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Zinc vs Iron

Zinc
Iron
Iron vs Zinc


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   
5
229.00   
1
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   
Unknown   
Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
Before 5000 BC   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1
Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~0.1 %   
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 %   
6
0.01 %   
5
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 Properties
Melting Point
419.58 °C   
99+
1,535.00 °C   
25
Boiling Point
907.00 °C   
99+
2,750.00 °C   
37
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Silvery Gray   
Gray   
Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
2.50   
14
4.00   
10
Brinell Hardness
327.00 MPa   
32
200.00 MPa   
40
Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
608.00 MPa   
18
Speed of Sound
3,850.00 m/s   
18
5,120.00 m/s   
8
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.00   
2
Not Available   
Reflectivity
80.00 %   
5
65.00 %   
12
Allotropes
No   
Yes   
α Allotropes
Not Available   
Ferrite (alpha Iron)   
β Allotropes
Not Available   
beta Iron   
γ Allotropes
Not Available   
gamma Iron   
Chemical Properties
Chemical Formula
Zn   
Fe   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
25   
14
26   
13
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.65   
19
1.83   
14
Sanderson Electronegativity
2.23   
6
2.20   
7
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.66   
7
1.64   
8
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.65   
11
Not Available   
Allen Electronegativity
1.59   
22
1.80   
12
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.35   
35
2.17   
40
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol   
6
762.50 kJ/mol   
17
2nd Energy Level
1,733.30 kJ/mol   
27
1,561.90 kJ/mol   
36
3rd Energy Level
3,833.00 kJ/mol   
12
2,957.00 kJ/mol   
29
4th Energy Level
5,731.00 kJ/mol   
11
5,290.00 kJ/mol   
16
5th Energy Level
7,970.00 kJ/mol   
9
7,240.00 kJ/mol   
16
6th Energy Level
10,400.00 kJ/mol   
9
9,560.00 kJ/mol   
14
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   
11
31,920.00 kJ/mol   
9
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   
8
44,100.00 kJ/mol   
11
16th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol   
9
47,206.00 kJ/mol   
13
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
Not Available   
173,600.00 kJ/mol   
4
23rd Energy Level
Not Available   
188,100.00 kJ/mol   
4
24th Energy Level
Not Available   
195,200.00 kJ/mol   
1
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.22 g/amp-hr   
99+
0.69 g/amp-hr   
99+
Electron Work Function
4.33 eV   
17
4.70 eV   
10
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
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   
28
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
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
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   
37
6.98 g/cm3   
35
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
11,000.00 MPa   
1
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
28
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
36.80 (Pa)   
5
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa   
18
82.00 GPa   
11
Bulk Modulus
70.00 GPa   
19
170.00 GPa   
10
Young's Modulus
108.00 GPa   
19
211.00 GPa   
9
Poisson Ratio
0.25   
24
0.29   
15
Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
6.90   
99+
7.20   
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Ferromagnetic   
Permeability
Not Available   
6.3 * 10-3 H/m   
1
Susceptibility
Not Available   
2,00,000.00   
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   
20
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
15.70 kJ/mol   
34
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.39 J/(kg K)   
14
0.44 J/(kg K)   
13
Molar Heat Capacity
25.47 J/mol·K   
39
25.10 J/mol·K   
99+
Thermal Conductivity
116.00 W/m·K   
14
80.40 W/m·K   
22
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
30.20 µm/(m·K)   
11
11.80 µm/(m·K)   
33
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
7.32 kJ/mol   
99+
351.00 kJ/mol   
23
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.32 kJ/mol   
99+
14.90 kJ/mol   
22
Enthalpy of Atomization
129.70 kJ/mol   
99+
414.20 kJ/mol   
19
Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K   
36
27.30 J/mol.K   
99+
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