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Thallium vs Berkelium


Berkelium vs Thallium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tl  
Bk  

Group Number
13  
5
14  
4

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
p block  
f block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440280  
99+
7440406  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Compounds of Thallium metal are highly Toxic.
  • Thallium metal is being suspected as a human carcinogen.
  
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Crookes  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1861  
In 1949  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
33
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
34
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

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.
  
  • This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Medical Research  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
38
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
303.50 °C  
99+
986.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,457.00 °C  
99+
2,627.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silver  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.20  
21
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
26.50 MPa  
99+
260.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
120.00 MPa  
99+
1,070.00 MPa  
16

Speed of Sound
818.00 m/s  
99+
2,560.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
8.00 %  
37
61.00 %  
22

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Tl  
Bk  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
32  
7
14  
25

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.62  
22
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.25  
6
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44  
18
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.96  
11
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.79  
16
2.70  
1

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.38  
33
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,971.00 kJ/mol  
14
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,878.00 kJ/mol  
32
2,152.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
17
3,434.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
16

13th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
37
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
32

15th Energy Level
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
38
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
33

17th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
18

22nd Energy Level
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
6,010.00 kJ/mol  
19

24th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
601.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
7.63 g/amp-hr  
2
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19

Electron Work Function
3.84 eV  
39
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
81  
35
97  
21

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1  
[Rn] 5f9 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
81  
35
97  
21

Number of Neutrons
123  
21
150  
12

Number of Electrons
81  
35
97  
21

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
170.00 pm  
24
170.00 pm  
24

Covalent Radius
145.00 pm  
99+
170.00 pm  
27

Van der Waals Radius
196.00 pm  
37
244.00 pm  
14

Atomic Weight
204.38 amu  
31
247.00 amu  
18

Atomic Volume
17.20 cm3/mol  
99+
13.39 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Mercury
  
Curium
  

Next Element
Lead
  

Valence Electron Potential
9.60 (-eV)  
99+
45.50 (-eV)  
37

Lattice Constant
345.66 pm  
99+
341.60 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
23
1.57  
38

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.85 g/cm3  
33
14.78 g/cm3  
23

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
11.22 g/cm3  
33
13.25 g/cm3  
29

Tensile Strength
47.00 MPa  
39
70.00 MPa  
31

Viscosity
0.00  
22
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
16.90 (Pa)  
5
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
38
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
2.80 GPa  
99+
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
43.00 GPa  
33
13.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
8.00 GPa  
99+
13.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.45  
2
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Sectile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.85  
35
14.00  
25

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
13

Susceptibility
0.00  
28
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.18 nΩ·m  
99+
7.60 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.06 106/cm Ω  
37
0.10 106/cm Ω  
25

Electron Affinity
19.20 kJ/mol  
38
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
26.32 J/mol·K  
37
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
577.00 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
29.90 µm/(m·K)  
12
13.25 µm/(m·K)  
36

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
162.10 kJ/mol  
99+
380.00 kJ/mol  
27

Enthalpy of Fusion
4.27 kJ/mol  
99+
13.25 kJ/mol  
31

Enthalpy of Atomization
179.90 kJ/mol  
99+
601.00 kJ/mol  
11

Standard Molar Entropy
64.20 J/mol.K  
20
52.00 J/mol.K  
37

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