Group Number
Not Available
Not Available
Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
Not Available
Space Group Number
Not Available
Interesting Facts
Not Available
- Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
- Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1902
In 1952
Uses & Benefits
- Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
- Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
NA
Present in Human Body
No
No
Boiling Point
Not Available
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Unknown
Speed of Sound
Not Available
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α Allotropes
Not Available
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β Allotropes
Not Available
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γ Allotropes
Not Available
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Pauling Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Electron Work Function
Not Available
Not Available
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2
[Rn] 5f12 7s2
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Not Known
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Fermium.jpg#100
Atomic Radius
Not Available
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
Atomic Volume
Not Available
Valence Electron Potential
Not Available
Lattice Constant
Not Available
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
NA
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
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Density At Room Temperature
Not Available
Tensile Strength
Not Available
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Viscosity
Not Available
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Poisson Ratio
Not Available
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Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
Specific Gravity
Not Available
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Unknown
Specific Heat
Not Available
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available
Thermal Conductivity
Not Available
Critical Temperature
Not Available
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Thermal Expansion
Not Available
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Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available