sanderson Electronegativity
0.72NA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
7.3.10 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.991.20
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
7.3.15 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.00NA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
7.3.21 Allen Electronegativity
0.96NA
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
7.4 Electropositivity
7.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
3.052.70
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
7.5 Ionization Energies
7.5.1 1st Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol581.00 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
7.5.6 2nd Energy Level
1,064.20 kJ/mol1,196.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
7.6.1 3rd Energy Level
4,138.00 kJ/mol2,026.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
7.7.2 4th Energy Level
5,500.00 kJ/mol3,550.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
1.4.2 5th Energy Level
6,910.00 kJ/molNA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
3.1.1 6th Energy Level
8,760.00 kJ/molNA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
3.1.3 7th Energy level
10,230.00 kJ/molNA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
3.7.2 8th Energy Level
11,800.00 kJ/molNA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
3.7.5 9th Energy Level
15,600.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
3.7.10 10th Energy Level
17,100.00 kJ/molNA
Copper
17100 144300
3.7.14 11th Energy Level
31,270.00 kJ/molNA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
3.7.20 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
3.10.2 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
3.12.3 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
3.13.3 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
4.1.2 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
4.6.2 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
4.7.1 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
4.8.4 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
4.12.1 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
4.12.4 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
4.14.1 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
4.14.3 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
4.19.1 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
4.19.4 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
6.1.3 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
6.2.1 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
6.2.4 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
6.4.1 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
6.5.1 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
6.8 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.64 g/amp-hr3.07 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
7.5 Electron Work Function
2.59 eVNA
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
7.12 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
8 Atomic
8.1 Atomic Number
3896
Lithium Metal
3 117
8.3 Electron Configuration
[Kr] 5s2
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2
8.4 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
8.4.1 Crystal Lattice
8.5 Atom
8.5.1 Number of Protons
3896
Lithium Metal
3 117
8.9.1 Number of Neutrons
50151
Lithium Metal
4 184
9.1.6 Number of Electrons
3896
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.3 Radius of an Atom
9.3.1 Atomic Radius
215.00 pm174.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
9.4.1 Covalent Radius
195.00 pm169.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
9.5.1 Van der Waals Radius
249.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
10.3 Atomic Weight
87.62 amu247.00 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
11.4 Atomic Volume
33.70 cm3/mol18.28 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
11.6 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
11.6.1 Previous Element
11.6.2 Next Element
11.7 Valence Electron Potential
25.70 (-eV)44.50 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
11.10 Lattice Constant
608.49 pmNA
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
11.14 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
NA
11.15 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
12 Mechanical
12.1 Density
12.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
2.64 g/cm313.51 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
12.3.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm313.85 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
14.3 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
16.2 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
16.4 Vapor Pressure
16.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
121.00 (Pa)NA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
16.5.1 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
16.7 Elasticity properties
16.7.1 Shear Modulus
6.03 GPaNA
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
16.10.1 Bulk Modulus
NANA
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
16.13.1 Young's Modulus
15.70 GPaNA
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
16.16 Poisson Ratio
0.28NA
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
16.19 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Unknown
17 Magnetic
17.1 Magnetic Characteristics
17.1.1 Specific Gravity
2.6413.51
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
17.4.1 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Antiferromagnetic
17.4.2 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
17.4.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
17.5 Electrical Properties
17.5.1 Electrical Property
NA
Unknown
17.5.2 Resistivity
132.00 nΩ·m1.25 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
17.6.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.08 106/cm ΩNA
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
17.7.3 Electron Affinity
5.03 kJ/molNA
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
19 Thermal
19.1 Specific Heat
0.30 J/(kg K)NA
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
19.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.40 J/mol·KNA
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
19.4 Thermal Conductivity
35.40 W/m·KNA
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
19.6 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
19.8 Thermal Expansion
22.50 µm/(m·K)NA
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
20.2 Enthalpy
20.2.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
150.00 kJ/molNA
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
20.3.1 Enthalpy of Fusion
9.16 kJ/mol15.00 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
20.3.4 Enthalpy of Atomization
163.20 kJ/molNA
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
20.5 Standard Molar Entropy
55.00 J/mol.KNA
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1