Element Family
Post-Transition
Actinide
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Fm_ 3m
Interesting Facts
- Compounds of Thallium metal are highly Toxic.
- Thallium metal is being suspected as a human carcinogen.
Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.
Sources
Found As a By-product, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Who Discovered
William Crookes
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Discovery
In 1861
In 1902
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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
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Medical Uses
Medical Research
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Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Toxic
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1
[Rn] 6d1 7s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Sectile
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Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
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