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Technetium vs Americium

Technetium
Americium
Americium vs Technetium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Tc  
Am  
Group Number
7  
11
10  
8
Period Number
5  
7  
Block
d block  
f block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  
CAS Number
7440268  
99+
7440359  
99+
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  
  • Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
  • Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
  
Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons  
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero  
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso  
Discovery
In 1937  
In 1944  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
35
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
30
Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  
Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  
  • Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
  • In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.
  
Industrial Uses
-  
-  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
No  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
Physical
Melting Point
2,200.00 °C  
9
994.00 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
4,877.00 °C  
7
2,607.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Shiny Gray  
Silvery White  
Luster
-  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
2.25  
16
6.00  
6
Brinell Hardness
550.00 MPa  
27
260.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
600.00 MPa  
28
Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s  
1
2,750.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.30  
99+
Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
64.00 %  
19
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Tc  
Am  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
18  
21
16  
23
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.30  
33
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.30  
25
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.36  
21
1.20  
28
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.30  
33
Allen Electronegativity
1.51  
31
1.30  
40
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.70  
22
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
36
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,158.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol  
34
2,132.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
14
3,493.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
28
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
39
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
37
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
13th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
23
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
29
62,400.00 kJ/mol  
39
16th Energy Level
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
24
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
702.50 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
35
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
22
22nd Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
29
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
23
24th Energy Level
702.50 kJ/mol  
28
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
29
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
35
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
36
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.52 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.02 g/amp-hr  
20
Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.30 eV  
25
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
43  
99+
95  
23
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s2  
[Rn] 5f7 7s2  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Americium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
43  
99+
95  
23
Number of Neutrons
55  
99+
148  
13
Number of Electrons
43  
99+
95  
23
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
136.00 pm  
99+
173.00 pm  
23
Covalent Radius
147.00 pm  
39
180.00 pm  
23
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
244.00 pm  
14
Atomic Weight
98.00 amu  
99+
243.00 amu  
20
Atomic Volume
8.50 cm3/mol  
99+
17.86 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Molybdenum
  
Plutonium
  
Next Element
Ruthenium
  
Curium
  
Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)  
3
44.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
273.50 pm  
99+
346.81 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
21
1.58  
34
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
11.00 g/cm3  
36
12.00 g/cm3  
32
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
11.00 g/cm3  
34
13.67 g/cm3  
26
Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
80.00 MPa  
29
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
13
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
24
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
26.00 GPa  
36
Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa  
16
44.00 GPa  
32
Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
39
58.00 GPa  
36
Poisson Ratio
0.38  
6
0.30  
14
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
11.50  
37
13.67  
26
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
16
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  
Resistivity
200.00 nΩ·m  
18
0.69 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω  
35
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol  
23
63.90 kJ/mol  
18
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)  
30
0.11 J/(kg K)  
99+
Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K  
99+
62.70 J/mol·K  
1
Thermal Conductivity
50.60 W/m·K  
30
10.00 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
2,150.00 K  
16
1,449.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.60 µm/(m·K)  
32
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
660.00 kJ/mol  
7
161.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
23.01 kJ/mol  
9
14.39 kJ/mol  
27
Enthalpy of Atomization
649.00 kJ/mol  
9
268.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
181.10 J/mol.K  
2
63.10 J/mol.K  
23
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