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Thallium Actinium Comparison


Actinium Thallium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tl   
Ac   

Group Number
13   
5
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
p block   
f block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440280   
99+
7440348   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Compounds of Thallium metal are highly Toxic.
  • Thallium metal is being suspected as a human carcinogen.
  
Not Available   

Sources
Found As a By-product, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Crookes   
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   

Discovery
In 1861   
In 1902   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-9 %   
32
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Thallium is a toxic metal and hence it has limited uses. Thallium metal is mostly used for producing photoelectric cells.
  • In thermometer’s mercury alloy has 8% of thallium, as it has a melting point lower than 20°C.
  
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Medical Research   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
34
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
33
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
303.50 °C   
99+
1,227.00 °C   
38

Boiling Point
1,457.00 °C   
99+
3,200.00 °C   
26

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
NA   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.20   
20
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
26.50 MPa   
99+
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
818.00 m/s   
99+
Not Available   

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
Tl   
Ac   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
32   
7
29   
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.62   
21
1.10   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.25   
5
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44   
17
1.00   
36

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.96   
6
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.79   
13
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.38   
33
2.90   
10

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol   
99+
499.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,971.00 kJ/mol   
14
1,170.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,878.00 kJ/mol   
32
1,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
4,700.00 kJ/mol   
23

Electrochemical Equivalent
7.63 g/amp-hr   
2
2.82 g/amp-hr   
18

Electron Work Function
3.84 eV   
28
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
81   
35
89   
29

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1   
[Rn] 6d1 7s2   

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
81   
35
89   
29

Number of Neutrons
123   
20
138   
16

Number of Electrons
81   
35
89   
29

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
170.00 pm   
22
195.00 pm   
7

Covalent Radius
145.00 pm   
39
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
196.00 pm   
30
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
204.38 amu   
31
227.00 amu   
25

Atomic Volume
17.20 cm3/mol   
31
22.54 cm3/mol   
11

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Mercury
  
Radium
  

Next Element
Lead
  
Thorium
  

Valence Electron Potential
9.60 (-eV)   
99+
38.60 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
345.66 pm   
99+
567.00 pm   
8

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60   
6
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.85 g/cm3   
31
10.00 g/cm3   
37

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
11.22 g/cm3   
13
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
16.90 (Pa)   
5
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
2.80 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
43.00 GPa   
28
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
8.00 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.45   
2
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Sectile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.85   
22
10.07   
28

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
0.18 nΩ·m   
99+
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.06 106/cm Ω   
32
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
19.20 kJ/mol   
32
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
26.32 J/mol·K   
29
27.20 J/mol·K   
18

Thermal Conductivity
46.10 W/m·K   
33
12.00 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
29.90 µm/(m·K)   
12
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
162.10 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
4.27 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
179.90 kJ/mol   
99+
301.00 kJ/mol   
36

Standard Molar Entropy
64.20 J/mol.K   
19
56.50 J/mol.K   
25

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