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Tungsten Plutonium Comparison


Plutonium Tungsten comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
W  
Pu  

Group Number
6  
12
0  
18

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440337  
99+
7440075  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
P121/m1  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
11.00  
16

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
  
  • 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
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Mining, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

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

Discovery
In 1781  
In Between 1940 1941  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
39
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
39
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
18
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Tungsten and its alloys are used in high-temperature applications like welding electrodes, high-temperature furnace, etc.
  • Tungsten carbide is very hard and used in metal working, mining and petroleum industry.
  
  • 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
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
40
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
3,410.00 °C  
1
639.50 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
5,660.00 °C  
1
3,235.00 °C  
25

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Grayish White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Lustrous  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.50  
2
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
2,000.00 MPa  
4
627.00 MPa  
22

Vickers Hardness
3,430.00 MPa  
3
617.00 MPa  
26

Speed of Sound
4,620.00 m/s  
20
2,260.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.10  
11
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
62.00 %  
21
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
W  
Pu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
20  
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.36  
3
1.28  
34

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.98  
99+
1.28  
26

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.40  
20
1.22  
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.36  
3
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.47  
33
1.28  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.64  
99+
2.72  
21

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
16
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,700.00 kJ/mol  
30
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,045.40 kJ/mol  
99+
2,084.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
8
3,338.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
25
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
28
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

13th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

15th Energy Level
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
18
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
13
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
40

17th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
34
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
31
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
25
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

22nd Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

24th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
15
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
14
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
14
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
13
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
14
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Electron Work Function
4.55 eV  
18
3.88 eV  
38

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
74  
99+
94  
24

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2  
[Rn] 5f6 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Monoclinic (MON)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
74  
99+
94  
24

Number of Neutrons
110  
28
150  
12

Number of Electrons
74  
99+
94  
24

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
159.00 pm  
30

Covalent Radius
162.00 pm  
31
187.00 pm  
20

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
183.84 amu  
37
244.00 amu  
19

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tantalum
  
Neptunium
  

Next Element
Rhenium
  
Americium
  

Valence Electron Potential
140.00 (-eV)  
5
64.90 (-eV)  
21

Lattice Constant
316.52 pm  
99+
618.30 pm  
4

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.29  
99+
1.74  
6

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.25 g/cm3  
16
19.82 g/cm3  
13

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.60 g/cm3  
15
16.63 g/cm3  
18

Tensile Strength
370.00 MPa  
11
40.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
1
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
28

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
2.20 (Pa)  
12

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
161.00 GPa  
5
43.00 GPa  
18

Bulk Modulus
310.00 GPa  
4
100.00 GPa  
16

Young's Modulus
411.00 GPa  
4
96.00 GPa  
23

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
17
0.21  
33

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.22  
18
19.84  
16

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
21

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
52.80 nΩ·m  
99+
1.46 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
78.60 kJ/mol  
15
0.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K  
99+
35.50 J/mol·K  
4

Thermal Conductivity
173.00 W/m·K  
7
6.74 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
3,695.00 K  
1
913.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
4.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
46.70 µm/(m·K)  
6

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
799.10 kJ/mol  
1
344.00 kJ/mol  
36

Enthalpy of Fusion
35.23 kJ/mol  
1
2.82 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
837.00 kJ/mol  
1
360.00 kJ/mol  
35

Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K  
99+
37.10 J/mol.K  
99+

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