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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ta
Au
1.2 Group Number
511
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
66
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74402577440575
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
229.00225.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Tantalum metal is known as corrosion resistance.
  • Tantalum metal can easily fabricated and It is a good conductor of heat and electricity.
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Anders Gustaf Ekeberg
Unknown
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1802
Before 6000 BCE
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-9 %6 * 10-8 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000001 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
1.2.1 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Palladium
1.7E-07 22
1.3.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
1.10.1 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
1.4.1 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
Radium
1E-13 1.4
2 Uses
2.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Tantalum metal is mainly used in the manufacturing of electron components. Its Oxide layer acts as an insulator.
  • Tantalum metal is also used in surgical transplant like replacement of bone, skull plates and as a woven gauze.
  • Gold metal is mainly used for Jewelry, bullion, coinage, etc.
  • It is used in the art, decoration, ornaments, etc. It is also used for electroplating process.
2.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
2.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry
2.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
2.2 Biological Properties
2.2.1 Toxicity
Low Toxic
Non Toxic
2.2.2 Present in Human Body
2.2.3 In Blood
NA0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
4.4.2 In Bone
0.03 p.p.m.0.02 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
2,996.00 °C1,064.43 °C
Francium
27 3410
1.5 Boiling Point
5,425.00 °C2,807.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
1.7 Appearance
1.7.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
1.7.2 Color
Gray Blue
Gold
1.7.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
1.8 Hardness
2.0.1 Mohs Hardness
6.502.50
Cesium
0.2 8.5
3.2.5 Brinell Hardness
440.00 MPa194.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.2.4 Vickers Hardness
870.00 MPa216.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
6.5 Speed of Sound
3,400.00 m/s2,030.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
7.2 Optical Properties
7.2.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
7.3.1 Reflectivity
78.00 %95.00 %
Molybdenum
58 97
7.7 Allotropes
7.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8 Chemical
8.1 Chemical Formula
Ta
Au
8.2 Isotopes
8.2.1 Known Isotopes
3136
Tennessine
0 38
8.5 Electronegativity
8.5.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.502.54
Francium
0.7 2.54
9.2.5 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
10.2.5 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.331.42
Cesium
0.86 1.82
12.1.1 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA1.87
Cesium
0.62 2.48
13.2.2 Allen Electronegativity
1.341.92
Cesium
0.659 2.7
13.9 Electropositivity
13.9.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.501.46
Palladium
1.46 3.3
14.3 Ionization Energies
14.3.1 1st Energy Level
761.00 kJ/mol890.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
14.3.3 2nd Energy Level
1,500.00 kJ/mol1,980.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
14.4.4 3rd Energy Level
NANA
Osmium
1600 34230
14.4.9 4th Energy Level
NANA
Thorium
2780 37066
14.6.2 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
14.6.4 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
14.9.2 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
14.10.3 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
16.2.2 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
16.4.3 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
16.6.5 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
16.6.10 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
16.6.15 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
16.6.20 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
16.7.3 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
16.8.2 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
16.9.2 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
16.9.6 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
16.10.5 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
16.10.9 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
16.10.10 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
16.10.14 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
16.10.17 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
16.10.19 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
16.10.22 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
16.10.25 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
16.10.28 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
16.10.32 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
16.10.36 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
16.10.37 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
16.11 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.35 g/amp-hr2.45 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
16.12 Electron Work Function
4.25 eV5.10 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
16.13 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility
17 Atomic
17.1 Atomic Number
7379
Lithium
3 117
17.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d3 6s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1
17.3 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
17.3.1 Crystal Lattice
17.4 Atom
17.4.1 Number of Protons
7379
Lithium
3 117
17.4.7 Number of Neutrons
108118
Lithium
4 184
17.4.18 Number of Electrons
7379
Lithium
3 117
17.5 Radius of an Atom
17.5.1 Atomic Radius
146.00 pm151.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
17.5.8 Covalent Radius
170.00 pm144.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
17.5.14 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm166.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
17.6 Atomic Weight
180.95 amu196.97 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
17.8 Atomic Volume
10.90 cm3/mol10.20 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
18.2 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
18.2.1 Previous Element
18.2.2 Next Element
18.3 Valence Electron Potential
110.00 (-eV)43.40 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
18.5 Lattice Constant
330.13 pm407.82 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
19.2 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
19.3 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.61
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
20 Mechanical
20.1 Density
20.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
16.69 g/cm319.30 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
20.5.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.00 g/cm317.31 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
20.9 Tensile Strength
NA120.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
21.2 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
21.4 Vapor Pressure
21.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
22.1.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)67.00 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
22.6 Elasticity properties
22.6.1 Shear Modulus
69.00 GPa27.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
22.11.1 Bulk Modulus
200.00 GPa180.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
23.3.2 Young's Modulus
186.00 GPa79.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
24.4 Poisson Ratio
0.340.40
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
24.10 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
Ductile, Malleable
25 Magnetic
25.1 Magnetic Characteristics
25.1.1 Specific Gravity
16.6519.32
Lithium
0.53 4500
25.3.4 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
25.3.5 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
25.7.1 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
25.9 Electrical Properties
25.9.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
25.9.2 Resistivity
131.00 nΩ·m2.20 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
27.1.2 Electrical Conductivity
0.08 106/cm Ω0.45 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
28.4.3 Electron Affinity
31.00 kJ/mol222.80 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
29 Thermal
29.1 Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)0.13 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
29.4 Molar Heat Capacity
25.36 J/mol·K25.42 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
32.2 Thermal Conductivity
57.50 W/m·K318.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
32.6 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
32.11 Thermal Expansion
6.30 µm/(m·K)14.20 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
33.4 Enthalpy
33.4.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
753.10 kJ/mol324.40 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
33.7.1 Enthalpy of Fusion
31.40 kJ/mol12.55 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
33.7.5 Enthalpy of Atomization
782.00 kJ/mol364.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
33.10 Standard Molar Entropy
41.50 J/mol.K47.40 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1