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Bismuth vs Europium


Europium vs Bismuth


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bi  
Eu  

Group Number
15  
3
Not Available  

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
p block  
f block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440699  
22
7440531  
34

Space Group Name
C12/m1  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
12.00  
12
229.00  
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  
Not Available  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Claude François Geoffroy  
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay  

Discovery
In 1753  
In 1896  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %  
25
5 * 10-8 %  
27

Abundance In Sun
~0.000006 %  
14
~0.00000005 %  
27

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
99+

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  
  • Europium metals main uses is in the printing of euro banknotes. These notes glow red under UV light.
  • It is used in low energy light bulbs.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3  
20
Not Available  

In Bone
0.20 p.p.m.  
22
Not Available  

Physical Properties

Melting Point
271.30 °C  
99+
822.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,560.00 °C  
99+
1,597.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.25  
15
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
70.00 MPa  
99+
Not Available  

Vickers Hardness
Not Available  
167.00 MPa  
34

Speed of Sound
1,790.00 m/s  
99+
Not Available  

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

β Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

γ Allotropes
Not Available  
Not Available  

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Bi  
Eu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
31  
8

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.02  
6
1.20  
39

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.34  
3
1.01  
22

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.67  
6
Not Available  

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.15  
4
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
2.01  
4
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.98  
99+
Not Available  

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol  
35
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,610.00 kJ/mol  
33
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,466.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,404.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
28
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
33

5th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
30
Not Available  

6th Energy Level
8,520.00 kJ/mol  
19
Not Available  

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.60 g/amp-hr  
19
1.89 g/amp-hr  
33

Electron Work Function
4.22 eV  
22
2.50 eV  
99+

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
83  
33
63  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3  
[Xe] 4f7 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
83  
33
63  
99+

Number of Neutrons
126  
18
89  
38

Number of Electrons
83  
33
63  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
156.00 pm  
29
180.00 pm  
14

Covalent Radius
148.00 pm  
36
198.00 pm  
13

Van der Waals Radius
207.00 pm  
26
233.00 pm  
18

Atomic Weight
208.98 amu  
29
151.96 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
21.30 cm3/mol  
14
28.90 cm3/mol  
8

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lead
  
Samarium
  

Next Element
Polonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
41.90 (-eV)  
99+
45.60 (-eV)  
35

Lattice Constant
667.40 pm  
2
458.10 pm  
17

Lattice Angles
NA  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.78 g/cm3  
39
5.26 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.05 g/cm3  
18
5.13 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
120.00 MPa  
15

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available  
19.40 (Pa)  
4

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
12.00 GPa  
99+
7.90 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
31.00 GPa  
38
8.30 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
32.00 GPa  
99+
18.20 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.33  
11
0.15  
34

Other Mechanical Properties
NA  
Ductile  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.79  
30
5.24  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
6
Not Available  

Susceptibility
0.00  
6
Not Available  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
1.29 nΩ·m  
99+
0.90 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
91.20 kJ/mol  
11
50.00 kJ/mol  
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
40
0.18 J/(kg K)  
33

Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K  
37
27.66 J/mol·K  
16

Thermal Conductivity
7.97 W/m·K  
99+
13.90 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)  
28
35.00 µm/(m·K)  
8

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
151.00 kJ/mol  
99+
143.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.90 kJ/mol  
33
9.21 kJ/mol  
37

Enthalpy of Atomization
207.10 kJ/mol  
99+
180.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
56.70 J/mol.K  
24
77.80 J/mol.K  
4

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