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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Th
Be
1.2 Group Number
02
Gadolinium
0 17
2.2 Period Number
72
Lithium
2 7
2.3 Block
f block
s block
2.4 Element Family
Actinide
Alkaline Earth
2.5 CAS Number
74403267440417
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
2.6 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P63/mmc
2.8 Space Group Number
194.00194.00
Plutonium
11 229
3 Facts
3.1 Interesting Facts
  • Thorium metal is used as an alternate option over Uranium for nuclear fuel.
  • Thorium metals appearance (silvery white, soft) is somewhat similar to Lead metal.
  • Beryllium is best anti corrosion metal.
  • Beryllium is the lightest metal and still it is stronger than steel.
  • It also finds various applications in Nuclear reactors as a reflector.
3.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
Jöns Jakob Berzelius
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
3.3.2 Discovery
In 1829
In 1797
3.4 Abundance
3.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %1 * 10-7 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
3.5.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %~0.00000001 %
Palladium
1E-08 0.1
3.5.4 Abundance In Meteorites
0.05 %0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.6.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.66 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.6.4 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
3.6.6 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
Radium
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Thorium metal is used as an allying agent for Magnesium, It imparts greater strength and resistance to temperature.
  • compound of this metal Thorium oxide is used as an industrial catalyst.
  • Its alloys with copper or nickel are used in manufacturing Gyroscopes, springs, electrical contact and non sparking tools.
  • Beryllium Alloys are used as a material for aircraft, missiles, spacecraft and satellite.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
Dentistry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
NA
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
Alloys
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Toxic
4.3.0 Present in Human Body
4.3.1 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
4.3.2 In Bone
0.02 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
6 Physical
6.1 Melting Point
1,750.00 °C1,278.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
6.2 Boiling Point
4,790.00 °C2,970.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
6.4 Appearance
6.4.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
6.4.2 Color
Silver
White Gray
6.4.3 Luster
NA
Metallic
6.5 Hardness
6.5.1 Mohs Hardness
3.005.50
Cesium
0.2 8.5
6.5.3 Brinell Hardness
390.00 MPa590.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
6.5.5 Vickers Hardness
295.00 MPa1,670.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
7.2 Speed of Sound
2,490.00 m/s12,890.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
7.4 Optical Properties
7.4.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
7.4.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
7.6 Allotropes
7.6.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.6.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.6.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8 Chemical
8.1 Chemical Formula
Th
Be
8.2 Isotopes
8.2.1 Known Isotopes
289
Tennessine
0 38
8.4 Electronegativity
8.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.57
Francium
0.7 2.54
8.5.1 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA1.81
Cesium
0.22 2.56
8.6.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.111.47
Cesium
0.86 1.82
8.6.3 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA1.54
Cesium
0.62 2.48
8.6.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.58
Cesium
0.659 2.7
8.7 Electropositivity
8.7.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.43
Gold
1.46 3.3
8.9 Ionization Energies
8.9.1 1st Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol899.50 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
8.9.2 2nd Energy Level
1,110.00 kJ/mol1,757.10 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
8.9.3 3rd Energy Level
1,978.00 kJ/mol14,848.70 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
8.9.4 4th Energy Level
2,780.00 kJ/mol21,006.60 kJ/mol
Tin
2780 37066
8.9.5 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
8.9.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
8.9.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
8.9.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
8.9.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
8.9.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
8.9.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
8.9.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
8.9.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
8.9.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
8.9.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
8.9.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
8.9.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
8.9.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
8.9.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
8.9.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
8.9.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
8.9.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
8.9.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
8.9.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
8.9.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
8.9.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
8.9.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
8.9.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
8.9.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
8.9.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
8.10 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.16 g/amp-hr0.17 g/amp-hr
Palladium
0.16812 8.3209
8.11 Electron Work Function
3.41 eV4.98 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
8.12 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
904
Lithium
3 117
9.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d2 7s2
[He] 2s2
9.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
9.3.1 Crystal Lattice
9.4 Atom
9.4.1 Number of Protons
904
Lithium
3 117
9.4.2 Number of Neutrons
1425
Lithium
4 184
9.4.3 Number of Electrons
904
Lithium
3 117
9.5 Radius of an Atom
9.5.1 Atomic Radius
179.80 pm112.00 pm
Palladium
112 265
9.5.2 Covalent Radius
206.00 pm96.00 pm
Palladium
96 260
9.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
237.00 pm153.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
9.6 Atomic Weight
232.04 amu9.01 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
9.7 Atomic Volume
19.90 cm3/mol5.00 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
9.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.8.1 Previous Element
9.8.2 Next Element
9.9 Valence Electron Potential
59.30 (-eV)82.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
9.10 Lattice Constant
508.42 pm228.58 pm
Palladium
228.58 891.25
9.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
9.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.57
Cadmium
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
11.72 g/cm31.85 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
10.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA1.69 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
10.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
10.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
10.4 Vapor Pressure
10.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
10.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
10.5 Elasticity properties
10.5.1 Shear Modulus
31.00 GPa132.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
10.5.2 Bulk Modulus
54.00 GPa130.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
10.5.3 Young's Modulus
79.00 GPa287.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
10.6 Poisson Ratio
0.270.03
Iron
0.032 0.47
10.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
NA
11 Magnetic
11.1 Magnetic Characteristics
11.1.1 Specific Gravity
11.701.85
Lithium
0.53 4500
11.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
11.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
11.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
11.2 Electrical Properties
11.2.1 Electrical Property
Superconductor
Semiconductor
11.2.2 Resistivity
157.00 nΩ·m36.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
11.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω0.31 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
11.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA0.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
12 Thermal
12.1 Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)1.82 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
12.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.23 J/mol·K16.44 J/mol·K
Palladium
16.443 62.7
12.3 Thermal Conductivity
54.00 W/m·K200.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
12.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
12.5 Thermal Expansion
11.00 µm/(m·K)11.30 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
12.6 Enthalpy
12.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
429.00 kJ/mol294.70 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
12.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol11.72 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
12.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
468.60 kJ/mol326.40 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
12.7 Standard Molar Entropy
27.30 J/mol.K9.50 J/mol.K
Palladium
9.5 198.1