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Technetium vs Niobium

Technetium
Niobium
Niobium vs Technetium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Tc  
Nb  
Group Number
7  
11
5  
13
Period Number
5  
5  
Block
d block  
d block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440268  
99+
7440031  
99+
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Im_ 3m  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
229.00  
2
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons  
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero  
Charles Hatchett  
Discovery
In 1937  
In 1801  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
23
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
23
Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
35
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
25
Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
34
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.
  
  • Niobium alloys are used in jet engines and rockets and spacecraft, beams and girders for buildings and oil and gas pipelines.
  • It is used superconducting magnets in particles accelerators, NMR and MRI equipment.
  
Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Low Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
25
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.07 p.p.m.  
30
Physical
Melting Point
2,200.00 °C  
9
2,468.00 °C  
6
Boiling Point
4,877.00 °C  
7
2,468.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Shiny Gray  
Gray  
Luster
-  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
2.25  
16
6.00  
6
Brinell Hardness
550.00 MPa  
27
735.00 MPa  
15
Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
870.00 MPa  
19
Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s  
1
3,480.00 m/s  
31
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.90  
18
2.30  
8
Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
70.00 %  
13
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Tc  
Nb  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
18  
21
17  
22
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.60  
24
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.42  
20
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.36  
21
1.23  
26
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.60  
22
Allen Electronegativity
1.51  
31
1.41  
35
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.40  
31
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
36
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol  
34
2,416.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
14
3,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
28
4,877.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,847.00 kJ/mol  
17
7th Energy level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12,100.00 kJ/mol  
14
8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
39
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
37
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
23
691.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
29
65,200.00 kJ/mol  
35
16th Energy Level
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
24
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
702.50 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
6,520.00 kJ/mol  
37
19th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
35
652.00 kJ/mol  
38
21st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
29
694.00 kJ/mol  
30
23rd Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,490.00 kJ/mol  
30
24th Energy Level
702.50 kJ/mol  
28
652.10 kJ/mol  
33
25th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
652.10 kJ/mol  
35
26th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
29
652.10 kJ/mol  
34
27th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
652.10 kJ/mol  
35
28th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
35
652.10 kJ/mol  
40
29th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
36
652.10 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
652.00 kJ/mol  
37
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.52 g/amp-hr  
99+
0.69 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.30 eV  
25
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
43  
99+
41  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s2  
[Kr] 4d4 5s1  
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+
41  
99+
Number of Neutrons
55  
99+
52  
99+
Number of Electrons
43  
99+
41  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
136.00 pm  
99+
146.00 pm  
37
Covalent Radius
147.00 pm  
39
164.00 pm  
30
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
200.00 pm  
35
Atomic Weight
98.00 amu  
99+
92.91 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
8.50 cm3/mol  
99+
10.87 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Molybdenum
  
Zirconium
  
Next Element
Ruthenium
  
Molybdenum
  
Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)  
3
104.00 (-eV)  
8
Lattice Constant
273.50 pm  
99+
330.04 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
21
1.47  
99+
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
11.00 g/cm3  
36
8.57 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
11.00 g/cm3  
34
8.57 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
330.00 MPa  
14
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
22
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
16
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
36
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
38.00 GPa  
20
Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa  
16
170.00 GPa  
10
Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
39
105.00 GPa  
22
Poisson Ratio
0.38  
6
0.40  
4
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
11.50  
37
8.57  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
4
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
30
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
200.00 nΩ·m  
18
152.00 nΩ·m  
23
Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω  
35
0.07 106/cm Ω  
33
Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol  
23
86.10 kJ/mol  
14
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)  
30
0.26 J/(kg K)  
20
Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K  
99+
24.60 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
50.60 W/m·K  
30
53.70 W/m·K  
29
Critical Temperature
2,150.00 K  
16
2,750.00 K  
7
Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
7.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
660.00 kJ/mol  
7
696.60 kJ/mol  
5
Enthalpy of Fusion
23.01 kJ/mol  
9
27.20 kJ/mol  
6
Enthalpy of Atomization
649.00 kJ/mol  
9
745.00 kJ/mol  
4
Standard Molar Entropy
181.10 J/mol.K  
2
36.40 J/mol.K  
99+
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