Periodic Table Element Comparison: Compare Elements - Nitrogen vs Magnesium

Compare Nitrogen and Magnesium

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Name	Nitrogen	Magnesium
Atomic Number	7	12
Atomic Symbol	N	Mg
Atomic Weight	14.0067	24.305
Phase at STP	Gas	Solid
Color	Colorless	Silver
Metallic Classification	Other Nonmetal	Alkaline Earth Metal
Group in Periodic Table	group 15	group 2
Group Name	nitrogen family	beryllium family
Period in Periodic Table	period 2	period 3
Block in Periodic Table	p -block	s -block
Electronic Configuration	[He] 2s2 2p3	[Ne] 3s2
Electronic Shell Structure (Electrons per shell)	2, 5	2, 8, 2
Melting Point	63.05 K	923 K
Boiling Point	77.36 K	1363 K
CAS Number	CAS7727-37-9	CAS7439-95-4
Neighborhood Elements	Neighborhood Elements of Nitrogen	Neighborhood Elements of Magnesium

History	The element Nitrogen was discovered by D. Rutherford in year 1772 in United Kingdom. Nitrogen derived its name from the Greek word nitron and '-gen' meaning 'niter-forming'.	The element Magnesium was discovered by J. Black in year 1755 in United Kingdom. Magnesium derived its name from Magnesia, a district of Eastern Thessaly in Greece.
Discovery	D. Rutherford (1772)	J. Black (1755)
Isolated	D. Rutherford (1772)	H. Davy (1808)

Abundance in Universe	1000000 / 90000	600000 / 30000
Abundance in Sun	1000000 / 90000	700000 / 30000
Abundance in Meteorites	1400000 / 1400000	120000000 / 100000000
Abundance in Earth's Crust	20000 / 29000	29000000 / 25000000
Abundance in Oceans	500 / 220	1326000 / 337000
Abundance in Humans	26000000 / 12000000	270000 / 70000

Atomic Volume	22.4131 cm3/mol	13.984 cm3/mol
Atomic Radius	56 pm	145 pm
Covalent Radius	75 pm	130 pm
Van der Waals Radius	155 pm	173 pm
Atomic Spectrum
Lattice Constant	386.1, 386.1, 626.5 pm	320.94, 320.94, 521.08 pm
Lattice Angle	π/2, π/2, 2 π/3	π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Space Group Name	P63/mmc	P63/mmc
Space Group Number	194	194
Crystal Structure	Simple Hexagonal	Simple Hexagonal

Atomic Number	7	12
Number of Electrons (with no charge)	7	12
Number of Protons	7	12
Mass Number	14.0067	24.305
Number of Neutrons	7	12
Shell structure (Electrons per energy level)	2, 5	2, 8, 2
Electron Configuration	[He] 2s2 2p3	[Ne] 3s2
Valence Electrons	2s2 2p3	3s2
Oxidation State	-3, 3, 5	2
Atomic Term Symbol (Quantum Numbers)	4S3/2	1S0
Shell structure

Known Isotopes	10N, 11N, 12N, 13N, 14N, 15N, 16N, 17N, 18N, 19N, 20N, 21N, 22N, 23N, 24N, 25N	19Mg, 20Mg, 21Mg, 22Mg, 23Mg, 24Mg, 25Mg, 26Mg, 27Mg, 28Mg, 29Mg, 30Mg, 31Mg, 32Mg, 33Mg, 34Mg, 35Mg, 36Mg, 37Mg, 38Mg, 39Mg, 40Mg
Stable Isotopes	Naturally occurring stable isotopes: 14N, 15N	Naturally occurring stable isotopes: 24Mg, 25Mg, 26Mg
Neutron Cross Section	1.91	0.063
Neutron Mass Absorption	0.0048	0.0001

Valence or Valency	3	2
Electronegativity	3.04 Pauling Scale	1.31 Pauling Scale
Electron Affinity	7 kJ/mol	0 kJ/mol
Ionization Energies	1st: 1402.3 kJ/mol 2nd: 2856 kJ/mol 3rd: 4578.1 kJ/mol 4th: 7475 kJ/mol 5th: 9444.9 kJ/mol 6th: 53266.6 kJ/mol 7th: 64360 kJ/mol	1st: 737.7 kJ/mol 2nd: 1450.7 kJ/mol 3rd: 7732.7 kJ/mol 4th: 10542.5 kJ/mol 5th: 13630 kJ/mol 6th: 18020 kJ/mol 7th: 21711 kJ/mol 8th: 25661 kJ/mol 9th: 31653 kJ/mol 10th: 35458 kJ/mol 11th: 169988 kJ/mol 12th: 189368 kJ/mol

Density	0.001251 g/cm3	1.738 g/cm3
Molar Volume	22.4131 cm3/mol	13.984 cm3/mol
Elastic Properties
Young Modulus	-	45
Shear Modulus	-	17 GPa
Bulk Modulus	-	45 GPa
Poisson Ratio	-	0.29
Hardness - Tests to Measure of Hardness of Element
Mohs Hardness	-	2.5 MPa
Vickers Hardness	-	-
Brinell Hardness	-	260 MPa
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity	-	23000000 S/m
Resistivity	-	4.4e-8 m Ω
Superconducting Point	-	-
Heat and Conduction Properties
Thermal Conductivity	0.02583 W/(m K)	160 W/(m K)
Thermal Expansion	-	0.0000082 /K
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Type	Diamagnetic	Paramagnetic
Curie Point	-	-
Mass Magnetic Susceptibility	-5.4e-9 m3/kg	6.9e-9 m3/kg
Molar Magnetic Susceptibility	-1.5e-10 m3/mol	1.68e-10 m3/mol
Volume Magnetic Susceptibility	-6.8e-9	0.000012
Optical Properties
Refractive Index	1.000298	-
Acoustic Properties
Speed of Sound	333.6 m/s	4602 m/s

CAS Number	CAS7727-37-9	CAS7439-95-4
RTECS Number	RTECSQW9700000	-
DOT Hazard Class	2.2	4.1
DOT Numbers	1977	2950
EU Number	-	-
NFPA Fire Rating	0	1
NFPA Hazards	-	-
NFPA Health Rating	3	0
NFPA Reactivity Rating	0	1
AutoIgnition Point	-	472 °C
Flashpoint	-	500 °C

Periodic Table Element Comparison: Compare Elements - Nitrogen vs Magnesium

Compare Nitrogen and Magnesium

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Presence: Abundance in Nature and Around Us

Crystal Structure and Atomic Structure

Atomic and Orbital Properties

Isotopes and Nuclear Properties

Chemical Properties: Ionization Energies and electron affinity

Physical Properties

Elastic Properties

Hardness - Tests to Measure of Hardness of Element

Electrical Properties

Heat and Conduction Properties

Magnetic Properties

Optical Properties

Acoustic Properties

Thermal Properties - Enthalpies and thermodynamics

Enthalpies

Regulatory and Health - Health and Safety Parameters and Guidelines

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