sodium vs aluminum vs magnesium vs uranium

sodium (chemical element) | aluminum (chemical element) | magnesium (chemical element) | uranium (chemical element)

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| atomic symbol | atomic number | short electronic configuration sodium | Na | 11 | [Ne]3s^1 aluminum | Al | 13 | [Ne]3s^23p^1 magnesium | Mg | 12 | [Ne]3s^2 uranium | U | 92 | [Rn]7s^25f^36d^1 | Aufbau diagram | block | group sodium | 3s | s | 1 aluminum | 3p 3s | p | 13 magnesium | 3s | s | 2 uranium | 6d 5f 7s | f | | period | atomic mass | half-life sodium | 3 | 22.98976928 u | (stable) aluminum | 3 | 26.9815385 u | (stable) magnesium | 3 | 24.305 u | (stable) uranium | 7 | 238.02891 u | 4.47 Gyr

phase at STP | all | solid melting point | median | 655 °C | highest | 1135 °C (uranium) | lowest | 97.72 °C (sodium) | distribution | boiling point | median | 1804 °C | highest | 3927 °C (uranium) | lowest | 883 °C (sodium) | distribution | molar heat of fusion | median | 9.7 kJ/mol | highest | 14 kJ/mol (uranium) | lowest | 2.6 kJ/mol (sodium) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 210 kJ/mol | highest | 420 kJ/mol (uranium) | lowest | 97.7 kJ/mol (sodium) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 962 J/(kg K) | highest | 1230 J/(kg K) (sodium) | lowest | 116 J/(kg K) (uranium) | distribution | (properties at standard conditions)

density | median | 2.2 g/cm^3 | highest | 19.05 g/cm^3 (uranium) | lowest | 0.968 g/cm^3 (sodium) liquid density | median | 1.979 g/cm^3 | highest | 17.3 g/cm^3 (uranium) | lowest | 0.927 g/cm^3 (sodium) molar volume | median | 13.24 cm^3/mol | highest | 23.7 cm^3/mol (sodium) | lowest | 10 cm^3/mol (aluminum) | distribution | Mohs hardness | median | 2.6 | highest | 6 (≈ microcline) (uranium) | lowest | 0.5 (between talc and gypsum) (sodium) | distribution | Vickers hardness | all | 167 MPa | 1960 MPa Brinell hardness | all | 0.69 MPa | 245 MPa | 260 MPa | 2400 MPa bulk modulus | median | 61 GPa | highest | 100 GPa (uranium) | lowest | 6.3 GPa (sodium) | distribution | shear modulus | median | 21 GPa | highest | 111 GPa (uranium) | lowest | 3.3 GPa (sodium) | distribution | Young's modulus | median | 57 GPa | highest | 208 GPa (uranium) | lowest | 10 GPa (sodium) | distribution | Poisson ratio | all | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.35 ultimate tensile strength | all | 10 MPa sound speed | median | 3878 m/s | highest | 5100 m/s (aluminum) | lowest | 3155 m/s (uranium) | distribution | thermal expansion | median | 2.4×10^-5 K^(-1) | highest | 7.1×10^-5 K^(-1) (sodium) | lowest | 1.39×10^-5 K^(-1) (uranium) | distribution | thermal conductivity | median | 150 W/(m K) | highest | 235 W/(m K) (aluminum) | lowest | 27 W/(m K) (uranium) | distribution | (properties at standard conditions)

resistivity | median | 4.5×10^-8 Ω m (ohm meters) | highest | 2.8×10^-7 Ω m (ohm meters) (uranium) | lowest | 2.6×10^-8 Ω m (ohm meters) (aluminum) electrical conductivity | median | 2.2×10^7 S/m (siemens per meter) | highest | 3.8×10^7 S/m (siemens per meter) (aluminum) | lowest | 3.6×10^6 S/m (siemens per meter) (uranium) | distribution | volume magnetic susceptibility | median | 1.66×10^-5 | highest | 4.11×10^-4 (uranium) | lowest | 8.5×10^-6 (sodium) mass magnetic susceptibility | median | 8.3×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) | highest | 2.16×10^-8 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) (uranium) | lowest | 6.9×10^-9 m^3/kg (cubic meters per kilogram) (magnesium) molar magnetic susceptibility | median | 2×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) | highest | 5.14×10^-9 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) (uranium) | lowest | 1.68×10^-10 m^3/mol (cubic meters per mole) (magnesium) work function | all | 2.36 eV | 3.66 eV | (3.63 to 3.9) eV | (4.06 to 4.26) eV

valence | median | 2.5 | highest | 6 (uranium) | lowest | 1 (sodium) | distribution | electronegativity | median | 1.34 | highest | 1.61 (aluminum) | lowest | 0.93 (sodium) | distribution | electron affinity | median | 42.5 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | highest | 52.8 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (sodium) | lowest | 0 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (magnesium) first ionization energy | median | 587.6 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | highest | 737.7 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (magnesium) | lowest | 495.8 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (sodium) | distribution |

term symbol | all | ^1S_0 | ^2P_(1/2) | ^2S_(1/2) | ^5L_6 atomic radius | median | 163 pm | highest | 180 pm (sodium) | lowest | 125 pm (aluminum) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 153 pm | highest | 196 pm (uranium) | lowest | 121 pm (aluminum) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 186 pm | highest | 227 pm (sodium) | lowest | 173 pm (magnesium) | distribution | (electronic ground state properties)

universe abundance | median | 0.0035 mass% | highest | 0.06 mass% (magnesium) | lowest | 2×10^-8 mass% (uranium) solar abundance | median | 0.005 mass% | highest | 0.07 mass% (magnesium) | lowest | 1×10^-7 mass% (uranium) meteorite abundance | median | 0.73 mass% | highest | 12 mass% (magnesium) | lowest | 9.8×10^-7 mass% (uranium) crust abundance | median | 2.6 mass% | highest | 8.1 mass% (aluminum) | lowest | 1.8×10^-4 mass% (uranium) | distribution | ocean abundance | median | 0.065 mass% | highest | 1.1 mass% (sodium) | lowest | 3.3×10^-7 mass% (uranium) human abundance | median | 0.014 mass% | highest | 0.14 mass% (sodium) | lowest | 1×10^-7 mass% (uranium) universe molar abundance | median | 1.5×10^-4 mol% | highest | 0.003 mol% (magnesium) | lowest | 1×10^-10 mol% (uranium) solar molar abundance | median | 2.5×10^-4 mol% | highest | 0.003 mol% (magnesium) | lowest | 4×10^-10 mol% (uranium) meteorite molar abundance | median | 0.58 mol% | highest | 10 mol% (magnesium) | lowest | 1×10^-7 mol% (uranium) ocean molar abundance | median | 0.017 mol% | highest | 0.3 mol% (sodium) | lowest | 8.6×10^-9 mol% (uranium) crust molar abundance | median | 2.3 mol% | highest | 6.3 mol% (aluminum) | lowest | 1.5×10^-5 mol% (uranium) | distribution | human molar abundance | median | 0.0035 mol% | highest | 0.038 mol% (sodium) | lowest | 3×10^-9 mol% (uranium)