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Actinium Francium Comparison


Francium Actinium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ac   
Fr   

Group Number
Not Available   
1   
17

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
f block   
s block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Alkali   

CAS Number
7440348   
99+
7440735   
18

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  

Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   
Marguerite Perey   

Discovery
In 1902   
In 1939   

Abundance
  
  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
NA   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,227.00 °C   
38
27.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,200.00 °C   
26
677.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
NA   

Luster
NA   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
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
Ac   
Fr   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10   
99+
0.70   
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.00   
36
0.86   
99+

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.68   
25

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.67   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.90   
10
3.30   
1

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol   
99+
380.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

4th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol   
23
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.82 g/amp-hr   
18
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
89   
29
87   
31

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2   
[Rn] 7s1   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
89   
29
87   
31

Number of Neutrons
138   
16
136   
17

Number of Electrons
89   
29
87   
31

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
195.00 pm   
7
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
260.00 pm   
1

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
348.00 pm   
1

Atomic Weight
227.00 amu   
25
223.00 amu   
27

Atomic Volume
22.54 cm3/mol   
11
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Radium
  
Polonium
  

Next Element
Thorium
  
Radium
  

Valence Electron Potential
38.60 (-eV)   
99+
8.00 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
567.00 pm   
8
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
10.00 g/cm3   
37
1.87 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
10.07   
28
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Poor Conductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K   
18
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
12.00 W/m·K   
99+
15.00 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol   
36
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
56.50 J/mol.K   
25
Not Available   

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