Do you think at atomic radius ? Zr calculated atomic radius: 206 pm, Hf calculated atomic radius: 208 pm. Or atomic mass? Zr: 91,224, Hf: 178,49.
Due to lanthanide contraction
Hf is the element hafnium. A dense gray metal. HF is the compound hydrogen fluoride, a toxic, acidic gas.
Capitalization matters in chemistry. Hf (uppercase H, lowercase f) is the element known as hafnium. HF (both letters uppercase) is the compound known as hydrogen fluoride.
The chemical similarity between hafnium and zirconium is based on the electron structure of these elements. Both appear below titanium in the Group 4 transition metals, and the electron structure of their outer or valence shells is similar.
Do you think at atomic radius ? Zr calculated atomic radius: 206 pm, Hf calculated atomic radius: 208 pm. Or atomic mass? Zr: 91,224, Hf: 178,49.
Zirconium: transition metal, group 4 (titanium family: Ti, Zr, Hf, Rf), period 5, block d, atomic number 40.
Due to lanthanide contraction
Zirconium is a chemical element with the symbol Zr and the atomic number 40. It is a lustrous, gray-white strong transition metal that resembles titanium.
Hafnium
Hf is the element hafnium. A dense gray metal. HF is the compound hydrogen fluoride, a toxic, acidic gas.
Capitalization matters in chemistry. Hf (uppercase H, lowercase f) is the element known as hafnium. HF (both letters uppercase) is the compound known as hydrogen fluoride.
The chemical similarity between hafnium and zirconium is based on the electron structure of these elements. Both appear below titanium in the Group 4 transition metals, and the electron structure of their outer or valence shells is similar.
Hf is the symbol on the periodic table for the element Hafnium, it has an atomic number of 72.
Rajesh Karia has written: 'Trimethylamine complexes of In (III), Cd (II), Hg (II), Zr (IV), and Hf (IV)'
Well, this should be Xe6s24f145d2 which is element number 72 hafnium (Hf).
HF [note correct capitalization] is not an element but a compound, since it contains two kinds of atoms. It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure.