Uranium

Calcium

Uranium vs Calcium

Uranium

Calcium

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1 Periodic Table

1.1 Symbol

1.2 Group Number

0 17

1.3 Period Number

2 7

1.5 Block

f block

s block

1.6 Element Family

Actinide

Alkaline Earth

1.7 CAS Number

74406117440702

7429905 54386242

1.11 Space Group Name

Cmcm

Fm_ 3m

1.12 Space Group Number

63.00225.00

11 229

2 Facts

2.1 Interesting Facts

Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.

Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.

It is found in the compound state.

Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.

2.2 Sources

Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals

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

2.3 History

2.3.1 Who Discovered

Not Available

Humphry Davy

2.3.2 Discovery

In 1789

In 1808

2.5 Abundance

2.5.1 Abundance In Universe

2 * 10^-8 %7 * 10^-3 %

5E-09 0.11

2.6.1 Abundance In Sun

~0.0000001 %~0.007 %

1E-08 0.1

3.4.2 Abundance In Meteorites

0.00 %1.10 %

1.7E-07 22

3.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust

0.00 %5.00 %

9.9E-12 8.1

3.4.6 Abundance In Oceans

0.00 %0.00 %

2E-23 1.1

3.4.8 Abundance In Humans

NA1.40 %

1E-13 1.4

4 Uses

4.1 Uses & Benefits

The main use of this metal include nuclear fuel which is used to generate electricity yin nuclear power stations.
Synthetic elements like transuranium are made from Uranium metal.

It is used as a reducing agent while preparing metals like thorium and uranium. It is also used as an alloying agent for metals such as aluminum, copper & lead.
Calcium carbonate or lime stone is used in cement.

4.1.1 Industrial Uses

Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry

Chemical Industry

4.1.2 Medical Uses

Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry

4.1.3 Other Uses

Alloys, Jewellery, Nuclear Reactor's Fuel, Sculptures, Statues

Alloys

4.2 Biological Properties

4.2.1 Toxicity

Toxic

Non Toxic

4.2.2 Present in Human Body

✔ ✘

4.2.3 In Blood

NA60.50 Blood/mg dm-3

0 1970

4.2.5 In Bone

NA170,000.00 p.p.m.

