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Technetium Mercury Comparison


Mercury Technetium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tc   
Hg   

Group Number
7   
11
12   
6

Period Number
5   
6   

Block
d block   
d block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440268   
99+
7439976   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
R_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
166.00   
6

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   
Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   
Ancient Chinese and Indians   

Discovery
In 1937   
Before 2000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.05 %   
9

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
23

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.45 p.p.m.   
19

Physical Properties

Melting Point
2,200.00 °C   
9
Not Available   

Boiling Point
4,877.00 °C   
7
356.58 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Liquid   

Color
Shiny Gray   
Silver   

Luster
NA   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s   
1
1,451.40 m/s   
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
Not Available   
1.00   
3

Reflectivity
Not Available   
73.00 %   
8

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Tc   
Hg   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18   
21
34   
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90   
11
2.00   
7

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.20   
7

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.36   
20
1.44   
17

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.81   
9

Allen Electronegativity
1.51   
28
1.44   
30

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10   
99+
2.00   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol   
36
1,007.10 kJ/mol   
4

2nd Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,810.00 kJ/mol   
20

3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol   
33
3,300.00 kJ/mol   
20

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.52 g/amp-hr   
99+
3.74 g/amp-hr   
10

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.49 eV   
15

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
43   
99+
80   
36

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Rhombohedral (RHO)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100   
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
43   
99+
80   
36

Number of Neutrons
55   
99+
121   
22

Number of Electrons
43   
99+
80   
36

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
136.00 pm   
99+
151.00 pm   
32

Covalent Radius
147.00 pm   
37
132.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
155.00 pm   
99+

Atomic Weight
98.00 amu   
99+
200.59 amu   
32

Atomic Volume
8.50 cm3/mol   
99+
14.82 cm3/mol   
35

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Molybdenum
  
Gold
  

Next Element
Ruthenium
  
Thallium
  

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

Lattice Constant
273.50 pm   
99+
300.50 pm   
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60   
5
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.00 g/cm3   
34
13.53 g/cm3   
24

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
0.00   
1

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.50   
24
13.53   
16

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
200.00 nΩ·m   
18
961.00 nΩ·m   
1

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω   
30
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol   
18
0.00 kJ/mol   
40

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)   
29
0.14 J/(kg K)   
38

Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K   
99+
27.98 J/mol·K   
13

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
1,750.00 K   
6

Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+
60.40 µm/(m·K)   
5

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
660.00 kJ/mol   
6
56.90 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
23.01 kJ/mol   
9
2.29 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
649.00 kJ/mol   
8
61.50 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
181.10 J/mol.K   
2
75.80 J/mol.K   
6

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