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Technetium vs Aluminium


Aluminium vs Technetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tc   
Al   

Group Number
7   
11
13   
5

Period Number
5   
3   

Block
d block   
p block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440268   
99+
7429905   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1937   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
5 * 10-3 %   
5

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.91 %   
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
8.10 %   
1

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
10

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3   
9

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
27.00 p.p.m.   
11

Physical Properties

Melting Point
2,200.00 °C   
9
660.37 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
4,877.00 °C   
7
2,467.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Shiny Gray   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
2.75   
13

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
160.00 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
160.00 MPa   
35

Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s   
1
5,000.00 m/s   
10

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
71.00 %   
10

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   
Al   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18   
21
11   
27

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90   
11
1.61   
22

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.71   
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.36   
20
1.47   
14

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.83   
8

Allen Electronegativity
1.51   
28
1.61   
20

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10   
99+
2.39   
32

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,816.70 kJ/mol   
19

3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol   
33
2,744.80 kJ/mol   
38

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
11,577.00 kJ/mol   
3

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
14,842.00 kJ/mol   
2

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
18,379.00 kJ/mol   
2

7th Energy level
Not Available   
23,326.00 kJ/mol   
2

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
27,465.00 kJ/mol   
2

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
31,853.00 kJ/mol   
2

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
38,473.00 kJ/mol   
4

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
42,647.00 kJ/mol   
5

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.52 g/amp-hr   
99+
0.34 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.28 eV   
19

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
43   
99+
13   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s2   
[Ne] 3s2 3p1   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
43   
99+
13   
99+

Number of Neutrons
55   
99+
14   
99+

Number of Electrons
43   
99+
13   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
136.00 pm   
99+
143.00 pm   
37

Covalent Radius
147.00 pm   
37
121.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
184.00 pm   
34

Atomic Weight
98.00 amu   
99+
26.98 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
8.50 cm3/mol   
99+
10.00 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Molybdenum
  
Magnesium
  

Next Element
Ruthenium
  
Potassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)   
3
80.70 (-eV)   
17

Lattice Constant
273.50 pm   
99+
404.95 pm   
22

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
2.70 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
2.38 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
40.00 MPa   
19

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
18

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
26.00 GPa   
29

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
76.00 GPa   
18

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
70.00 GPa   
28

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.35   
9

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.50   
24
2.72   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
0.00 H/m   
4

Susceptibility
Not Available   
0.00   
3

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω   
30
0.38 106/cm Ω   
4

Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol   
18
42.50 kJ/mol   
26

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)   
29
0.90 J/(kg K)   
5

Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K   
99+
24.20 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
50.60 W/m·K   
30
237.00 W/m·K   
4

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+
23.10 µm/(m·K)   
17

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
660.00 kJ/mol   
6
293.70 kJ/mol   
31

Enthalpy of Fusion
23.01 kJ/mol   
9
10.67 kJ/mol   
35

Enthalpy of Atomization
649.00 kJ/mol   
8
322.20 kJ/mol   
31

Standard Molar Entropy
181.10 J/mol.K   
2
28.30 J/mol.K   
99+

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