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Tin Promethium Comparison


Tin
Promethium Tin comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sn   
Pm   

Group Number
14   
4
Not Available   

Period Number
5   
6   

Block
p block   
f block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440315   
99+
7440122   
99+

Space Group Name
I41/amd   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
141.00   
7
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe   

Discovery
Before 3500 BC   
In 1942   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-7 %   
20
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
24
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
34
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
26
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
13
Not Available   

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.
  
  • It is used for research purpose. Very small amount of this metal is used in atomic batteries.
  • Its radioactive decay is used for a phosphor to give off light. The light emitted is converted into electricity.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Dentistry   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.38 Blood/mg dm-3   
10
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
1.40 p.p.m.   
16
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
231.90 °C   
99+
1,042.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,270.00 °C   
99+
3,000.00 °C   
31

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Unknown   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50   
18
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
50.00 MPa   
99+
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
2,730.00 m/s   
32
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
Yes   
No   

α Allotropes
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
White Tin (Beta Tin)   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Sn   
Pm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
27   
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.96   
8
Not Available   

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.49   
15
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.72   
4
1.07   
32

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.21   
3
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.82   
11
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.04   
99+
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,411.80 kJ/mol   
99+
1,050.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,943.00 kJ/mol   
30
2,150.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,930.30 kJ/mol   
99+
3,970.00 kJ/mol   
38

5th Energy Level
7,456.00 kJ/mol   
13
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.11 g/amp-hr   
99+
1.80 g/amp-hr   
36

Electron Work Function
4.42 eV   
16
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
50   
99+
61   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2   
[Xe] 4f5 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   

Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Promethium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
50   
99+
61   
99+

Number of Neutrons
69   
99+
84   
40

Number of Electrons
50   
99+
61   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
140.00 pm   
38
183.00 pm   
10

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm   
99+
199.00 pm   
12

Van der Waals Radius
217.00 pm   
23
236.00 pm   
16

Atomic Weight
118.71 amu   
99+
145.00 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
16.30 cm3/mol   
32
22.39 cm3/mol   
12

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Indium
  
Neodymium
  

Next Element
Cesium
  
Samarium
  

Valence Electron Potential
83.50 (-eV)   
14
44.10 (-eV)   
39

Lattice Constant
583.18 pm   
7
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
Unknown   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.37 g/cm3   
99+
7.26 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.99 g/cm3   
34
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
17
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
18.00 GPa   
36
18.00 GPa   
36

Bulk Modulus
58.00 GPa   
20
33.00 GPa   
36

Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa   
36
46.00 GPa   
38

Poisson Ratio
0.36   
8
0.28   
17

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.31   
99+
7.26   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor   
Conductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.09 106/cm Ω   
23
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
107.30 kJ/mol   
8
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)   
28
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33

Molar Heat Capacity
27.11 J/mol·K   
20
Not Available   

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
22.00 µm/(m·K)   
20
9.00 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
290.40 kJ/mol   
32
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.30 kJ/mol   
35
310.00 kJ/mol   
34

Standard Molar Entropy
51.20 J/mol.K   
29
Not Available   

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