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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
W
Ta
1.2 Group Number
65
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
66
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74403377440257
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
229.00229.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
  • Tantalum metal is known as corrosion resistance.
  • Tantalum metal can easily fabricated and It is a good conductor of heat and electricity.
2.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Not Available
Anders Gustaf Ekeberg
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1781
In 1802
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %8 * 10-9 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %~-9999 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • Tantalum metal is mainly used in the manufacturing of electron components. Its Oxide layer acts as an insulator.
  • Tantalum metal is also used in surgical transplant like replacement of bone, skull plates and as a woven gauze.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Low Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.03 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
3,410.00 °C2,996.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
5,660.00 °C5,425.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Grayish White
Gray Blue
4.3.3 Luster
Lustrous
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
7.506.50
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
2,000.00 MPa440.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
3,430.00 MPa870.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
4,620.00 m/s3,400.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
62.00 %78.00 %
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
W
Ta
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
3331
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
2.361.50
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
0.98NA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.401.33
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.471.34
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
1.642.50
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol761.00 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,700.00 kJ/mol1,500.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
NANA
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
NANA
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.14 g/amp-hr1.35 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.55 eV4.25 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
7473
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d3 6s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
7473
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
110108
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
7473
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
139.00 pm146.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
162.00 pm170.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
183.84 amu180.95 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
9.53 cm3/mol10.90 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
140.00 (-eV)110.00 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
316.52 pm330.13 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
19.25 g/cm316.69 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.60 g/cm315.00 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
370.00 MPaNA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Palladium
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
161.00 GPa69.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
310.00 GPa200.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
411.00 GPa186.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.280.34
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
19.2216.65
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Superconductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
52.80 nΩ·m131.00 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.19 106/cm Ω0.08 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
78.60 kJ/mol31.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)0.14 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K25.36 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
173.00 W/m·K57.50 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
4.50 µm/(m·K)6.30 µm/(m·K)
Palladium
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
799.10 kJ/mol753.10 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
35.23 kJ/mol31.40 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
837.00 kJ/mol782.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K41.50 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1