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Zinc vs Platinum


Platinum vs Zinc


Periodic Table

Symbol
Zn  
Pt  

Group Number
12  
6
10  
8

Period Number
4  
6  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440666  
24
7440064  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3

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.
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists  
Antonio de Ulloa  

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE  
In 1735  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
12
0.00 %  
20

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %  
12
0.00 %  
25

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.
  
  • Platinum metal is mainly used in jewellery.
  • Platinum is used as an industrial catalyst in production of nitric acid, silicone and benzene.
  

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

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  

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  
37

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

Physical

Melting Point
419.58 °C  
99+
1,772.00 °C  
16

Boiling Point
907.00 °C  
99+
3,827.00 °C  
15

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
3.50  
12

Brinell Hardness
327.00 MPa  
39
300.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
207.00 MPa  
99+
400.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,850.00 m/s  
25
2,800.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
2.41  
6

Reflectivity
80.00 %  
7
73.00 %  
10

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Zn  
Pt  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
25  
14
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.65  
20
2.28  
4

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.23  
7
2.28  
5

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.66  
8
1.44  
18

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.65  
20
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.59  
25
1.72  
19

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.35  
35
1.72  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
6
870.00 kJ/mol  
10

2nd Energy Level
1,733.30 kJ/mol  
28
1,791.00 kJ/mol  
22

3rd Energy Level
3,833.00 kJ/mol  
12
2,277.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,731.00 kJ/mol  
20
8,702.00 kJ/mol  
6

5th Energy Level
7,970.00 kJ/mol  
15
8,702.00 kJ/mol  
9

6th Energy Level
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
27

7th Energy level
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
9
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
23

8th Energy Level
16,800.00 kJ/mol  
6
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
23

9th Energy Level
19,600.00 kJ/mol  
8
5,660.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
23,000.00 kJ/mol  
10
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
24

11th Energy Level
26,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
21

12th Energy Level
29,990.00 kJ/mol  
33
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
40,490.00 kJ/mol  
5
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
16

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

15th Energy Level
47,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
87,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

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

17th Energy Level
55,900.00 kJ/mol  
10
870.00 kJ/mol  
27

18th Energy Level
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
11
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
16

19th Energy Level
67,300.00 kJ/mol  
10
870.00 kJ/mol  
25

20th Energy Level
171,200.00 kJ/mol  
1
870.00 kJ/mol  
15

21st Energy Level
179,100.00 kJ/mol  
1
870.00 kJ/mol  
38

22nd Energy Level
906.00 kJ/mol  
9
870.00 kJ/mol  
13

23rd Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
37
870.10 kJ/mol  
39

24th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
5
870.00 kJ/mol  
9

25th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
870.00 kJ/mol  
7

26th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
870.00 kJ/mol  
7

27th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
3
870.10 kJ/mol  
6

28th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
6
870.10 kJ/mol  
9

29th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
7
870.00 kJ/mol  
10

30th Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
870.00 kJ/mol  
7

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.22 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.82 g/amp-hr  
39

Electron Work Function
4.33 eV  
24
5.65 eV  
4

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
30  
99+
78  
38

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Zinc.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Platinum.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
30  
99+
78  
38

Number of Neutrons
35  
99+
117  
25

Number of Electrons
30  
99+
78  
38

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
139.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
136.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
175.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
65.38 amu  
99+
47.87 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Copper
  
Iridium
  

Next Element
Gallium
  
Gold
  

Valence Electron Potential
38.90 (-eV)  
99+
392.42 (-eV)  
1

Lattice Constant
266.49 pm  
99+
392.42 pm  
27

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.86  
4
1.56  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.14 g/cm3  
99+
21.45 g/cm3  
11

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.57 g/cm3  
99+
19.77 g/cm3  
12

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
125.00 MPa  
26

Viscosity
0.00  
7
0.00  
16

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.07 (Pa)  
18

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa  
18
61.00 GPa  
14

Bulk Modulus
70.00 GPa  
20
230.00 GPa  
6

Young's Modulus
108.00 GPa  
21
168.00 GPa  
15

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.38  
6

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
6.90  
99+
21.45  
13

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
14

Susceptibility
0.00  
6
0.00  
20

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
59.00 nΩ·m  
40
105.00 nΩ·m  
30

Electrical Conductivity
0.17 106/cm Ω  
12
0.10 106/cm Ω  
26

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
205.30 kJ/mol  
2

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.39 J/(kg K)  
14
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

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

Thermal Conductivity
116.00 W/m·K  
14
71.60 W/m·K  
24

Critical Temperature
692.00 K  
99+
2,041.00 K  
19

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+
510.50 kJ/mol  
15

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+
19.70 kJ/mol  
12

Enthalpy of Atomization
129.70 kJ/mol  
99+
565.00 kJ/mol  
15

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

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