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Uranium vs Osmium


Osmium vs Uranium


Periodic Table

Symbol
U  
Os  

Group Number
0  
18
8  
10

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440611  
28
7440042  
99+

Space Group Name
Cmcm  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
63.00  
13
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Smithson Tennant  

Discovery
In 1789  
In 1803  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
36
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
11
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

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 has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

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

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
1.20 p.p.m.  
19
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,132.00 °C  
39
3,045.00 °C  
3

Boiling Point
3,818.00 °C  
16
5,027.00 °C  
6

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Silvery Bluish-Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
2,350.00 MPa  
2
3,490.00 MPa  
1

Vickers Hardness
1,960.00 MPa  
6
3,920.00 MPa  
1

Speed of Sound
3,155.00 m/s  
36
4,940.00 m/s  
15

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.38  
40
2.07  
12

Reflectivity
80.00 %  
7
80.00 %  
7

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
U  
Os  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
25  
14
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.38  
29
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.38  
22
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22  
27
1.52  
13

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.38  
29
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.38  
36
1.65  
22

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.62  
26
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
12

2nd Energy Level
1,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,309.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,145.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
10

6th Energy Level
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
30

7th Energy level
5,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25

8th Energy Level
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25

9th Energy Level
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
26

11th Energy Level
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
23

12th Energy Level
5,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

14th Energy Level
5,970.00 kJ/mol  
34
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
84,000.00 kJ/mol  
12

16th Energy Level
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
35
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
29

18th Energy Level
5,976.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

19th Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
27

20th Energy Level
597.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
19

21st Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
39

22nd Energy Level
597.00 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
15

23rd Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
11

25th Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

26th Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

27th Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+
713.30 kJ/mol  
24

28th Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+
840.10 kJ/mol  
13

29th Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
13

30th Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol  
9

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.48 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.77 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
3.63 eV  
99+
4.83 eV  
13

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
92  
26
76  
40

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Uranium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
92  
26
76  
39

Number of Neutrons
146  
14
114  
26

Number of Electrons
92  
26
76  
39

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
156.00 pm  
31
133.80 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
196.00 pm  
14
128.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
186.00 pm  
40
216.00 pm  
30

Atomic Weight
238.03 amu  
21
190.23 amu  
35

Atomic Volume
12.59 cm3/mol  
99+
8.49 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhenium
  

Next Element
Neptunium
  
Iridium
  

Valence Electron Potential
170.00 (-eV)  
4
91.40 (-eV)  
12

Lattice Constant
295.08 pm  
99+
273.44 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.02  
99+
1.58  
37

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.10 g/cm3  
17
22.59 g/cm3  
9

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.30 g/cm3  
17
20.00 g/cm3  
11

Tensile Strength
100.00 MPa  
28
1,000.00 MPa  
4

Viscosity
0.00  
21
0.00  
3

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.01 (Pa)  
20
0.00 (Pa)  
39

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
111.00 GPa  
10
222.00 GPa  
1

Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa  
16
462.00 GPa  
1

Young's Modulus
208.00 GPa  
11
528.00 GPa  
1

Poisson Ratio
0.23  
30
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
18.80  
19
22.57  
11

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
17

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.28 nΩ·m  
99+
81.20 nΩ·m  
35

Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.11 106/cm Ω  
21

Electron Affinity
50.60 kJ/mol  
25
106.10 kJ/mol  
10

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.67 J/mol·K  
18
24.70 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
27.50 W/m·K  
99+
87.60 W/m·K  
19

Critical Temperature
1,405.00 K  
99+
3,300.00 K  
3

Thermal Expansion
13.90 µm/(m·K)  
30
5.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
477.00 kJ/mol  
18
627.60 kJ/mol  
8

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol  
19
29.30 kJ/mol  
4

Enthalpy of Atomization
489.50 kJ/mol  
18
669.00 kJ/mol  
6

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

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