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Aluminium vs Fermium


Fermium vs Aluminium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Al  
Fm  

Group Number
13  
5
3  
15

Period Number
3  
7  

Block
p block  
f block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7429905  
99+
7440724  
19

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining  
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1825  
In 1952  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.01 %  
6
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Sun
0.01 %  
5
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.91 %  
5
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
8.10 %  
1
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
6
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
11
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3  
9
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
27.00 p.p.m.  
11
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
660.37 °C  
99+
1,527.00 °C  
26

Boiling Point
2,467.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.75  
14
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
160.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
160.00 MPa  
99+
600.00 MPa  
28

Speed of Sound
5,000.00 m/s  
14
2,500.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.61  
31
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
71.00 %  
12
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Al  
Fm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
11  
27
18  
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.61  
23
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.71  
16
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47  
15
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.83  
16
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.61  
23
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.39  
32
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,816.70 kJ/mol  
20
1,225.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,744.80 kJ/mol  
39
2,363.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
11,577.00 kJ/mol  
3
3,792.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
14,842.00 kJ/mol  
2
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
39

6th Energy Level
18,379.00 kJ/mol  
2
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
23,326.00 kJ/mol  
2
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
27,465.00 kJ/mol  
2
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
31,853.00 kJ/mol  
2
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
33

10th Energy Level
38,473.00 kJ/mol  
4
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
42,647.00 kJ/mol  
5
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
10

13th Energy Level
5,770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
38

14th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
27

15th Energy Level
57,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
38

16th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
28

17th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,775.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
40

19th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
994.80 kJ/mol  
21

20th Energy Level
577.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
577.00 kJ/mol  
99+
345.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14

24th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
38

25th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
40

26th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
39

27th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.34 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.20 g/amp-hr  
15

Electron Work Function
4.28 eV  
26
4.47 eV  
21

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
13  
99+
100  
18

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p1  
[Rn] 5f12 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Fermium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
13  
99+
100  
18

Number of Neutrons
14  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
13  
99+
100  
18

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
143.00 pm  
39
180.00 pm  
16

Covalent Radius
121.00 pm  
99+
180.00 pm  
23

Van der Waals Radius
184.00 pm  
99+
245.00 pm  
13

Atomic Weight
26.98 amu  
99+
257.00 amu  
15

Atomic Volume
10.00 cm3/mol  
99+
18.00 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Magnesium
  

Next Element
Potassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
80.70 (-eV)  
17
0.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
404.95 pm  
25
350.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
34
1.63  
13

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
2.70 g/cm3  
99+
9.70 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm3  
99+
9.70 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
99+
0.10 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
19
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa  
36
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
76.00 GPa  
19
50.00 GPa  
24

Young's Modulus
70.00 GPa  
30
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.72  
99+
9.70  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
18
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
11
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
28.20 nΩ·m  
99+
7.90 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.38 106/cm Ω  
4
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
42.50 kJ/mol  
31
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.90 J/(kg K)  
5
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
24.20 J/mol·K  
99+
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
237.00 W/m·K  
4
0.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
933.00 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
23.10 µm/(m·K)  
18
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
293.70 kJ/mol  
99+
319.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.67 kJ/mol  
99+
13.30 kJ/mol  
30

Enthalpy of Atomization
322.20 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
28.30 J/mol.K  
99+
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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