0 170000

6 Physical

6.1 Melting Point

1,132.00 °C839.00 °C

27 3410

6.2 Boiling Point

3,818.00 °C1,484.00 °C

147 5660

7.2 Appearance

7.2.1 Physical State

Solid

7.2.2 Color

Silvery Gray

Gray

7.2.3 Luster

Metallic

7.3 Hardness

7.3.1 Mohs Hardness

6.001.75

0.2 8.5

7.4.1 Brinell Hardness

2,350.00 MPa170.00 MPa

0.14 3490

7.4.2 Vickers Hardness

1,960.00 MPaNA

121 3430

7.7 Speed of Sound

3,155.00 m/s3,810.00 m/s

818 16200

7.8 Optical Properties

7.8.1 Refractive Index

NANA

1.000933 1.7229

7.8.2 Reflectivity

NANA

58 97

7.9 Allotropes

✔ ✘

7.9.1 α Allotropes

Not Available

7.9.2 β Allotropes

Not Available

7.9.3 γ Allotropes

Not Available

8 Chemical

8.1 Chemical Formula

8.2 Isotopes

8.2.1 Known Isotopes

2519

0 38

8.4 Electronegativity

8.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity

1.381.00

0.7 2.54

8.5.2 Sanderson Electronegativity

NA0.95

0.22 2.56

9.2.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity

1.221.04

0.86 1.82

9.2.3 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity

NA1.08

0.62 2.48

9.3.2 Allen Electronegativity

NA1.03

0.659 2.7

9.4 Electropositivity

9.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity

2.623.00

1.46 3.3

9.5 Ionization Energies

9.5.1 1st Energy Level

597.60 kJ/mol589.80 kJ/mol

375.7 26130

9.5.3 2nd Energy Level

1,420.00 kJ/mol1,145.40 kJ/mol

710.2162 28750

9.5.4 3rd Energy Level

1,900.00 kJ/mol4,912.40 kJ/mol

1600 34230

9.5.6 4th Energy Level

3,145.00 kJ/mol6,491.00 kJ/mol

2780 37066

9.6.2 5th Energy Level

NA8,153.00 kJ/mol

4305.2 97510

9.7.2 6th Energy Level

NA10,496.00 kJ/mol

5715.8 105800

9.7.4 7th Energy level

NA12,270.00 kJ/mol

7226.8 114300

9.7.6 8th Energy Level

NA14,206.00 kJ/mol

8857.4 125300

9.7.8 9th Energy Level

NA18,191.00 kJ/mol

14110 134700

9.7.9 10th Energy Level

NA20,385.00 kJ/mol

17100 144300

9.7.11 11th Energy Level

NA57,110.00 kJ/mol

19900 169988

9.7.13 12th Energy Level

NA63,410.00 kJ/mol

22219 189368

9.7.16 13th Energy Level

NA70,110.00 kJ/mol

26930 76015

9.7.18 14th Energy Level

NA78,890.00 kJ/mol

29196 86450

9.7.20 15th Energy Level

NA86,310.00 kJ/mol

41987 97510

9.7.22 16th Energy Level

NA94,000.00 kJ/mol

47206 109480

9.7.23 17th Energy Level

NA104,900.00 kJ/mol

52737 122200

9.7.25 18th Energy Level

NA111,711.00 kJ/mol

58570 134810

9.7.27 19th Energy Level

NANA

64702 148700

9.7.29 20th Energy Level

NANA

80400 171200

9.7.30 21st Energy Level

NANA

87000 179100

9.7.32 22nd Energy Level

NANA

93400 184900

9.7.34 23rd Energy Level

NANA

98420 198800

9.7.35 24th Energy Level

NANA

104400 195200

9.7.37 25th Energy Level

NANA

121900 121900

9.7.39 26th Energy Level

NANA

127700 127700

9.7.41 27th Energy Level

NANA

133800 133800

9.7.42 28th Energy Level

NANA

139800 139800

9.7.44 29th Energy Level

NANA

148100 148100

9.7.46 30th Energy Level

NANA

154500 154500

9.8 Electrochemical Equivalent

1.48 g/amp-hr0.75 g/amp-hr

0.16812 8.3209

9.9 Electron Work Function

3.63 eV2.87 eV

2.14 5.65

9.10 Other Chemical Properties

Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity

Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility

10 Atomic

10.1 Atomic Number

9220

3 117

10.2 Electron Configuration

[Rn] 5f³ 6d¹ 7s²

[Ar] 4s²

10.3 Crystal Structure

Orthorhombic (ORTH)

Face Centered Cubic (FCC)

10.3.1 Crystal Lattice

10.4 Atom

10.4.1 Number of Protons

9220

3 117

10.4.4 Number of Neutrons

14620

4 184

10.5.1 Number of Electrons

9220

3 117

10.7 Radius of an Atom

10.7.1 Atomic Radius

156.00 pm197.00 pm

112 265

10.7.2 Covalent Radius

196.00 pm176.00 pm

96 260

11.1.1 Van der Waals Radius

186.00 pm231.00 pm

139 348

11.5 Atomic Weight

238.03 amu40.08 amu

6.94 294

11.6 Atomic Volume

12.59 cm3/mol29.90 cm3/mol

1.39 71.07

11.7 Adjacent Atomic Numbers

11.7.1 Previous Element

11.7.2 Next Element

11.8 Valence Electron Potential

170.00 (-eV)29.00 (-eV)

8 392.42

11.9 Lattice Constant

295.08 pm558.84 pm

228.58 891.25

11.11 Lattice Angles

π/2, π/2, π/2

11.12 Lattice C/A Ratio

NANA

1.567 1.886

12 Mechanical

12.1 Density

12.1.1 Density At Room Temperature

19.10 g/cm³1.55 g/cm³

0.534 40.7

12.1.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)

17.30 g/cm31.38 g/cm3

0.512 20

12.3 Tensile Strength

NANA

2.5 11000

12.5 Viscosity

NANA

0.001526 0.001526

12.6 Vapor Pressure

12.6.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K

NA25.50 (Pa)

2.47E-11 121

12.8.1 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K

0.01 (Pa)NA

2.62E-10 774

12.10 Elasticity properties

12.10.1 Shear Modulus

111.00 GPa7.40 GPa

1.3 222

12.12.1 Bulk Modulus

100.00 GPa17.00 GPa

1.6 462

13.1.2 Young's Modulus

208.00 GPa20.00 GPa

1.7 528

13.2 Poisson Ratio

0.230.31

0.032 0.47

13.4 Other Mechanical Properties

Ductile, Malleable

14 Magnetic

14.1 Magnetic Characteristics

14.1.1 Specific Gravity

18.804.58

0.53 4500

14.3.2 Magnetic Ordering

Paramagnetic

Diamagnetic

14.3.3 Permeability

NANA

1.25643E-06 0.0063

14.3.4 Susceptibility

NANA

-0.000166 200000

14.4 Electrical Properties

14.4.1 Electrical Property

Poor Conductor

Conductor

14.4.2 Resistivity

0.28 nΩ·m33.60 nΩ·m

0.18 961

14.5.3 Electrical Conductivity

0.04 10⁶/cm Ω0.30 10⁶/cm Ω

0.00666 0.63

14.5.5 Electron Affinity

NA2.37 kJ/mol

0 222.8

15 Thermal

15.1 Specific Heat

0.12 J/(kg K)0.63 J/(kg K)

0.11 3.6

15.3 Molar Heat Capacity

27.67 J/mol·K25.93 J/mol·K

16.443 62.7

16.2 Thermal Conductivity

27.50 W/m·K201.00 W/m·K

6.3 429

16.3 Critical Temperature

NANA

26.3 3223

16.5 Thermal Expansion

13.90 µm/(m·K)22.30 µm/(m·K)

4.5 97

16.6 Enthalpy

16.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization

477.00 kJ/mol150.00 kJ/mol

7.32 799.1

16.6.3 Enthalpy of Fusion

15.48 kJ/mol8.54 kJ/mol

2.1 35.23

17.1.1 Enthalpy of Atomization

489.50 kJ/mol184.00 kJ/mol

61.5 837

17.3 Standard Molar Entropy

50.20 J/mol.K41.60 J/mol.K

9.5 198.1

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