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Technetium vs Palladium


Palladium vs Technetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tc   
Pd   

Group Number
7   
11
10   
8

Period Number
5   
5   

Block
d block   
d block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440268   
99+
7440053   
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.
  
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   
Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   
William Hyde Wollaston   

Discovery
In 1937   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000003 %   
24

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  
  • Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
  • It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
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
1,554.90 °C   
22

Boiling Point
4,877.00 °C   
7
2,963.00 °C   
33

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Shiny Gray   
Silver   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
4.75   
9

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
320.00 MPa   
33

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
121.00 MPa   
36

Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s   
1
3,070.00 m/s   
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
Not Available   
1.72   
1

Reflectivity
Not Available   
84.00 %   
4

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   
Pd   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18   
21
38   
1

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90   
11
2.20   
4

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.36   
20
1.35   
21

Allen Electronegativity
1.51   
28
1.59   
22

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10   
99+
1.80   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+
7,298.22 kJ/mol   
2

3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol   
33
11,815.13 kJ/mol   
3

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.52 g/amp-hr   
99+
1.99 g/amp-hr   
30

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
5.12 eV   
3

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
43   
99+
46   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s2   
[Kr] 4d10   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
43   
99+
46   
99+

Number of Neutrons
55   
99+
60   
99+

Number of Electrons
43   
99+
46   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
136.00 pm   
99+
137.00 pm   
40

Covalent Radius
147.00 pm   
37
139.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
163.00 pm   
40

Atomic Weight
98.00 amu   
99+
106.42 amu   
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Molybdenum
  
Rhodium
  

Next Element
Ruthenium
  
Silver
  

Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)   
3
33.00 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
273.50 pm   
99+
389.07 pm   
25

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
12.02 g/cm3   
29

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
10.38 g/cm3   
17

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
27

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
44.00 GPa   
17

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
180.00 GPa   
9

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
121.00 GPa   
16

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.39   
5

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.50   
24
12.02   
21

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
200.00 nΩ·m   
18
105.40 nΩ·m   
29

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω   
30
0.10 106/cm Ω   
22

Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol   
18
54.23 kJ/mol   
17

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)   
29
0.24 J/(kg K)   
23

Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K   
99+
25.98 J/mol·K   
33

Thermal Conductivity
50.60 W/m·K   
30
71.80 W/m·K   
23

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+
11.80 µm/(m·K)   
33

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
660.00 kJ/mol   
6
376.60 kJ/mol   
19

Enthalpy of Fusion
23.01 kJ/mol   
9
16.74 kJ/mol   
18

Enthalpy of Atomization
649.00 kJ/mol   
8
393.30 kJ/mol   
22

Standard Molar Entropy
181.10 J/mol.K   
2
37.60 J/mol.K   
40

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