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Thorium vs Moscovium


Moscovium vs Thorium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Th  
Mc  

Group Number
0  
18
15  
3

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
p block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Probably Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440326  
99+
54085642  
4

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

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.
  
Moscovium is named after Moscow, where the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research is located.  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jöns Jakob Berzelius  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1829  
In 2003  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
9
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.05 %  
11
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.66 %  
7
-  

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 Ununpentium 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  
30

In Bone
0.02 p.p.m.  
34
0.30 p.p.m.  
26

Physical

Melting Point
1,750.00 °C  
17
400.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
4,790.00 °C  
8
1,100.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.00  
13
-  

Brinell Hardness
390.00 MPa  
35
700.00 MPa  
17

Vickers Hardness
295.00 MPa  
99+
400.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,490.00 m/s  
99+
3,790.00 m/s  
28

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.60  
33
1.70  
27

Reflectivity
15.00 %  
36
67.00 %  
16

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Th  
Mc  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
28  
11
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11  
30
1.90  
1

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.20  
39

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.20  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.40 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,756.00 kJ/mol  
25

3rd Energy Level
1,978.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,653.30 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
2,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,679.50 kJ/mol  
34

5th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,721.60 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
39

9th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36

10th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
67,000.00 kJ/mol  
6

13th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23

14th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
38
1,139.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
67,000.00 kJ/mol  
33

16th Energy Level
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+
540.10 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
540.10 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
830.00 kJ/mol  
20

21st Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
31

22nd Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
16

24th Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
540.20 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
700.00 kJ/mol  
31

26th Energy Level
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+
670.00 kJ/mol  
30

27th Energy Level
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+
670.00 kJ/mol  
31

28th Energy Level
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+
670.00 kJ/mol  
36

29th Energy Level
587.00 kJ/mol  
99+
670.00 kJ/mol  
37

30th Energy Level
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+
670.00 kJ/mol  
32

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

Electron Work Function
3.41 eV  
99+
4.10 eV  
32

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
90  
28
115  
3

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d2 7s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p3  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Thorium.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Ununpentium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
90  
28
115  
3

Number of Neutrons
142  
16
159  
6

Number of Electrons
90  
28
115  
3

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
179.80 pm  
17
170.00 pm  
24

Covalent Radius
206.00 pm  
7
170.00 pm  
27

Van der Waals Radius
237.00 pm  
19
320.00 pm  
3

Atomic Weight
232.04 amu  
23
289.00 amu  
3

Atomic Volume
19.90 cm3/mol  
32
22.60 cm3/mol  
19

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Actinium
  
Flerovium
  

Next Element

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

Lattice Constant
508.42 pm  
16
0.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.10  
99+
1.70  
8

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.72 g/cm3  
34
4.51 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
11.72 g/cm3  
32
13.50 g/cm3  
28

Tensile Strength
75.00 MPa  
30
80.00 MPa  
29

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)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
31.00 GPa  
25
-  

Bulk Modulus
54.00 GPa  
23
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
79.00 GPa  
26
11.80 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.27  
20
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.70  
36
13.50  
29

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
-  

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

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

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
26.23 J/mol·K  
38
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
54.00 W/m·K  
28
0.37 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
2,023.00 K  
20
1,100.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
429.00 kJ/mol  
20
420.30 kJ/mol  
21

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol  
19
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
468.60 kJ/mol  
20
395.60 kJ/mol  
28

Standard Molar Entropy
27.30 J/mol.K  
99+
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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