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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Zn
Mg
1.2 Group Number
122
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
43
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
s block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Alkaline Earth
1.6 CAS Number
74406667439954
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00194.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 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.
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
2.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists
Joseph Black
2.3.2 Discovery
Before 1000 BCE
In 1755
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %6 * 10-2 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %~0.07 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %12.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %2.90 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.13 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %0.03 %
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • Magnesium aluminum alloy improves the mechanical strength and welding characteristics and hence it is used in aeroplane and car manufacturing.
  • It is also used to remove sulfur from the molten iron and steel.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
7.00 Blood/mg dm-337.80 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
170.00 p.p.m.1,800.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
419.58 °C650.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
907.00 °C1,107.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery Gray
Gray
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
2.502.50
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
327.00 MPa260.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
3,850.00 m/s4,940.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
1.00NA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
80.00 %74.00 %
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Zn
Mg
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
2515
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.651.31
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
2.231.32
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.661.23
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.651.37
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.591.29
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.352.69
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol737.70 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,733.30 kJ/mol1,450.70 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
3,833.00 kJ/mol7,732.70 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
5,731.00 kJ/mol10,542.50 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
7,970.00 kJ/mol13,630.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
10,400.00 kJ/mol18,020.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
12,900.00 kJ/mol21,711.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
16,800.00 kJ/mol25,661.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
19,600.00 kJ/mol31,653.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
23,000.00 kJ/mol35,458.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
26,400.00 kJ/mol169,988.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
29,990.00 kJ/mol189,368.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
40,490.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
43,800.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
47,300.00 kJ/molNA
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/molNA
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
55,900.00 kJ/molNA
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
59,700.00 kJ/molNA
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
67,300.00 kJ/molNA
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
171,200.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
179,100.00 kJ/molNA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.22 g/amp-hr0.45 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.33 eV3.66 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Corrosion, Highly Inflammable, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
3012
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2
[Ne] 3s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
3012
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
3512
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
3012
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
134.00 pm160.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
122.00 pm141.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
139.00 pm173.00 pm
Palladium
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
65.38 amu24.31 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
9.20 cm3/mol13.97 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
38.90 (-eV)40.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
266.49 pm320.94 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
7.14 g/cm31.74 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.57 g/cm31.58 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa17.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
70.00 GPa45.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
108.00 GPa45.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.250.29
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
6.901.74
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
59.00 nΩ·m43.90 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.17 106/cm Ω0.23 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol0.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.39 J/(kg K)1.02 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.47 J/mol·K24.87 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
116.00 W/m·K156.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
30.20 µm/(m·K)24.80 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
7.32 kJ/mol128.70 kJ/mol
Sodium
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
7.32 kJ/mol8.95 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
129.70 kJ/mol148.50 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K32.70 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1