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Bismuth vs Flerovium


Flerovium vs Bismuth


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bi  
Fl  

Group Number
15  
3
14  
4

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
p block  
p block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440699  
22
54085164  
5

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.
  
Not Available  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
NA  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Claude François Geoffroy  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1753  
In 1999  

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 Flerovium 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  
Alloys, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Unknown  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3  
20
Not Available  

In Bone
0.20 p.p.m.  
22
Not Available  

Physical Properties

Melting Point
271.30 °C  
99+
67.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,560.00 °C  
99+
147.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Unknown  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

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  
Fl  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
1  
34

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.02  
6
Not Available  

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.34  
3
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.67  
6
Not Available  

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.15  
4
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
2.01  
4
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.98  
99+
Not Available  

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol  
35
823.90 kJ/mol  
13

2nd Energy Level
1,610.00 kJ/mol  
33
1,601.60 kJ/mol  
34

3rd Energy Level
2,466.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,367.30 kJ/mol  
18

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
28
4,399.70 kJ/mol  
27

5th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
30
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
26

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.60 g/amp-hr  
19
Not Available  

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
114  
4

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2  

Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)  
Not Known  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
83  
33
114  
4

Number of Neutrons
126  
18
184  
1

Number of Electrons
83  
33
114  
4

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
156.00 pm  
29
180.00 pm  
14

Covalent Radius
148.00 pm  
36
171.00 pm  
24

Van der Waals Radius
207.00 pm  
26
Not Available  

Atomic Weight
208.98 amu  
29
289.00 amu  
3

Atomic Volume
21.30 cm3/mol  
14
Not Available  

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lead
  
Nihonium
  

Next Element
Polonium
  
Moscovium
  

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

Lattice Constant
667.40 pm  
2
Not Available  

Lattice Angles
NA  
Unknown  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.78 g/cm3  
39
14.00 g/cm3  
23

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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