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Tin vs Meitnerium


Tin
Meitnerium vs Tin


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sn  
Mt  

Group Number
14  
4
9  
9

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
p block  
d block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Probably Transition  

CAS Number
7440315  
99+
54038016  
10

Space Group Name
I41/amd  
-  

Space Group Number
141.00  
10
166.00  
9

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.
  
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
Before 3500 BC  
In 1982  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
19
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
34
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
26
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
15
-  

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

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Dentistry  
-  

Other Uses
-  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non 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+
-  

Boiling Point
2,270.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
-  

Brinell Hardness
50.00 MPa  
99+
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
50.00 MPa  
99+
350.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,730.00 m/s  
99+
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.40  
7
1.30  
99+

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  
Mt  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
4  
33

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.96  
9
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.49  
19
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.72  
5
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.21  
5
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.82  
14
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.04  
99+
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
33
800.80 kJ/mol  
15

2nd Energy Level
1,411.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,823.60 kJ/mol  
18

3rd Energy Level
2,943.00 kJ/mol  
30
2,904.20 kJ/mol  
31

4th Energy Level
3,930.30 kJ/mol  
99+
3,859.40 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,456.00 kJ/mol  
21
4,920.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
34

7th Energy level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
39
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

8th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
35
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

9th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
32
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36

10th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
36
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
34
6,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

13th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
31
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

14th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
1,156.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
27
80,000.00 kJ/mol  
17

16th Energy Level
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39

17th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
20

18th Energy Level
7,086.00 kJ/mol  
33
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
23

19th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
39
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
17

20th Energy Level
708.00 kJ/mol  
33
850.00 kJ/mol  
18

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

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

23rd Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

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

25th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
28
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

26th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
27
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

27th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
27
800.00 kJ/mol  
12

28th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
32
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

29th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
33
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

30th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
27
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.11 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
4.42 eV  
22
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
50  
99+
109  
9

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Meitnerium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
50  
99+
109  
9

Number of Neutrons
69  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
50  
99+
109  
9

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
140.00 pm  
40
122.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
129.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
217.00 pm  
29
260.00 pm  
9

Atomic Weight
118.71 amu  
99+
278.00 amu  
7

Atomic Volume
16.30 cm3/mol  
99+
20.20 cm3/mol  
30

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Indium
  
Hassium
  

Next Element
Cesium
  

Valence Electron Potential
83.50 (-eV)  
14
31.20 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
583.18 pm  
7
0.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
0.68  
99+
1.59  
27

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.37 g/cm3  
99+
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.99 g/cm3  
99+
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Tensile Strength
15.00 MPa  
99+
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
15
0.00  
25

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)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
18.00 GPa  
99+
35.00 GPa  
21

Bulk Modulus
58.00 GPa  
21
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
39
13.50 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.36  
8
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.31  
99+
37.40  
4

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
12

Susceptibility
0.00  
30
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
-  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.09 106/cm Ω  
28
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
107.30 kJ/mol  
9
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)  
28
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
27.11 J/mol·K  
26
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
505.00 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
290.40 kJ/mol  
99+
110.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.03 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.30 kJ/mol  
99+
350.20 kJ/mol  
37

Standard Molar Entropy
51.20 J/mol.K  
40
63.80 J/mol.K  
22

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