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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
U
Co
1.2 Group Number
09
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
74
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74406117440484
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Cmcm
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
63.00194.00
Plutonium
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.
  • The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
  • Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
  • It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
2.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Not Available
Georg Brandt
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1789
In 1732
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %3 * 10-4 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.5.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~0.0004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.6.1 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.06 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.1.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.1.2 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
3.4.2 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
Radium
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.
  • Its alloys with aluminum and nickel are used to make powerful magnets.
  • Few other alloys exhibit high-temperature strength and hence they are used in Turbines of Jet and Gas engine.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
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
Toxic
4.2.3 Present in Human Body
4.2.4 In Blood
NA0.04 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
4.2.5 In Bone
NA0.04 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
1,132.00 °C1,495.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
5.3 Boiling Point
3,818.00 °C2,870.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
5.4 Appearance
5.4.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.4.2 Color
Silvery Gray
Gray
5.4.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
5.5 Hardness
5.5.1 Mohs Hardness
6.005.00
Cesium
0.2 8.5
5.5.3 Brinell Hardness
2,350.00 MPa470.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
5.6.1 Vickers Hardness
1,960.00 MPa1,043.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
5.7 Speed of Sound
3,155.00 m/s4,720.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
5.9 Optical Properties
5.9.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
5.11.1 Reflectivity
NA67.00 %
Molybdenum
58 97
5.12 Allotropes
5.12.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
α-Cobalt
5.12.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
β-Cobalt
5.12.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6 Chemical
6.1 Chemical Formula
U
Co
6.2 Isotopes
6.2.1 Known Isotopes
2526
Tennessine
0 38
6.4 Electronegativity
6.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.381.88
Francium
0.7 2.54
6.6.1 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA2.56
Cesium
0.22 2.56
7.1.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.221.70
Cesium
0.86 1.82
7.1.3 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
7.1.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.84
Cesium
0.659 2.7
7.3 Electropositivity
7.3.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.622.12
Gold
1.46 3.3
7.5 Ionization Energies
7.5.1 1st Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol760.40 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
7.6.2 2nd Energy Level
1,420.00 kJ/mol1,648.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
7.6.4 3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol3,232.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
7.7.2 4th Energy Level
3,145.00 kJ/mol4,950.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
7.7.4 5th Energy Level
NA7,670.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
7.7.5 6th Energy Level
NA9,840.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
7.7.7 7th Energy level
NA12,440.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
7.7.8 8th Energy Level
NA15,230.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
7.8.1 9th Energy Level
NA17,959.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
8.1.2 10th Energy Level
NA26,570.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
8.1.5 11th Energy Level
NA29,400.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
19900 169988
8.1.7 12th Energy Level
NA32,400.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
22219 189368
8.2.3 13th Energy Level
NA36,600.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
26930 76015
8.2.5 14th Energy Level
NA39,700.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
29196 86450
8.2.6 15th Energy Level
NA42,800.00 kJ/mol
Manganese
41987 97510
8.2.8 16th Energy Level
NA49,396.00 kJ/mol
Iron
47206 109480
8.2.9 17th Energy Level
NA52,737.00 kJ/mol
Copper
52737 122200
9.1.1 18th Energy Level
NA134,810.00 kJ/mol
Nickel
58570 134810
9.1.2 19th Energy Level
NA145,170.00 kJ/mol
Copper
64702 148700
9.2.1 20th Energy Level
NA154,700.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
80400 171200
9.3.1 21st Energy Level
NA167,400.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
87000 179100
9.3.2 22nd Energy Level
NA178,100.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
93400 184900
9.4.1 23rd Energy Level
NA189,300.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
98420 198800
9.4.2 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
9.5.1 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
9.5.2 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
9.6.2 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
9.6.3 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
9.6.4 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
9.6.6 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
9.7 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.48 g/amp-hr1.10 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
9.8 Electron Work Function
3.63 eV5.00 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
9.10 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Chemical Stability, Ionization
10 Atomic
10.1 Atomic Number
9222
Lithium
3 117
10.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2
[Ar] 3d2 4s2
10.3 Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
10.3.1 Crystal Lattice
10.4 Atom
10.4.1 Number of Protons
9222
Lithium
3 117
10.4.2 Number of Neutrons
14626
Lithium
4 184
10.4.3 Number of Electrons
9222
Lithium
3 117
10.5 Radius of an Atom
10.5.1 Atomic Radius
156.00 pm147.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
10.5.2 Covalent Radius
196.00 pm160.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
10.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
186.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
10.6 Atomic Weight
238.03 amu47.87 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
10.7 Atomic Volume
12.59 cm3/mol10.64 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
10.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
10.8.1 Previous Element
10.8.2 Next Element
10.9 Valence Electron Potential
170.00 (-eV)95.20 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
10.10 Lattice Constant
295.08 pm295.08 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
10.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
10.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
11 Mechanical
11.1 Density
11.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
19.10 g/cm34.51 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
11.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.30 g/cm34.11 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
11.2 Tensile Strength
NA434.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
11.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
11.4 Vapor Pressure
11.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
11.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.01 (Pa)0.98 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
11.5 Elasticity properties
11.5.1 Shear Modulus
111.00 GPa44.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
11.5.2 Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa110.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
11.5.3 Young's Modulus
208.00 GPa116.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
11.6 Poisson Ratio
0.230.32
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
11.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile
12 Magnetic
12.1 Magnetic Characteristics
12.1.1 Specific Gravity
18.804,500.00
Lithium
0.53 4500
12.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
12.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
12.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
12.2 Electrical Properties
12.2.1 Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
Poor Conductor
12.2.2 Resistivity
0.28 nΩ·m420.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
12.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω0.02 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
12.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA7.60 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
13 Thermal
13.1 Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)0.52 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
13.2 Molar Heat Capacity
27.67 J/mol·K25.06 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
13.3 Thermal Conductivity
27.50 W/m·K21.90 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
13.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
13.5 Thermal Expansion
13.90 µm/(m·K)8.60 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
13.6 Enthalpy
13.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
477.00 kJ/mol429.00 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
13.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol15.48 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
13.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
489.50 kJ/mol468.60 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
13.7 Standard Molar Entropy
50.20 J/mol.K27.30 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1