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Tin Plutonium Comparison


Tin
Plutonium Tin comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sn  
Pu  

Group Number
14  
4
0  
18

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
p block  
f block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440315  
99+
7440075  
99+

Space Group Name
I41/amd  
P121/m1  

Space Group Number
141.00  
10
11.00  
16

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Mining, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan  

Discovery
Before 3500 BC  
In Between 1940 1941  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
24
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
34
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
26
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
15
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Tin-niobium alloy is used for producing superconducting magnets.
  • Tin salt known as a tin II chloride, it is used as a mordant and as a reducing agent for dyeing calico and silk.
  
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry  

Medical Uses
Dentistry  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.38 Blood/mg dm-3  
10
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
1.40 p.p.m.  
17
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
231.90 °C  
99+
639.50 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,270.00 °C  
99+
3,235.00 °C  
25

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
50.00 MPa  
99+
627.00 MPa  
22

Vickers Hardness
50.00 MPa  
99+
617.00 MPa  
26

Speed of Sound
2,730.00 m/s  
99+
2,260.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.40  
7
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
51.00 %  
30
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
Yes  
No  

α Allotropes
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)  
-  

β Allotropes
White Tin (Beta Tin)  
-  

γ Allotropes
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sn  
Pu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
20  
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.96  
9
1.28  
34

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.49  
19
1.28  
26

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.72  
5
1.22  
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.21  
5
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.82  
14
1.28  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.04  
99+
2.72  
21

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
33
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,411.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,943.00 kJ/mol  
30
2,084.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,930.30 kJ/mol  
99+
3,338.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,456.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
39
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
32
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
36
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
34
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

13th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
31
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
39

15th Energy Level
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
27
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
40

17th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
7,086.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
39
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
708.00 kJ/mol  
33
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
708.00 kJ/mol  
27
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
26
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
28
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
27
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
27
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
32
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
33
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
27
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.11 g/amp-hr  
99+
2.28 g/amp-hr  
26

Electron Work Function
4.42 eV  
22
3.88 eV  
38

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
50  
99+
94  
24

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2  
[Rn] 5f6 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)  
Monoclinic (MON)  

Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100  
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
50  
99+
94  
24

Number of Neutrons
69  
99+
150  
12

Number of Electrons
50  
99+
94  
24

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
140.00 pm  
40
159.00 pm  
30

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
187.00 pm  
20

Van der Waals Radius
217.00 pm  
29
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
118.71 amu  
99+
244.00 amu  
19

Atomic Volume
16.30 cm3/mol  
99+
12.32 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Indium
  
Neptunium
  

Next Element
Cesium
  
Americium
  

Valence Electron Potential
83.50 (-eV)  
14
64.90 (-eV)  
21

Lattice Constant
583.18 pm  
7
618.30 pm  
4

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
0.68  
99+
1.74  
6

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.37 g/cm3  
99+
19.82 g/cm3  
13

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.99 g/cm3  
99+
16.63 g/cm3  
18

Tensile Strength
15.00 MPa  
99+
40.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
15
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
18
0.00 (Pa)  
28

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
38
2.20 (Pa)  
12

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
18.00 GPa  
99+
43.00 GPa  
18

Bulk Modulus
58.00 GPa  
21
100.00 GPa  
16

Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
39
96.00 GPa  
23

Poisson Ratio
0.36  
8
0.21  
33

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.31  
99+
19.84  
16

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
30
0.00  
21

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
115.00 nΩ·m  
28
1.46 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.09 106/cm Ω  
28
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
107.30 kJ/mol  
9
0.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)  
28
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.11 J/mol·K  
26
35.50 J/mol·K  
4

Thermal Conductivity
66.80 W/m·K  
25
6.74 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
505.00 K  
99+
913.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
22.00 µm/(m·K)  
21
46.70 µm/(m·K)  
6

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
290.40 kJ/mol  
99+
344.00 kJ/mol  
36

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.03 kJ/mol  
99+
2.82 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.30 kJ/mol  
99+
360.00 kJ/mol  
35

Standard Molar Entropy
51.20 J/mol.K  
40
37.10 J/mol.K  
99+

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