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Tungsten vs Seaborgium


Seaborgium vs Tungsten


Periodic Table

Symbol
W  
Sg  

Group Number
6  
12
6  
12

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440337  
99+
54038812  
9

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
  
  • Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
  • And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1781  
In 1974  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
23
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
39
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
39
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
18
-  

Abundance In Humans
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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Seaborgium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27

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

Physical

Melting Point
3,410.00 °C  
1
-  

Boiling Point
5,660.00 °C  
1
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Grayish White  
-  

Luster
Lustrous  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.50  
2
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
2,000.00 MPa  
4
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
3,430.00 MPa  
3
520.00 MPa  
33

Speed of Sound
4,620.00 m/s  
20
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.10  
11
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
62.00 %  
21
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
W  
Sg  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
9  
29

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.36  
3
0.00  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.98  
99+
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.40  
20
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.36  
3
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.47  
33
1.90  
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.64  
99+
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
16
757.40 kJ/mol  
21

2nd Energy Level
1,700.00 kJ/mol  
30
1,732.90 kJ/mol  
29

3rd Energy Level
2,045.40 kJ/mol  
99+
2,483.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
8
3,415.60 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
4,561.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,715.80 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

9th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
25
5,710.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
28
6,600.00 kJ/mol  
39

12th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
971.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

14th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
18
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
13
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27

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

18th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
24
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

21st Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14

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

23rd Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,790.00 kJ/mol  
22

24th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
15
971.00 kJ/mol  
4

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

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

27th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
13
870.00 kJ/mol  
7

28th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
870.00 kJ/mol  
10

29th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
761.90 kJ/mol  
21

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.14 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.20 g/amp-hr  
14

Electron Work Function
4.55 eV  
18
6.00 eV  
1

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
-  

Atomic

Atomic Number
74  
99+
106  
12

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
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BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
74  
99+
106  
12

Number of Neutrons
110  
28
157  
8

Number of Electrons
74  
99+
106  
12

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
132.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
162.00 pm  
31
143.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
230.00 pm  
24

Atomic Weight
183.84 amu  
37
269.00 amu  
9

Atomic Volume
9.53 cm3/mol  
99+
35.00 cm3/mol  
8

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tantalum
  
Dubnium
  

Next Element
Rhenium
  
Bohrium
  

Valence Electron Potential
140.00 (-eV)  
5
6.10 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
316.52 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.29  
99+
1.36  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.25 g/cm3  
16
35.00 g/cm3  
4

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.60 g/cm3  
15
35.00 g/cm3  
4

Tensile Strength
370.00 MPa  
11
30.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
1
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
161.00 GPa  
5
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
310.00 GPa  
4
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
411.00 GPa  
4
12.60 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
17
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.22  
18
35.00  
6

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
7

Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
-  

Resistivity
52.80 nΩ·m  
99+
0.38 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
78.60 kJ/mol  
15
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19

Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K  
99+
35.00 J/mol·K  
5

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

Critical Temperature
3,695.00 K  
1
1,200.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
799.10 kJ/mol  
1
585.00 kJ/mol  
10

Enthalpy of Fusion
35.23 kJ/mol  
1
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
837.00 kJ/mol  
1
650.00 kJ/mol  
8

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

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