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Beryllium vs Francium


Francium vs Beryllium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Be   
Fr   

Group Number
2   
16
1   
17

Period Number
2   
7   

Block
s block   
s block   

Element Family
Alkaline Earth   
Alkali   

CAS Number
7440417   
99+
7440735   
18

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Beryllium is best anti corrosion metal.
  • Beryllium is the lightest metal and still it is stronger than steel.
  • It also finds various applications in Nuclear reactors as a reflector.
  
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   
Marguerite Perey   

Discovery
In 1797   
In 1939   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-7 %   
23
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
35
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
39
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
19
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its alloys with copper or nickel are used in manufacturing Gyroscopes, springs, electrical contact and non sparking tools.
  • Beryllium Alloys are used as a material for aircraft, missiles, spacecraft and satellite.
  
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
NA   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
32
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
32
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,278.00 °C   
36
27.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,970.00 °C   
32
677.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
White Gray   
NA   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.50   
7
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
590.00 MPa   
21
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
1,670.00 MPa   
4
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
12,890.00 m/s   
2
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
Be   
Fr   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9   
29
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.57   
24
0.70   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.81   
12
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47   
14
0.86   
99+

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.54   
12
0.68   
25

Allen Electronegativity
1.58   
23
0.67   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.43   
30
3.30   
1

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
899.50 kJ/mol   
7
380.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,757.10 kJ/mol   
23
Not Available   

3rd Energy Level
14,848.70 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

4th Energy Level
21,006.60 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.17 g/amp-hr   
99+
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1

Electron Work Function
4.98 eV   
6
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
4   
99+
87   
31

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s2   
[Rn] 7s1   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
4   
99+
87   
31

Number of Neutrons
5   
99+
136   
17

Number of Electrons
4   
99+
87   
31

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
112.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
96.00 pm   
99+
260.00 pm   
1

Van der Waals Radius
153.00 pm   
99+
348.00 pm   
1

Atomic Weight
9.01 amu   
99+
223.00 amu   
27

Atomic Volume
5.00 cm3/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lithium
  
Polonium
  

Next Element
Sodium
  
Radium
  

Valence Electron Potential
82.00 (-eV)   
15
8.00 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
228.58 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57   
18
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.85 g/cm3   
99+
1.87 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.69 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
19
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
132.00 GPa   
7
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
130.00 GPa   
13
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
287.00 GPa   
7
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.03   
35
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.85   
99+
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
Poor Conductor   

Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m   
99+
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.31 106/cm Ω   
5
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
1.82 J/(kg K)   
2
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
16.44 J/mol·K   
99+
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
200.00 W/m·K   
6
15.00 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
11.30 µm/(m·K)   
34
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
294.70 kJ/mol   
30
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.72 kJ/mol   
30
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
326.40 kJ/mol   
30
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
9.50 J/mol.K   
99+
Not Available   

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