Group 7

Technetiu
m Transition Metals
Period 5
My element belongs to the .
Three Interesting things about my family are:
Classification: Transitional Metal
State of Matter at room temperature:
Solid
Symbol: Tc
Atomic Number: 43
Atomic Mass: 198
No. of Protons: 43
No. of Neutrons: 55
No. of Electrons: 43
Melting point: 2160 oC, 2433 K
Boiling point: 4260 oC, 4533 K
Normal Phase: Solid
 Lewis Electron Dot
Bohr
Diagram
Model

Tc
• Technetium was discovered in Italy in
1937.

• Technetium was the first artificially

produced element. It was isolated by
Carlo Perrier and Emilio Segrè in
1937. 

• The name Technetium is derived from

 Type of Bonding:
1. What type of bond do I normally form?
= Covalent Bond
2. Explain what my electron do when I form a
chemical bond.

3. Give an example of a balance reaction that I am

involved in for a common substance.
• Technetium is the first synthetically
produced element.
• All of Technetium's isotopes are
radioactive.
• Technetium is used for radioactive tracing
in medicine and preventing rust.
• Technetium's crystal shape is a hexagon.
• Technetium is ductile, malleable, and is
able to conduct electricity and heat.
 Importance and Uses of Ruthenium
• Technetium is used in steel alloys. An alloy is
made by melting and mixing two or more
metals. The mixture has properties different
from those of the individual metals.
Technetium-steel alloys are very resistant to
corrosion or reaction with oxygen and other
materials. No more than 50 parts per million
of technetium to steel produces this property.
Technetium-steel has limited uses, however,
because technetium is radioactive. People
cannot be exposed to technetium-steel
directly.
• Technetium is a popular diagnostic tool in
medicine. The term diagnosis means to find
out what is wrong with a person.
Some scientists believe that technetium
will be found in very small amounts in
the Earth's crust along with other
radioactive materials, such as uranium 
and radium. However, it has never been
found on Earth. It has, however, been
found in certain types of stars. Its
presence can be detected by analyzing
the light produced by these stars.
References:

http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/P-T/Techn
etium.html
http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/43/technetium
http://www.encyclopedia.com/science-and-technology/c
hemistry/compounds-and-elements/technetium
http://www.chemicool.com/elements/technetium.html
https://www.hobart.k12.in.us/ksms/PeriodicTable/techne
tium.htm
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele043.html