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Tin vs Hafnium


Tin
Hafnium vs Tin


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sn  
Hf  

Group Number
14  
4
4  
14

Period Number
5  
6  

Block
p block  
d block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440315  
99+
7440586  
30

Space Group Name
I41/amd  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
141.00  
10
194.00  
7

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.
  
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
By-product Zirconium Refining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy  

Discovery
Before 3500 BC  
In 1922  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
34
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
15
0.00 %  
14

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 has an ability to absorb neutrons and hence it is used to make control rods in nuclear submarines. And this metal is also used in Plasma welding torches.
  • It alloys with iron, titanium and niobium are very useful.
  

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

Medical Uses
Dentistry  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

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+
2,150.00 °C  
10

Boiling Point
2,270.00 °C  
99+
5,400.00 °C  
5

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Gray  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
5.50  
7

Brinell Hardness
50.00 MPa  
99+
1,450.00 MPa  
6

Vickers Hardness
50.00 MPa  
99+
1,520.00 MPa  
10

Speed of Sound
2,730.00 m/s  
99+
3,010.00 m/s  
39

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.40  
7
2.00  
15

Reflectivity
51.00 %  
30
71.00 %  
12

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  
Hf  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.96  
9
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.49  
19
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.72  
5
1.23  
26

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.21  
5
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.82  
14
1.16  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.04  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
33
658.50 kJ/mol  
40

2nd Energy Level
1,411.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,440.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,943.00 kJ/mol  
30
2,250.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,930.30 kJ/mol  
99+
3,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,456.00 kJ/mol  
21
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
33

6th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
39
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
35
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
32
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
38

10th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
36
6,590.00 kJ/mol  
40

11th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
34
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
40

12th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
31
6,580.00 kJ/mol  
35

14th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
27
65,800.00 kJ/mol  
34

16th Energy Level
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
658.50 kJ/mol  
99+

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

18th Energy Level
7,086.00 kJ/mol  
33
6,585.00 kJ/mol  
36

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

20th Energy Level
708.00 kJ/mol  
33
658.00 kJ/mol  
37

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

22nd Energy Level
708.00 kJ/mol  
27
658.00 kJ/mol  
31

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

24th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
26
658.50 kJ/mol  
31

25th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
28
658.00 kJ/mol  
33

26th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
27
658.50 kJ/mol  
32

27th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
27
658.50 kJ/mol  
33

28th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
32
658.50 kJ/mol  
38

29th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
33
658.50 kJ/mol  
39

30th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
27
658.00 kJ/mol  
35

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.11 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.66 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.42 eV  
22
3.90 eV  
36

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
50  
99+
72  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
50  
99+
72  
99+

Number of Neutrons
69  
99+
106  
30

Number of Electrons
50  
99+
72  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
140.00 pm  
40
159.00 pm  
30

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
175.00 pm  
25

Van der Waals Radius
217.00 pm  
29
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
118.71 amu  
99+
178.49 amu  
39

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Indium
  
Lutetium
  

Next Element
Cesium
  
Tantalum
  

Valence Electron Potential
83.50 (-eV)  
14
81.00 (-eV)  
16

Lattice Constant
583.18 pm  
7
319.64 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
0.68  
99+
1.58  
34

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.37 g/cm3  
99+
13.31 g/cm3  
27

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.99 g/cm3  
99+
12.00 g/cm3  
31

Tensile Strength
15.00 MPa  
99+
445.00 MPa  
9

Viscosity
0.00  
15
0.00  
28

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
18
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
38
0.00 (Pa)  
25

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
18.00 GPa  
99+
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
58.00 GPa  
21
110.00 GPa  
15

Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
39
78.00 GPa  
27

Poisson Ratio
0.36  
8
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.31  
99+
13.31  
30

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
9

Susceptibility
0.00  
30
0.00  
13

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
115.00 nΩ·m  
28
331.00 nΩ·m  
14

Electrical Conductivity
0.09 106/cm Ω  
28
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+

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

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)  
28
0.14 J/(kg K)  
38

Molar Heat Capacity
27.11 J/mol·K  
26
25.73 J/mol·K  
99+

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

Critical Temperature
505.00 K  
99+
2,500.00 K  
11

Thermal Expansion
22.00 µm/(m·K)  
21
5.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
290.40 kJ/mol  
99+
661.10 kJ/mol  
6

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.03 kJ/mol  
99+
25.10 kJ/mol  
8

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.30 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
5

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

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