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Strontium vs Iron


Iron vs Strontium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sr  
Fe  

Group Number
2  
16
8  
10

Period Number
5  
4  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440246  
99+
7439896  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Strontium element is softer than Calcium.
  • Silvery Strontium turns yellow, if exposed to air.
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Cruickshank  
-  

Discovery
In 1787  
Before 5000 BC  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
15
0.11 %  
1

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
15
0.10 %  
1

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
15
22.00 %  
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.04 %  
10
6.30 %  
2

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
4
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
8
0.01 %  
6

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.
  
  • Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
  • Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.03 Blood/mg dm-3  
19
447.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
3

In Bone
140.00 p.p.m.  
7
380.00 p.p.m.  
5

Physical

Melting Point
769.00 °C  
99+
1,535.00 °C  
25

Boiling Point
1,384.00 °C  
99+
2,750.00 °C  
39

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
110.00 MPa  
99+
200.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
15.00 MPa  
99+
608.00 MPa  
27

Speed of Sound
4,170.00 m/s  
23
5,120.00 m/s  
12

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.43  
39
2.60  
4

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
65.00 %  
18

Allotropes
No  
Yes  

α Allotropes
-  
Ferrite (alpha Iron)  

β Allotropes
-  
beta Iron  

γ Allotropes
-  
gamma Iron  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sr  
Fe  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
27  
12
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.95  
99+
1.83  
15

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.72  
99+
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.99  
38
1.64  
9

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.00  
99+
1.83  
16

Allen Electronegativity
0.96  
99+
1.80  
15

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.05  
7
2.17  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
17

2nd Energy Level
1,064.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,561.90 kJ/mol  
37

3rd Energy Level
4,138.00 kJ/mol  
10
2,957.00 kJ/mol  
29

4th Energy Level
5,500.00 kJ/mol  
22
5,290.00 kJ/mol  
25

5th Energy Level
6,910.00 kJ/mol  
30
7,240.00 kJ/mol  
25

6th Energy Level
8,760.00 kJ/mol  
26
9,560.00 kJ/mol  
20

7th Energy level
10,230.00 kJ/mol  
19
12,060.00 kJ/mol  
15

8th Energy Level
11,800.00 kJ/mol  
19
14,580.00 kJ/mol  
14

9th Energy Level
15,600.00 kJ/mol  
17
22,540.00 kJ/mol  
5

10th Energy Level
17,100.00 kJ/mol  
19
25,290.00 kJ/mol  
8

11th Energy Level
31,270.00 kJ/mol  
6
28,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

12th Energy Level
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+
31,920.00 kJ/mol  
31

13th Energy Level
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+
34,830.00 kJ/mol  
9

14th Energy Level
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+
37,840.00 kJ/mol  
11

15th Energy Level
54,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
44,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
54,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
47,206.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
122,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

18th Energy Level
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+
131,000.00 kJ/mol  
2

19th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
140,500.00 kJ/mol  
3

20th Energy Level
549.00 kJ/mol  
99+
152,600.00 kJ/mol  
5

21st Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
163,000.00 kJ/mol  
5

22nd Energy Level
549.00 kJ/mol  
99+
173,600.00 kJ/mol  
4

23rd Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
188,100.00 kJ/mol  
4

24th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
195,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

25th Energy Level
549.00 kJ/mol  
99+
762.00 kJ/mol  
15

26th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
15

27th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
14

28th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
20

29th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
762.50 kJ/mol  
20

30th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
762.00 kJ/mol  
15

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

Electron Work Function
2.59 eV  
99+
4.70 eV  
15

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
38  
99+
26  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 5s2  
[Ar] 3d6 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Strontium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
38  
99+
26  
99+

Number of Neutrons
50  
99+
30  
99+

Number of Electrons
38  
99+
26  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
215.00 pm  
6
126.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
195.00 pm  
15
132.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
249.00 pm  
11
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
87.62 amu  
99+
55.85 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rubidium
  
Manganese
  

Next Element
Yttrium
  
Cobalt
  

Valence Electron Potential
25.70 (-eV)  
99+
67.00 (-eV)  
20

Lattice Constant
608.49 pm  
6
286.65 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
40
1.35  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
170.00 MPa  
21
11,000.00 MPa  
1

Viscosity
0.00  
2
0.00  
19

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
121.00 (Pa)  
1
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
38
36.80 (Pa)  
5

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
6.03 GPa  
99+
82.00 GPa  
11

Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa  
99+
170.00 GPa  
10

Young's Modulus
15.70 GPa  
99+
211.00 GPa  
9

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
17
0.29  
15

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.64  
99+
7.20  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Ferromagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.01 H/m  
1

Susceptibility
0.00  
35
200,000.00  
1

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
132.00 nΩ·m  
24
96.10 nΩ·m  
32

Electrical Conductivity
0.08 106/cm Ω  
31
0.10 106/cm Ω  
24

Electron Affinity
5.03 kJ/mol  
99+
15.70 kJ/mol  
40

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.30 J/(kg K)  
18
0.44 J/(kg K)  
13

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

Thermal Conductivity
35.40 W/m·K  
38
80.40 W/m·K  
22

Critical Temperature
1,050.00 K  
99+
1,811.00 K  
29

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
351.00 kJ/mol  
33

Enthalpy of Fusion
9.16 kJ/mol  
99+
14.90 kJ/mol  
23

Enthalpy of Atomization
163.20 kJ/mol  
99+
414.20 kJ/mol  
24

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

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