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Tungsten vs Sodium

Tungsten
Sodium
Sodium vs Tungsten


Periodic Table
Symbol
W  
-  
Group Number
6  
12
1  
17
Period Number
6  
3  
Block
d block  
s block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkali  
CAS Number
7440337  
99+
7440235  
99+
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
Im_ 3m  
Space Group Number
229.00  
2
229.00  
2
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
  
  • At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
  • The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
By Electrolysis Process, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
-  
Humphry Davy  
Discovery
In 1781  
In 1807  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
7
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
6
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
39
0.55 %  
6
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
39
2.30 %  
5
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
18
1.10 %  
1
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.14 %  
4
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.
  
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Toxic  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
1
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
40
10,000.00 p.p.m.  
2
Physical
Melting Point
3,410.00 °C  
1
97.72 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
5,660.00 °C  
1
883.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Grayish White  
Silvery White  
Luster
Lustrous  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
7.50  
2
0.50  
24
Brinell Hardness
2,000.00 MPa  
4
0.69 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
3,430.00 MPa  
3
0.69 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
4,620.00 m/s  
20
3,200.00 m/s  
35
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
2.10  
11
1.33  
99+
Reflectivity
62.00 %  
21
53.00 %  
28
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
W  
-  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
33  
6
17  
22
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
2.36  
3
0.93  
99+
Sanderson Electronegativity
0.98  
99+
0.56  
99+
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.40  
20
1.01  
36
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.36  
3
0.91  
99+
Allen Electronegativity
1.47  
33
0.87  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
1.64  
99+
3.07  
6
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
16
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,700.00 kJ/mol  
30
4,562.00 kJ/mol  
4
3rd Energy Level
2,045.40 kJ/mol  
99+
6,910.30 kJ/mol  
6
4th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
8
9,543.00 kJ/mol  
5
5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
13,354.00 kJ/mol  
4
6th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
35
16,613.00 kJ/mol  
4
7th Energy level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
20,117.00 kJ/mol  
4
8th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
25,496.00 kJ/mol  
4
9th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
25
28,932.00 kJ/mol  
4
10th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
141,362.00 kJ/mol  
2
11th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
28
159,076.00 kJ/mol  
2
12th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
21
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
18
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
13
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
34
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
24
4,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
31
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
25
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
495.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
15
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
14
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
14
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
13
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
14
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.14 g/amp-hr  
99+
0.86 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.55 eV  
18
2.75 eV  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
74  
99+
11  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2  
[Ne] 3s1  
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
74  
99+
11  
99+
Number of Neutrons
110  
28
12  
99+
Number of Electrons
74  
99+
11  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
186.00 pm  
11
Covalent Radius
162.00 pm  
31
166.00 pm  
29
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
227.00 pm  
26
Atomic Weight
183.84 amu  
37
22.99 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
9.53 cm3/mol  
99+
23.70 cm3/mol  
14
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Tantalum
  
Beryllium
  
Next Element
Rhenium
  
Magnesium
  
Valence Electron Potential
140.00 (-eV)  
5
14.10 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
316.52 pm  
99+
429.06 pm  
22
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.29  
99+
1.01  
99+
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
19.25 g/cm3  
16
0.97 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.60 g/cm3  
15
0.93 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
370.00 MPa  
11
10.00 MPa  
99+
Viscosity
0.00  
1
0.00  
5
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
3.30 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
310.00 GPa  
4
6.30 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
411.00 GPa  
4
10.00 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.28  
17
0.37  
7
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
19.22  
18
0.97  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
6
Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Superconductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
52.80 nΩ·m  
99+
47.70 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10
0.21 106/cm Ω  
9
Electron Affinity
78.60 kJ/mol  
15
52.80 kJ/mol  
24
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
1.23 J/(kg K)  
3
Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K  
99+
28.23 J/mol·K  
13
Thermal Conductivity
173.00 W/m·K  
7
142.00 W/m·K  
11
Critical Temperature
3,695.00 K  
1
2,573.00 K  
10
Thermal Expansion
4.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
71.00 µm/(m·K)  
4
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
799.10 kJ/mol  
1
89.04 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
35.23 kJ/mol  
1
2.59 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
837.00 kJ/mol  
1
108.40 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K  
99+
51.30 J/mol.K  
39
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