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Thorium vs Bohrium


Bohrium vs Thorium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Th  
Bh  

Group Number
0  
18
7  
11

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440326  
99+
54037148  
12

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
276.00  
1

Facts

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.
  
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jöns Jakob Berzelius  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1829  
In 1981  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
9
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.05 %  
11
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.66 %  
7
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
15
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  

Uses

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
36
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.02 p.p.m.  
34
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,750.00 °C  
17
-  

Boiling Point
4,790.00 °C  
8
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.00  
13
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
390.00 MPa  
35
270.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
295.00 MPa  
99+
2,700.00 MPa  
4

Speed of Sound
2,490.00 m/s  
99+
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.60  
33
1.50  
36

Reflectivity
15.00 %  
36
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Th  
Bh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
28  
11
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11  
30
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
2.00  
6

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
742.90 kJ/mol  
23

2nd Energy Level
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31

3rd Energy Level
1,978.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
2,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34

8th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33

9th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25

12th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

13th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
38
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17

15th Energy Level
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14

16th Energy Level
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20

17th Energy Level
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
31

18th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20

19th Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.80 kJ/mol  
28

20th Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
21

21st Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
11

22nd Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
16

23rd Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
8

24th Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
12

25th Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

26th Energy Level
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

27th Energy Level
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
9

28th Energy Level
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
15

29th Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
14

30th Energy Level
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.16 g/amp-hr  
28
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
3.41 eV  
99+
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
90  
28
107  
11

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d2 7s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
90  
28
107  
11

Number of Neutrons
142  
16
155  
9

Number of Electrons
90  
28
107  
11

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
179.80 pm  
17
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
206.00 pm  
7
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
237.00 pm  
19
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
232.04 amu  
23
270.00 amu  
8

Atomic Volume
19.90 cm3/mol  
32
23.70 cm3/mol  
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Actinium
  

Next Element
Hassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
59.30 (-eV)  
24
27.20 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
508.42 pm  
16
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.10  
99+
1.57  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.72 g/cm3  
34
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
11.72 g/cm3  
32
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Tensile Strength
75.00 MPa  
30
152.00 MPa  
24

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
31.00 GPa  
25
28.00 GPa  
32

Bulk Modulus
54.00 GPa  
23
37.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
79.00 GPa  
26
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.27  
20
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.70  
36
37.00  
5

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
-  

Resistivity
157.00 nΩ·m  
22
6.50 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω  
36
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
26.23 J/mol·K  
38
37.10 J/mol·K  
2

Thermal Conductivity
54.00 W/m·K  
28
37.00 W/m·K  
36

Critical Temperature
2,023.00 K  
20
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+
14.30 µm/(m·K)  
28

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
429.00 kJ/mol  
20
270.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol  
19
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
468.60 kJ/mol  
20
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
27.30 J/mol.K  
99+
57.00 J/mol.K  
30

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