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Copper vs Polonium


Polonium vs Copper


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cu  
Po  

Group Number
11  
7
16  
2

Period Number
4  
6  

Block
d block  
p block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440508  
37
7440086  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Pm-3m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
2
221.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
  • Polonium was the first radioactive element to be discovered.
  • Polonium element and its compounds are highly radioactive.
  • Its alloy with Beryllium provides source of neutrons.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals  
Mining, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown  
Pierre Curie and Marie Curie  

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  
In 1898  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %  
12
Not Available  

Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %  
12
~-9999 %  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %  
13
Not Available  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
17
Not Available  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
8
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
9
Not Available  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  
  • Polonium metal has different Allotropes, it is used in antistatic devices and for research purpose.
  • A 1 gram of Polonium can reach a temperature of 500°C, hence it is used as a heat source for space equipment.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry  

Medical Uses
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.  
12
0.00 p.p.m.  
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,084.62 °C  
40
254.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C  
99+
962.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Copper  
Silver  

Luster
NA  
NA  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.00  
12
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa  
38
Not Available  

Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa  
28
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s  
19
Not Available  

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
90.00 %  
3
Not Available  

Allotropes
No  
Yes  

α Allotropes
Not Available  
α-polonium  

β Allotropes
Not Available  
β-polonium  

γ Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Cu  
Po  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29  
10
29  
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
11
2.00  
7

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98  
9
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75  
3
1.76  
2

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49  
14
2.48  
1

Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
9
2.19  
2

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
22
812.10 kJ/mol  
14

2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15
Not Available  

3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15
Not Available  

4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
12
Not Available  

5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
11
Not Available  

6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
10
Not Available  

7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
Not Available  

8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
Not Available  

9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9
Not Available  

10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
Not Available  

11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13
Not Available  

12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
6
Not Available  

13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
Not Available  

14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
Not Available  

15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
9
Not Available  

16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
10
Not Available  

17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
Not Available  

18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
Not Available  

19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11
Not Available  

20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
Not Available  

21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
Not Available  

22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
Not Available  

23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
Not Available  

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.90 g/amp-hr  
8

Electron Work Function
4.65 eV  
11
Not Available  

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
29  
99+
84  
32

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Monoclinic (MON)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Polonium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
29  
99+
84  
32

Number of Neutrons
35  
99+
125  
19

Number of Electrons
29  
99+
84  
32

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
168.00 pm  
23

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
140.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm  
99+
197.00 pm  
29

Atomic Weight
63.55 amu  
99+
209.00 amu  
28

Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
22.23 cm3/mol  
13

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nickel
  
Bismuth
  

Next Element
Zinc
  
Francium
  

Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)  
99+
Not Available  

Lattice Constant
361.49 pm  
35
335.90 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm3  
99+
9.20 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.02 g/cm3  
27
9.40 g/cm3  
19

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)  
8
Not Available  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa  
15
Not Available  

Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa  
12
Not Available  

Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa  
17
Not Available  

Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
NA  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.89  
34
9.32  
31

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Nonmagnetic  

Permeability
1.256629 * 10-6 H/m  
5
Not Available  

Susceptibility
-9.63 * 10-6  
4
Not Available  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+
0.40 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
183.30 kJ/mol  
3

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15
0.12 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+
26.40 J/mol·K  
28

Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K  
2
20.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
25
23.50 µm/(m·K)  
16

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol  
33
60.30 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+
13.00 kJ/mol  
26

Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol  
29
134.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+
Not Available  

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