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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Tc
Ce
1.2 Group Number
7NA
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
2.3 Period Number
56
Lithium Metal
2 7
2.4 Block
d block
f block
2.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Lanthanide
2.6 CAS Number
74402687440451
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
2.8 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P63/mmc
2.9 Space Group Number
194.00194.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
3 Facts
3.1 Interesting Facts
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  • Cerium is a rare earth metal but still it is not rare at all.
  • It’s non-toxic compound Cerium sulfide has a rich red color and it is used as a pigment.
  • Cerium metal is also used in Flat screen TVs, light bulb, floodlights, etc.
3.2 Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger
3.3.2 Discovery
In 1937
In 1803
3.4 Abundance
3.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA1 * 10-6 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
3.5.3 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000004 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
3.5.6 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
3.5.9 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.01 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
3.5.12 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
3.6.3 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  • It is used to include flints for cigarette lighters.
  • Its compound Cerium (Ill) Oxide is used as a catalyst; it is put inside the walls of the oven as it prevents from the buildup of cooking residues.
4.1.2 Industrial Uses
NA
Chemical Industry
4.1.3 Medical Uses
NA
Medical Research
4.1.4 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Low Toxic
Moderately Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
4.2.6 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.2.70 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
2,200.00 °C795.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
5.2 Boiling Point
4,877.00 °C3,257.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
5.3 Appearance
5.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.3.2 Color
Shiny Gray
Silvery White
5.3.3 Luster
NA
Lustrous
5.4 Hardness
5.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA2.50
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
5.4.4 Brinell Hardness
NA186.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
5.4.8 Vickers Hardness
NA210.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
5.5 Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s2,100.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
5.6 Optical Properties
5.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
5.6.4 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
5.7 Allotropes
5.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6 Chemical
6.1 Chemical Formula
Tc
Ce
6.2 Isotopes
6.2.1 Known Isotopes
1830
Tennessine Metal
0 38
6.3 Electronegativity
6.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.901.12
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
6.3.5 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
6.3.9 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.361.08
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
6.3.12 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
6.3.16 Allen Electronegativity
1.51NA
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
6.4 Electropositivity
6.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.102.88
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
6.5 Ionization Energies
6.5.1 1st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol534.40 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
6.5.4 2nd Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol1,050.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
6.6.2 3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol1,949.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
6.7.2 4th Energy Level
NA3,547.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
7.1.1 5th Energy Level
NA6,325.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
7.1.3 6th Energy Level
NA7,490.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
7.4.3 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
7.4.6 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
7.4.8 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
7.4.11 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
7.5.3 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
7.5.6 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
7.5.9 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
7.7.1 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
7.9.1 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
7.11.1 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
8.2.1 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
8.2.2 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
8.7.1 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
9.1.3 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
9.1.5 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
9.1.6 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
9.2.2 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
9.3.1 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
9.5.2 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
9.5.4 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
9.5.6 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
9.6.3 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
9.6.5 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
9.7.1 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
9.8 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.52 g/amp-hr1.74 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
9.11 Electron Work Function
NA2.84 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
10.4 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
11 Atomic
11.1 Atomic Number
4358
Lithium Metal
3 117
11.3 Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s2
[Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2
11.4 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
11.4.1 Crystal Lattice
11.5 Atom
11.5.1 Number of Protons
4358
Lithium Metal
3 117
11.8.1 Number of Neutrons
5582
Lithium Metal
4 184
12.1.2 Number of Electrons
4358
Lithium Metal
3 117
12.2 Radius of an Atom
12.2.1 Atomic Radius
136.00 pm181.80 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
13.1.1 Covalent Radius
147.00 pm204.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
13.3.1 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm235.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
13.5 Atomic Weight
98.00 amu140.12 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
13.8 Atomic Volume
8.50 cm3/mol20.67 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
13.11 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
13.11.1 Previous Element
13.11.2 Next Element
13.12 Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)41.78 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
13.14 Lattice Constant
273.50 pm362.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
13.16 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
13.17 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60NA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
14 Mechanical
14.1 Density
14.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
11.00 g/cm36.77 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
14.1.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA6.55 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
14.4 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
15.2 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
15.3 Vapor Pressure
15.3.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Palladium
2.47E-11 121
15.3.3 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA1.04 (Pa)
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
15.4 Elasticity properties
15.4.1 Shear Modulus
NA13.50 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
15.5.3 Bulk Modulus
NA21.50 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
15.5.5 Young's Modulus
NA33.60 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
15.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.24
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
15.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable
16 Magnetic
16.1 Magnetic Characteristics
16.1.1 Specific Gravity
11.506.77
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
17.1.1 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
17.1.2 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
17.2.1 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
17.3 Electrical Properties
17.3.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
17.3.2 Resistivity
200.00 nΩ·m828.00 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
17.4.1 Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω0.01 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
17.5.1 Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol50.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
18 Thermal
18.1 Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)0.19 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
18.3 Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K26.94 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
18.4 Thermal Conductivity
50.60 W/m·K11.30 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
18.5 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
18.6 Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)6.30 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
18.7 Enthalpy
18.7.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
660.00 kJ/mol414.00 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
18.8.1 Enthalpy of Fusion
23.01 kJ/mol5.46 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
18.8.2 Enthalpy of Atomization
649.00 kJ/mol381.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
18.9 Standard Molar Entropy
181.10 J/mol.K72.00 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1