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Tungsten vs Zinc


Zinc vs Tungsten


Periodic Table

Symbol
W  
Zn  

Group Number
6  
12
12  
6

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440337  
99+
7440666  
24

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Indian metallurgists  

Discovery
In 1781  
Before 1000 BCE  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
39
0.02 %  
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
39
0.01 %  
16

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
7

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.
  
  • It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
  • It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
  

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  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
6

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
40
170.00 p.p.m.  
6

Physical

Melting Point
3,410.00 °C  
1
419.58 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
5,660.00 °C  
1
907.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Grayish White  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Lustrous  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.50  
2
2.50  
15

Brinell Hardness
2,000.00 MPa  
4
327.00 MPa  
39

Vickers Hardness
3,430.00 MPa  
3
207.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
4,620.00 m/s  
20
3,850.00 m/s  
25

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.10  
11
1.00  
99+

Reflectivity
62.00 %  
21
80.00 %  
7

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
W  
Zn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
25  
14

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.36  
3
1.65  
20

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.98  
99+
2.23  
7

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.40  
20
1.66  
8

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.36  
3
1.65  
20

Allen Electronegativity
1.47  
33
1.59  
25

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.64  
99+
2.35  
35

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
16
906.40 kJ/mol  
6

2nd Energy Level
1,700.00 kJ/mol  
30
1,733.30 kJ/mol  
28

3rd Energy Level
2,045.40 kJ/mol  
99+
3,833.00 kJ/mol  
12

4th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
8
5,731.00 kJ/mol  
20

5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
7,970.00 kJ/mol  
15

6th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
35
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15

7th Energy level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
9

8th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
16,800.00 kJ/mol  
6

9th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
25
19,600.00 kJ/mol  
8

10th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
23,000.00 kJ/mol  
10

11th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
28
26,400.00 kJ/mol  
11

12th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29,990.00 kJ/mol  
33

13th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
21
40,490.00 kJ/mol  
5

14th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
43,800.00 kJ/mol  
6

15th Energy Level
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
18
47,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
13
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
34
55,900.00 kJ/mol  
10

18th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
24
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
11

19th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
31
67,300.00 kJ/mol  
10

20th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
25
171,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

21st Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
179,100.00 kJ/mol  
1

22nd Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
906.00 kJ/mol  
9

23rd Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
37

24th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
15
906.40 kJ/mol  
5

25th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
14
906.40 kJ/mol  
4

26th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
14
906.40 kJ/mol  
4

27th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
13
906.40 kJ/mol  
3

28th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
906.40 kJ/mol  
6

29th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
906.40 kJ/mol  
7

30th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
14
906.40 kJ/mol  
4

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.14 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.22 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.55 eV  
18
4.33 eV  
24

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  

Atomic

Atomic Number
74  
99+
30  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Zinc.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
74  
99+
30  
99+

Number of Neutrons
110  
28
35  
99+

Number of Electrons
74  
99+
30  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
162.00 pm  
31
122.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
139.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
183.84 amu  
37
65.38 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tantalum
  
Copper
  

Next Element
Rhenium
  
Gallium
  

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

Lattice Constant
316.52 pm  
99+
266.49 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.29  
99+
1.86  
4

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.25 g/cm3  
16
7.14 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.60 g/cm3  
15
6.57 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
370.00 MPa  
11
120.00 MPa  
27

Viscosity
0.00  
1
0.00  
7

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)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
161.00 GPa  
5
43.00 GPa  
18

Bulk Modulus
310.00 GPa  
4
70.00 GPa  
20

Young's Modulus
411.00 GPa  
4
108.00 GPa  
21

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
17
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.22  
18
6.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
6

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
52.80 nΩ·m  
99+
59.00 nΩ·m  
40

Electrical Conductivity
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10
0.17 106/cm Ω  
12

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

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.39 J/(kg K)  
14

Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K  
99+
25.47 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
173.00 W/m·K  
7
116.00 W/m·K  
14

Critical Temperature
3,695.00 K  
1
692.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
4.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
30.20 µm/(m·K)  
11

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
799.10 kJ/mol  
1
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
837.00 kJ/mol  
1
129.70 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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