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Technetium Actinium Comparison


Actinium Technetium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tc  
Ac  

Group Number
7  
11
3  
15

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440268  
99+
7440348  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  
Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons  
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero  
Friedrich Oskar Giesel  

Discovery
In 1937  
In 1902  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
2,200.00 °C  
9
1,227.00 °C  
38

Boiling Point
4,877.00 °C  
7
3,200.00 °C  
27

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Shiny Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.25  
16
6.50  
5

Brinell Hardness
550.00 MPa  
27
70.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
260.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s  
1
3,430.00 m/s  
32

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.00  
99+

Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
62.00 %  
21

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Tc  
Ac  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18  
21
29  
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.10  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.10  
38

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.36  
21
1.00  
37

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.10  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.51  
31
1.10  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.90  
10

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
36
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,170.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol  
34
1,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
14
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
33

5th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
28
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
39
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
37
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
49,900.00 kJ/mol  
21

13th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
33
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
23
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
29
49,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
24
49,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
702.50 kJ/mol  
99+
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
35
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
25

22nd Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
29
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,990.00 kJ/mol  
29

24th Energy Level
702.50 kJ/mol  
28
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
29
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
35
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
36
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
499.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.52 g/amp-hr  
99+
2.82 g/amp-hr  
22

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.38 eV  
23

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
43  
99+
89  
29

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s2  
[Rn] 6d1 7s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
43  
99+
89  
29

Number of Neutrons
55  
99+
138  
17

Number of Electrons
43  
99+
89  
29

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
136.00 pm  
99+
195.00 pm  
9

Covalent Radius
147.00 pm  
39
186.00 pm  
21

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
215.00 pm  
31

Atomic Weight
98.00 amu  
99+
227.00 amu  
25

Atomic Volume
8.50 cm3/mol  
99+
22.54 cm3/mol  
20

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Radium
  

Next Element
Ruthenium
  
Thorium
  

Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)  
3
38.60 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
273.50 pm  
99+
567.00 pm  
9

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
21
1.89  
2

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.00 g/cm3  
36
10.00 g/cm3  
40

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
11.00 g/cm3  
34
10.07 g/cm3  
40

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
65.00 MPa  
33

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
25.00 GPa  
38

Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa  
16
94.00 GPa  
17

Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
39
130.00 GPa  
16

Poisson Ratio
0.38  
6
0.34  
10

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.50  
37
10.07  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
200.00 nΩ·m  
18
5.20 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω  
35
0.15 106/cm Ω  
13

Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol  
23
33.20 kJ/mol  
34

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)  
30
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K  
99+
27.20 J/mol·K  
24

Thermal Conductivity
50.60 W/m·K  
30
12.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
2,150.00 K  
16
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
12.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
660.00 kJ/mol  
7
120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
23.01 kJ/mol  
9
14.20 kJ/mol  
28

Enthalpy of Atomization
649.00 kJ/mol  
9
301.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
181.10 J/mol.K  
2
56.50 J/mol.K  
33

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