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Technetium vs Plutonium


Plutonium vs Technetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tc   
Pu   

Group Number
7   
11
0   
18

Period Number
5   
7   

Block
d block   
f block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440268   
99+
7440075   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
P121/m1   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
11.00   
13

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan   

Discovery
In 1937   
In Between 1940 1941   

Abundance
  
  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

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

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
2,200.00 °C   
9
639.50 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
4,877.00 °C   
7
3,235.00 °C   
24

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Shiny Gray   
Silvery White   

Luster
NA   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s   
1
2,260.00 m/s   
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

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   
Pu   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18   
21
20   
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90   
11
1.28   
33

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.36   
20
1.22   
26

Allen Electronegativity
1.51   
28
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10   
99+
2.72   
21

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol   
33
2,084.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,338.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.52 g/amp-hr   
99+
2.28 g/amp-hr   
22

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
43   
99+
94   
24

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s2   
[Rn] 5f6 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Monoclinic (MON)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100   
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
43   
99+
94   
24

Number of Neutrons
55   
99+
150   
11

Number of Electrons
43   
99+
94   
24

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
136.00 pm   
99+
159.00 pm   
28

Covalent Radius
147.00 pm   
37
187.00 pm   
20

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
98.00 amu   
99+
244.00 amu   
19

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Molybdenum
  
Neptunium
  

Next Element
Ruthenium
  
Americium
  

Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)   
3
64.90 (-eV)   
21

Lattice Constant
273.50 pm   
99+
618.30 pm   
4

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60   
5
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.00 g/cm3   
34
19.82 g/cm3   
13

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
16.63 g/cm3   
8

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
26

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
2.20 (Pa)   
12

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
43.00 GPa   
18

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
96.00 GPa   
21

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.21   
32

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.50   
24
19.84   
7

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Poor Conductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω   
30
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol   
18
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)   
29
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39

Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K   
99+
35.50 J/mol·K   
3

Thermal Conductivity
50.60 W/m·K   
30
6.74 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+
46.70 µm/(m·K)   
6

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
660.00 kJ/mol   
6
344.00 kJ/mol   
25

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
649.00 kJ/mol   
8
360.00 kJ/mol   
26

Standard Molar Entropy
181.10 J/mol.K   
2
Not Available   

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