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Technetium
Radium
Radium Technetium comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
Tc   
Ra   
Group Number
7   
11
2   
16
Period Number
5   
7   
Block
d block   
s block   
Element Family
Transition Metal   
Alkaline Earth   
CAS Number
7440268   
99+
7440144   
99+
Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Im_ 3m   
Space Group Number
194.00   
5
229.00   
1
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  
  • Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
  • Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
  
Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   
Mining, Ores of metals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   
Not Available   
Discovery
In 1937   
In 1898   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+
Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
20
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  
  • It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
  • It is used in luminous paints.
  
Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   
Medical Uses
NA   
Pharmaceutical Industry   
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
NA   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Highly Toxic   
Present in Human Body
No   
No   
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
Not Available   
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Not Available   
Physical Properties
Melting Point
2,200.00 °C   
9
700.00 °C   
99+
Boiling Point
4,877.00 °C   
7
1,737.00 °C   
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Shiny Gray   
Silvery White   
Luster
NA   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s   
1
Not Available   
Optical Properties
  
  
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   
Ra   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
18   
21
33   
6
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.90   
11
0.90   
99+
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.36   
20
0.97   
38
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.92   
20
Allen Electronegativity
1.51   
28
0.89   
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.10   
99+
3.10   
5
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol   
36
509.30 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+
979.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol   
33
Not Available   
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.52 g/amp-hr   
99+
4.22 g/amp-hr   
6
Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
43   
99+
88   
30
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s2   
[Rn] 7s2   
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
43   
99+
88   
30
Number of Neutrons
55   
99+
138   
16
Number of Electrons
43   
99+
88   
30
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
136.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   
Covalent Radius
147.00 pm   
37
221.00 pm   
3
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
283.00 pm   
4
Atomic Weight
98.00 amu   
99+
226.00 amu   
26
Atomic Volume
8.50 cm3/mol   
99+
45.20 cm3/mol   
4
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Molybdenum
  
Francium
  
Next Element
Ruthenium
  
Actinium
  
Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)   
3
20.10 (-eV)   
99+
Lattice Constant
273.50 pm   
99+
514.80 pm   
13
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, π/2   
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60   
5
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
11.00 g/cm3   
34
5.50 g/cm3   
99+
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
11.50   
24
5.00   
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Nonmagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
NA   
Resistivity
200.00 nΩ·m   
18
100.00 nΩ·m   
31
Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω   
30
Not Available   
Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol   
18
Not Available   
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)   
29
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K   
99+
Not Available   
Thermal Conductivity
50.60 W/m·K   
30
18.60 W/m·K   
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+
Not Available   
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
660.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   
Enthalpy of Fusion
23.01 kJ/mol   
9
Not Available   
Enthalpy of Atomization
649.00 kJ/mol   
8
163.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
181.10 J/mol.K   
2
71.00 J/mol.K   
14
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