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Strontium vs Cobalt


Cobalt vs Strontium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sr  
Co  

Group Number
2  
16
9  
9

Period Number
5  
4  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440246  
99+
7440484  
38

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Strontium element is softer than Calcium.
  • Silvery Strontium turns yellow, if exposed to air.
  
  • The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
  • Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
  • It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Cruickshank  
Georg Brandt  

Discovery
In 1787  
In 1732  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
15
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
15
0.00 %  
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
15
0.06 %  
10

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.04 %  
10
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
4
0.00 %  
20

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
8
0.00 %  
20

Uses

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.
  
  • Its alloys with aluminum and nickel are used to make powerful magnets.
  • Few other alloys exhibit high-temperature strength and hence they are used in Turbines of Jet and Gas engine.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry  
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.03 Blood/mg dm-3  
19
0.04 Blood/mg dm-3  
18

In Bone
140.00 p.p.m.  
7
0.04 p.p.m.  
32

Physical

Melting Point
769.00 °C  
99+
1,495.00 °C  
29

Boiling Point
1,384.00 °C  
99+
2,870.00 °C  
35

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
5.00  
8

Brinell Hardness
110.00 MPa  
99+
470.00 MPa  
31

Vickers Hardness
15.00 MPa  
99+
1,043.00 MPa  
18

Speed of Sound
4,170.00 m/s  
23
4,720.00 m/s  
18

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.43  
39
2.50  
5

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
67.00 %  
16

Allotropes
No  
Yes  

α Allotropes
-  
α-Cobalt  

β Allotropes
-  
β-Cobalt  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sr  
Co  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
27  
12
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.95  
99+
1.88  
13

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.72  
99+
2.56  
1

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.99  
38
1.70  
6

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.00  
99+
1.88  
14

Allen Electronegativity
0.96  
99+
1.84  
13

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.05  
7
2.12  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
19

2nd Energy Level
1,064.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,648.00 kJ/mol  
32

3rd Energy Level
4,138.00 kJ/mol  
10
3,232.00 kJ/mol  
22

4th Energy Level
5,500.00 kJ/mol  
22
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
29

5th Energy Level
6,910.00 kJ/mol  
30
7,670.00 kJ/mol  
18

6th Energy Level
8,760.00 kJ/mol  
26
9,840.00 kJ/mol  
18

7th Energy level
10,230.00 kJ/mol  
19
12,440.00 kJ/mol  
11

8th Energy Level
11,800.00 kJ/mol  
19
15,230.00 kJ/mol  
12

9th Energy Level
15,600.00 kJ/mol  
17
17,959.00 kJ/mol  
13

10th Energy Level
17,100.00 kJ/mol  
19
26,570.00 kJ/mol  
7

11th Energy Level
31,270.00 kJ/mol  
6
29,400.00 kJ/mol  
8

12th Energy Level
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+
32,400.00 kJ/mol  
30

13th Energy Level
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+
36,600.00 kJ/mol  
8

14th Energy Level
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+
39,700.00 kJ/mol  
9

15th Energy Level
54,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
42,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
54,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
49,396.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
52,737.00 kJ/mol  
13

18th Energy Level
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+
134,810.00 kJ/mol  
1

19th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
145,170.00 kJ/mol  
2

20th Energy Level
549.00 kJ/mol  
99+
154,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

21st Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
167,400.00 kJ/mol  
4

22nd Energy Level
549.00 kJ/mol  
99+
178,100.00 kJ/mol  
3

23rd Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
189,300.00 kJ/mol  
3

24th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
17

25th Energy Level
549.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
17

26th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
17

27th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
16

28th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
22

29th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
23

30th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
17

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.64 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.10 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
2.59 eV  
99+
5.00 eV  
9

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
38  
99+
22  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 5s2  
[Ar] 3d2 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Strontium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cobalt.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
38  
99+
22  
99+

Number of Neutrons
50  
99+
26  
99+

Number of Electrons
38  
99+
22  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
215.00 pm  
6
147.00 pm  
36

Covalent Radius
195.00 pm  
15
160.00 pm  
32

Van der Waals Radius
249.00 pm  
11
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
87.62 amu  
99+
47.87 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
33.70 cm3/mol  
9
10.64 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rubidium
  
Iron
  

Next Element
Yttrium
  
Nickel
  

Valence Electron Potential
25.70 (-eV)  
99+
95.20 (-eV)  
10

Lattice Constant
608.49 pm  
6
295.08 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
40
1.26  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
2.64 g/cm3  
99+
4.51 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm3  
99+
4.11 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
170.00 MPa  
21
434.00 MPa  
10

Viscosity
0.00  
2
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
121.00 (Pa)  
1
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
38
0.98 (Pa)  
14

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
6.03 GPa  
99+
44.00 GPa  
17

Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa  
99+
110.00 GPa  
15

Young's Modulus
15.70 GPa  
99+
116.00 GPa  
20

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
17
0.32  
12

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.64  
99+
4,500.00  
1

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
35
0.00  
3

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
132.00 nΩ·m  
24
420.00 nΩ·m  
12

Electrical Conductivity
0.08 106/cm Ω  
31
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
5.03 kJ/mol  
99+
7.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.30 J/(kg K)  
18
0.52 J/(kg K)  
9

Molar Heat Capacity
26.40 J/mol·K  
36
25.06 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
35.40 W/m·K  
38
21.90 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,050.00 K  
99+
1,768.00 K  
32

Thermal Expansion
22.50 µm/(m·K)  
19
8.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
429.00 kJ/mol  
20

Enthalpy of Fusion
9.16 kJ/mol  
99+
15.48 kJ/mol  
19

Enthalpy of Atomization
163.20 kJ/mol  
99+
468.60 kJ/mol  
20

Standard Molar Entropy
55.00 J/mol.K  
34
27.30 J/mol.K  
99+

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