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Zinc Iron Comparison


Iron Zinc comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Zn  
Fe  

Group Number
12  
6
8  
10

Period Number
4  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440666  
24
7439896  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists  
-  

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE  
Before 5000 BC  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
12
0.11 %  
1

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
10
0.10 %  
1

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %  
12
22.00 %  
1

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
16
6.30 %  
2

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
7
0.01 %  
6

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
  • It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
  
  • Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
  • Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
  

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

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
6
447.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
3

In Bone
170.00 p.p.m.  
6
380.00 p.p.m.  
5

Physical

Melting Point
419.58 °C  
99+
1,535.00 °C  
25

Boiling Point
907.00 °C  
99+
2,750.00 °C  
39

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
327.00 MPa  
39
200.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
207.00 MPa  
99+
608.00 MPa  
27

Speed of Sound
3,850.00 m/s  
25
5,120.00 m/s  
12

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
2.60  
4

Reflectivity
80.00 %  
7
65.00 %  
18

Allotropes
No  
Yes  

α Allotropes
-  
Ferrite (alpha Iron)  

β Allotropes
-  
beta Iron  

γ Allotropes
-  
gamma Iron  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Zn  
Fe  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
25  
14
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.65  
20
1.83  
15

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.23  
7
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.66  
8
1.64  
9

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.65  
20
1.83  
16

Allen Electronegativity
1.59  
25
1.80  
15

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.35  
35
2.17  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
6
762.50 kJ/mol  
17

2nd Energy Level
1,733.30 kJ/mol  
28
1,561.90 kJ/mol  
37

3rd Energy Level
3,833.00 kJ/mol  
12
2,957.00 kJ/mol  
29

4th Energy Level
5,731.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,290.00 kJ/mol  
25

5th Energy Level
7,970.00 kJ/mol  
15
7,240.00 kJ/mol  
25

6th Energy Level
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15
9,560.00 kJ/mol  
20

7th Energy level
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
9
12,060.00 kJ/mol  
15

8th Energy Level
16,800.00 kJ/mol  
6
14,580.00 kJ/mol  
14

9th Energy Level
19,600.00 kJ/mol  
8
22,540.00 kJ/mol  
5

10th Energy Level
23,000.00 kJ/mol  
10
25,290.00 kJ/mol  
8

11th Energy Level
26,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
28,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

12th Energy Level
29,990.00 kJ/mol  
33
31,920.00 kJ/mol  
31

13th Energy Level
40,490.00 kJ/mol  
5
34,830.00 kJ/mol  
9

14th Energy Level
43,800.00 kJ/mol  
6
37,840.00 kJ/mol  
11

15th Energy Level
47,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
44,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
47,206.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
55,900.00 kJ/mol  
10
122,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

18th Energy Level
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
11
131,000.00 kJ/mol  
2

19th Energy Level
67,300.00 kJ/mol  
10
140,500.00 kJ/mol  
3

20th Energy Level
171,200.00 kJ/mol  
1
152,600.00 kJ/mol  
5

21st Energy Level
179,100.00 kJ/mol  
1
163,000.00 kJ/mol  
5

22nd Energy Level
906.00 kJ/mol  
9
173,600.00 kJ/mol  
4

23rd Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
37
188,100.00 kJ/mol  
4

24th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
5
195,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

25th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
762.00 kJ/mol  
15

26th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
762.50 kJ/mol  
15

27th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
3
762.50 kJ/mol  
14

28th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
6
762.50 kJ/mol  
20

29th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
7
762.50 kJ/mol  
20

30th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
762.00 kJ/mol  
15

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

Electron Work Function
4.33 eV  
24
4.70 eV  
15

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
30  
99+
26  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2  
[Ar] 3d6 4s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
30  
99+
26  
99+

Number of Neutrons
35  
99+
30  
99+

Number of Electrons
30  
99+
26  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
126.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
132.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
65.38 amu  
99+
55.85 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Copper
  
Manganese
  

Next Element
Gallium
  
Cobalt
  

Valence Electron Potential
38.90 (-eV)  
99+
67.00 (-eV)  
20

Lattice Constant
266.49 pm  
99+
286.65 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.86  
4
1.35  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.14 g/cm3  
99+
7.87 g/cm3  
99+

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

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
11,000.00 MPa  
1

Viscosity
0.00  
7
0.00  
19

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
36.80 (Pa)  
5

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa  
18
82.00 GPa  
11

Bulk Modulus
70.00 GPa  
20
170.00 GPa  
10

Young's Modulus
108.00 GPa  
21
211.00 GPa  
9

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.29  
15

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
6.90  
99+
7.20  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Ferromagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.01 H/m  
1

Susceptibility
0.00  
6
200,000.00  
1

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
59.00 nΩ·m  
40
96.10 nΩ·m  
32

Electrical Conductivity
0.17 106/cm Ω  
12
0.10 106/cm Ω  
24

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15.70 kJ/mol  
40

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.39 J/(kg K)  
14
0.44 J/(kg K)  
13

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

Thermal Conductivity
116.00 W/m·K  
14
80.40 W/m·K  
22

Critical Temperature
692.00 K  
99+
1,811.00 K  
29

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+
351.00 kJ/mol  
33

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+
14.90 kJ/mol  
23

Enthalpy of Atomization
129.70 kJ/mol  
99+
414.20 kJ/mol  
24

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

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