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Zinc Technetium Comparison


Technetium Zinc comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Zn  
Tc  

Group Number
12  
6
7  
11

Period Number
4  
5  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440666  
24
7440268  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
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.
  
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists  
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero  

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE  
In 1937  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
12
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
18

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
-  

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.
  
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Low 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+
2,200.00 °C  
9

Boiling Point
907.00 °C  
99+
4,877.00 °C  
7

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Shiny Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
2.25  
16

Brinell Hardness
327.00 MPa  
39
550.00 MPa  
27

Vickers Hardness
207.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
3,850.00 m/s  
25
16,200.00 m/s  
1

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
80.00 %  
7
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Zn  
Tc  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
25  
14
18  
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.65  
20
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.23  
7
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.66  
8
1.36  
21

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.65  
20
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
1.59  
25
1.51  
31

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.35  
35
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
6
702.00 kJ/mol  
36

2nd Energy Level
1,733.30 kJ/mol  
28
1,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,833.00 kJ/mol  
12
2,850.00 kJ/mol  
34

4th Energy Level
5,731.00 kJ/mol  
20
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
14

5th Energy Level
7,970.00 kJ/mol  
15
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
28

6th Energy Level
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
9
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
16,800.00 kJ/mol  
6
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
19,600.00 kJ/mol  
8
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35

10th Energy Level
23,000.00 kJ/mol  
10
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
39

11th Energy Level
26,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
37

12th Energy Level
29,990.00 kJ/mol  
33
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
40,490.00 kJ/mol  
5
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
33

14th Energy Level
43,800.00 kJ/mol  
6
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
23

15th Energy Level
47,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
29

16th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
24

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

18th Energy Level
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
11
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

20th Energy Level
171,200.00 kJ/mol  
1
702.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

22nd Energy Level
906.00 kJ/mol  
9
702.00 kJ/mol  
29

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

24th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
5
702.50 kJ/mol  
28

25th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

26th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
702.00 kJ/mol  
29

27th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
3
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

28th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
6
702.00 kJ/mol  
35

29th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
7
702.00 kJ/mol  
36

30th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

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

Electron Work Function
4.33 eV  
24
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
30  
99+
43  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2  
[Kr] 4d5 5s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
30  
99+
43  
99+

Number of Neutrons
35  
99+
55  
99+

Number of Electrons
30  
99+
43  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
136.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
147.00 pm  
39

Van der Waals Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
65.38 amu  
99+
98.00 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Copper
  

Next Element
Gallium
  
Ruthenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
38.90 (-eV)  
99+
180.00 (-eV)  
3

Lattice Constant
266.49 pm  
99+
273.50 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.86  
4
1.60  
21

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.14 g/cm3  
99+
11.00 g/cm3  
36

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.57 g/cm3  
99+
11.00 g/cm3  
34

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
50.00 MPa  
38

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)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa  
18
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
70.00 GPa  
20
100.00 GPa  
16

Young's Modulus
108.00 GPa  
21
50.00 GPa  
39

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.38  
6

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
6.90  
99+
11.50  
37

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
6
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
59.00 nΩ·m  
40
200.00 nΩ·m  
18

Electrical Conductivity
0.17 106/cm Ω  
12
0.07 106/cm Ω  
35

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
53.00 kJ/mol  
23

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.39 J/(kg K)  
14
0.21 J/(kg K)  
30

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

Thermal Conductivity
116.00 W/m·K  
14
50.60 W/m·K  
30

Critical Temperature
692.00 K  
99+
2,150.00 K  
16

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+
660.00 kJ/mol  
7

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+
23.01 kJ/mol  
9

Enthalpy of Atomization
129.70 kJ/mol  
99+
649.00 kJ/mol  
9

Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K  
99+
181.10 J/mol.K  
2

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