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Bismuth vs Fermium


Fermium vs Bismuth


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bi   
Fm   

Group Number
15   
3
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
p block   
f block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440699   
22
7440724   
19

Space Group Name
C12/m1   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
12.00   
12
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Claude François Geoffroy   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1753   
In 1952   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %   
25
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.000006 %   
14
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
24
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3   
20
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
0.20 p.p.m.   
22
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
271.30 °C   
99+
1,527.00 °C   
26

Boiling Point
1,560.00 °C   
99+
Not Available   

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Unknown   

Luster
Metallic   
Not Defined   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.25   
15
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
70.00 MPa   
99+
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
1,790.00 m/s   
99+
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
Bi   
Fm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
18   
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.02   
6
1.30   
32

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.34   
3
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.67   
6
1.20   
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.15   
4
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
2.01   
4
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.98   
99+
2.70   
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol   
35
627.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,610.00 kJ/mol   
33
1,225.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,466.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,363.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28
3,792.00 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol   
30
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
8,520.00 kJ/mol   
19
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.60 g/amp-hr   
19
3.20 g/amp-hr   
13

Electron Work Function
4.22 eV   
22
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
83   
33
100   
18

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3   
[Rn] 5f12 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)   
Not Known   

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100   
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Fermium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
83   
33
100   
18

Number of Neutrons
126   
18
157   
7

Number of Electrons
83   
33
100   
18

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
156.00 pm   
29
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
148.00 pm   
36
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
207.00 pm   
26
245.00 pm   
9

Atomic Weight
208.98 amu   
29
257.00 amu   
15

Atomic Volume
21.30 cm3/mol   
14
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lead
  

Next Element
Polonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
41.90 (-eV)   
99+
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
667.40 pm   
2
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
NA   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.78 g/cm3   
39
Not Available   

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.05 g/cm3   
18
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
12.00 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
31.00 GPa   
38
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
32.00 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.33   
11
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.79   
30
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Unknown   

Permeability
0.00 H/m   
6
Not Available   

Susceptibility
0.00   
6
Not Available   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
1.29 nΩ·m   
99+
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
91.20 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

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

Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K   
37
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
7.97 W/m·K   
99+
Not Available   

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)   
28
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
151.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.90 kJ/mol   
33
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
207.10 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
56.70 J/mol.K   
24
Not Available   

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