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Technetium vs Seaborgium


Seaborgium vs Technetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tc  
Sg  

Group Number
7  
11
6  
12

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440268  
99+
54038812  
9

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  
  • Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
  • And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1937  
In 1974  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  
  • Currently known uses of Seaborgium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27

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

Physical

Melting Point
2,200.00 °C  
9
-  

Boiling Point
4,877.00 °C  
7
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Shiny Gray  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.25  
16
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
550.00 MPa  
27
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
520.00 MPa  
33

Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s  
1
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Tc  
Sg  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18  
21
9  
29

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
0.00  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.36  
21
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.51  
31
1.90  
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
36
757.40 kJ/mol  
21

2nd Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,732.90 kJ/mol  
29

3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol  
34
2,483.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
14
3,415.60 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
28
4,561.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,715.80 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,710.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
39
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
37
6,600.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

13th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
23
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
29
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
24
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27

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

18th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

21st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14

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

23rd Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,790.00 kJ/mol  
22

24th Energy Level
702.50 kJ/mol  
28
971.00 kJ/mol  
4

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

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

27th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
870.00 kJ/mol  
7

28th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
35
870.00 kJ/mol  
10

29th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
36
761.90 kJ/mol  
21

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.52 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.20 g/amp-hr  
14

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
6.00 eV  
1

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
43  
99+
106  
12

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  

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+
106  
12

Number of Neutrons
55  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
43  
99+
106  
12

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
136.00 pm  
99+
132.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
147.00 pm  
39
143.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
230.00 pm  
24

Atomic Weight
98.00 amu  
99+
269.00 amu  
9

Atomic Volume
8.50 cm3/mol  
99+
35.00 cm3/mol  
8

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Dubnium
  

Next Element
Ruthenium
  
Bohrium
  

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

Lattice Constant
273.50 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
21
1.36  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.00 g/cm3  
36
35.00 g/cm3  
4

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
11.00 g/cm3  
34
35.00 g/cm3  
4

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
30.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa  
16
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
39
12.60 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.38  
6
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.50  
37
35.00  
6

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
7

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω  
35
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol  
23
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)  
30
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19

Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K  
99+
35.00 J/mol·K  
5

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

Critical Temperature
2,150.00 K  
16
1,200.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
660.00 kJ/mol  
7
585.00 kJ/mol  
10

Enthalpy of Fusion
23.01 kJ/mol  
9
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
649.00 kJ/mol  
9
650.00 kJ/mol  
8

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

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