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Gallium vs Tennessine


Tennessine vs Gallium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ga  
Ts  

Group Number
13  
5
17  
1

Period Number
4  
7  

Block
p block  
p block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Probably Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440553  
32
54101143  
2

Space Group Name
Cmca  
Not Available  

Space Group Number
64.00  
9
Not Available  

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  
Not Available  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1875  
In 2010  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %  
16
Not Available  

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %  
16
~-9999 %  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
16
Not Available  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
24
Not Available  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
22
Not Available  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Gallium arsenide is a very important component of many semiconductors and led manufacturing.
  • Gallium nitride is also know as a semiconductor and it is used in Blu-ray technology, mobile smartphones and LED.
  
  • Currently known uses of Ununseptium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
NA  

Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Unknown  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3  
13
Not Available  

Physical Properties

Melting Point
29.78 °C  
99+
400.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,403.00 °C  
99+
610.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Unknown  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
18
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
56.80 MPa  
99+
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
2,740.00 m/s  
31
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
Ga  
Ts  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
24  
15
0  
35

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.81  
15
Not Available  

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.42  
2
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.82  
1
Not Available  

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.01  
5
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
1.76  
14
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.19  
39
Not Available  

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+
742.90 kJ/mol  
23

2nd Energy Level
1,979.30 kJ/mol  
13
1,785.00 kJ/mol  
22

3rd Energy Level
2,963.00 kJ/mol  
28
Not Available  

4th Energy Level
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
8
Not Available  

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.87 g/amp-hr  
99+
Not Available  

Electron Work Function
4.20 eV  
23
Not Available  

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Chemical Stability, Ionization  

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
31  
99+
117  
1

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p5  

Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Gallium.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Ununseptium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
31  
99+
117  
1

Number of Neutrons
39  
99+
167  
2

Number of Electrons
31  
99+
117  
1

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
135.00 pm  
99+
Not Available  

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
Not Available  

Van der Waals Radius
187.00 pm  
32
Not Available  

Atomic Weight
69.72 amu  
99+
294.00 amu  
1

Atomic Volume
11.80 cm3/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Zinc
  
No Previous Element  

Next Element
Rubidium
  

Valence Electron Potential
69.70 (-eV)  
19
Not Available  

Lattice Constant
451.97 pm  
18
Not Available  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
NA  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
5.91 g/cm3  
99+
7.10 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.10 g/cm3  
99+
Not Available  

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
15
Not Available  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Young's Modulus
9.80 GPa  
99+
Not Available  

Poisson Ratio
0.47  
1
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
NA  
Unknown  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.91  
99+
Not Available  

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor  
Unknown  

Resistivity
270.00 nΩ·m  
15
Not Available  

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω  
29
Not Available  

Electron Affinity
28.90 kJ/mol  
31
Not Available  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.37 J/(kg K)  
16
Not Available  

Molar Heat Capacity
25.86 J/mol·K  
35
Not Available  

Thermal Conductivity
40.60 W/m·K  
34
Not Available  

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
18.00 µm/(m·K)  
24
Not Available  

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
256.10 kJ/mol  
36
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Fusion
5.59 kJ/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Atomization
276.10 kJ/mol  
39
Not Available  

Standard Molar Entropy
40.80 J/mol.K  
38
Not Available  

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