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Tennessine vs Iridium


Iridium vs Tennessine


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ts  
Ir  

Group Number
17  
1
9  
9

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
p block  
d block  

Element Family
Probably Post-​Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54101143  
2
7439885  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
Tennessine is a superheavy artificial element with a very short half-life.  
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  
Smithson Tennant  

Discovery
In 2010  
In 1803  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
-  
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Ununseptium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Iridium has an anti corrosion properties and it is used in special alloy with Osmium metal and that alloy is used in pen tips and compass bearings.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
25
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

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

Physical

Melting Point
400.00 °C  
99+
2,410.00 °C  
7

Boiling Point
610.00 °C  
99+
4,527.00 °C  
10

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
6.50  
5

Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
1,670.00 MPa  
5

Vickers Hardness
430.00 MPa  
39
1,760.00 MPa  
8

Speed of Sound
4,000.00 m/s  
24
4,825.00 m/s  
17

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
67.00 %  
16
78.00 %  
8

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ts  
Ir  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
0  
35
34  
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.00  
99+
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.90  
1
1.55  
12

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.00  
10
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
2.10  
4
1.68  
20

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
742.90 kJ/mol  
23
880.00 kJ/mol  
9

2nd Energy Level
1,785.00 kJ/mol  
23
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
36

3rd Energy Level
723.60 kJ/mol  
99+
2,256.10 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
-  
880.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
-  
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
8

6th Energy Level
11,000.00 kJ/mol  
11
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
25

7th Energy level
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

8th Energy Level
7,000.00 kJ/mol  
38
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

9th Energy Level
7,230.00 kJ/mol  
28
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

10th Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
23

11th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
38
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
20

12th Energy Level
883.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
40

13th Energy Level
7,230.00 kJ/mol  
26
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
15

14th Energy Level
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
25
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
14

15th Energy Level
61,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
88,000.00 kJ/mol  
8

16th Energy Level
65,000.00 kJ/mol  
26
88,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

17th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
26

18th Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
15

19th Energy Level
540.30 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
24

20th Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
14

21st Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
22
880.00 kJ/mol  
37

22nd Energy Level
590.00 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
12

23rd Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
16
8,800.00 kJ/mol  
7

24th Energy Level
883.00 kJ/mol  
7
880.00 kJ/mol  
8

25th Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
6

26th Energy Level
593.80 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
6

27th Energy Level
610.00 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
5

28th Energy Level
850.00 kJ/mol  
12
880.00 kJ/mol  
8

29th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
9

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
880.00 kJ/mol  
6

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.50 g/amp-hr  
11
1.14 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.00 eV  
35
4.55 eV  
18

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization  
Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
117  
1
77  
39

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p5  
[Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Ununseptium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Iridium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
117  
1
74  
99+

Number of Neutrons
167  
3
110  
28

Number of Electrons
117  
1
74  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
136.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
220.00 pm  
28
202.00 pm  
34

Atomic Weight
294.00 amu  
1
192.22 amu  
34

Atomic Volume
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+
9.53 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
No Previous Element  
Osmium
  

Next Element
Platinum
  

Valence Electron Potential
2.20 (-eV)  
99+
140.00 (-eV)  
5

Lattice Constant
330.25 pm  
99+
383.90 pm  
29

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.65  
12
1.58  
35

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.10 g/cm3  
99+
22.56 g/cm3  
10

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.20 g/cm3  
99+
19.00 g/cm3  
13

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
2,000.00 MPa  
2

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
21

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)  
26

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
25.00 GPa  
38
210.00 GPa  
2

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
320.00 GPa  
3

Young's Modulus
12.40 GPa  
99+
528.00 GPa  
1

Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.26  
22

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.20  
99+
21.78  
12

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
5

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.10 nΩ·m  
99+
47.10 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
-  
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
151.00 kJ/mol  
4

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)  
38
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K  
24
25.10 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
0.20 W/m·K  
99+
147.00 W/m·K  
10

Critical Temperature
700.00 K  
99+
2,719.00 K  
8

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
550.00 kJ/mol  
14
799.10 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
35.23 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Atomization
590.00 kJ/mol  
13
837.00 kJ/mol  
1

Standard Molar Entropy
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+
35.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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