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Zinc Promethium Comparison


Promethium Zinc comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Zn  
Pm  

Group Number
12  
6
3  
15

Period Number
4  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440666  
24
7440122  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

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.
  
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists  
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe  

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE  
In 1942  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
12
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
10
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %  
12
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
16
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
10
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
7
0.00 %  
24

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.
  
  • It is used for research purpose. Very small amount of this metal is used in atomic batteries.
  • Its radioactive decay is used for a phosphor to give off light. The light emitted is converted into electricity.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
6
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
170.00 p.p.m.  
6
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
419.58 °C  
99+
1,042.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
907.00 °C  
99+
3,000.00 °C  
32

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
-  

Brinell Hardness
327.00 MPa  
39
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
207.00 MPa  
99+
600.00 MPa  
28

Speed of Sound
3,850.00 m/s  
25
2,260.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.70  
27

Reflectivity
80.00 %  
7
63.00 %  
20

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Zn  
Pm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
25  
14
27  
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.65  
20
1.13  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.23  
7
1.13  
36

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.66  
8
1.07  
33

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.65  
20
1.13  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.59  
25
1.13  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.35  
35
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
6
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,733.30 kJ/mol  
28
1,050.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,833.00 kJ/mol  
12
2,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,731.00 kJ/mol  
20
3,970.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,970.00 kJ/mol  
15
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
9
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
16,800.00 kJ/mol  
6
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
19,600.00 kJ/mol  
8
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
23,000.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
26,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
29,990.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
40,490.00 kJ/mol  
5
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
43,800.00 kJ/mol  
6
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
47,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
55,900.00 kJ/mol  
10
540.50 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
11
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
67,300.00 kJ/mol  
10
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
171,200.00 kJ/mol  
1
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

22nd Energy Level
906.00 kJ/mol  
9
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

24th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
5
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
3
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
6
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
7
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.22 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.80 g/amp-hr  
40

Electron Work Function
4.33 eV  
24
5.30 eV  
5

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
30  
99+
61  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2  
[Xe] 4f5 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Zinc.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Promethium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
30  
99+
61  
99+

Number of Neutrons
35  
99+
84  
99+

Number of Electrons
30  
99+
61  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
183.00 pm  
12

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
199.00 pm  
12

Van der Waals Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
236.00 pm  
20

Atomic Weight
65.38 amu  
99+
145.00 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
9.20 cm3/mol  
99+
22.39 cm3/mol  
21

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Copper
  
Neodymium
  

Next Element
Gallium
  
Samarium
  

Valence Electron Potential
38.90 (-eV)  
99+
44.10 (-eV)  
40

Lattice Constant
266.49 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.86  
4
1.63  
14

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
75.00 MPa  
30

Viscosity
0.00  
7
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
31

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa  
18
18.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
70.00 GPa  
20
33.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
108.00 GPa  
21
46.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.28  
17

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
6.90  
99+
7.26  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
6
0.00  
25

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.17 106/cm Ω  
12
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.39 J/(kg K)  
14
0.18 J/(kg K)  
34

Molar Heat Capacity
25.47 J/mol·K  
99+
27.60 J/mol·K  
20

Thermal Conductivity
116.00 W/m·K  
14
17.90 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
692.00 K  
99+
1,315.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+
289.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+
7.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
129.70 kJ/mol  
99+
310.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K  
99+
57.00 J/mol.K  
30

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