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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  
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.
  
  • 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
0.00 %  
40
0.01 %  
6

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
0.01 %  
5

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.91 %  
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
8.10 %  
1

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
6

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
11

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
-  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
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  
40
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3  
9

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
27.00 p.p.m.  
11

Physical

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
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.25  
16
2.75  
14

Brinell Hardness
550.00 MPa  
27
160.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
160.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s  
1
5,000.00 m/s  
14

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.61  
31

Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
71.00 %  
12

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Tc  
Al  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18  
21
11  
27

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.61  
23

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.71  
16

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.36  
21
1.47  
15

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.83  
16

Allen Electronegativity
1.51  
31
1.61  
23

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  
20

3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol  
34
2,744.80 kJ/mol  
39

4th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
14
11,577.00 kJ/mol  
3

5th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
28
14,842.00 kJ/mol  
2

6th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
18,379.00 kJ/mol  
2

7th Energy level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23,326.00 kJ/mol  
2

8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
27,465.00 kJ/mol  
2

9th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
31,853.00 kJ/mol  
2

10th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
39
38,473.00 kJ/mol  
4

11th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
37
42,647.00 kJ/mol  
5

12th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,770.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,770.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

15th Energy Level
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
29
57,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

18th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,775.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

21st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+

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

23rd Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.28 eV  
26

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

Atomic

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  
39

Covalent Radius
147.00 pm  
39
121.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
184.00 pm  
99+

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
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  
25

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
21
1.58  
34

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.00 g/cm3  
36
2.70 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
11.00 g/cm3  
34
2.38 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
40.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
23

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
19

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
26.00 GPa  
36

Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa  
16
76.00 GPa  
19

Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
39
70.00 GPa  
30

Poisson Ratio
0.38  
6
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.50  
37
2.72  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
18

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
11

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω  
35
0.38 106/cm Ω  
4

Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol  
23
42.50 kJ/mol  
31

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)  
30
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
2,150.00 K  
16
933.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
23.10 µm/(m·K)  
18

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

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

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

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