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Bismuth vs Francium

Bismuth
Francium
Francium vs Bismuth


Periodic Table
Symbol
Bi  
Fr  
Group Number
15  
3
1  
17
Period Number
6  
7  
Block
p block  
s block  
Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Alkali  
CAS Number
7440699  
22
7440735  
18
Space Group Name
C12/m1  
-  
Space Group Number
12.00  
15
225.00  
3
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.
  
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Formed by Decay Process, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Claude François Geoffroy  
Marguerite Perey  
Discovery
In 1753  
In 1939  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
40
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
14
0.00 %  
30
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
24
-  
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24
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.
  
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys  
-  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic  
-  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  
In Blood
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3  
20
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
In Bone
0.20 p.p.m.  
27
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
Physical
Melting Point
271.30 °C  
99+
27.00 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
1,560.00 °C  
99+
677.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silver  
-  
Luster
Metallic  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
2.25  
16
0.20  
27
Brinell Hardness
70.00 MPa  
99+
119.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
30.00 MPa  
99+
300.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
1,790.00 m/s  
99+
2,440.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
2.50  
5
1.70  
27
Reflectivity
70.00 %  
13
72.00 %  
11
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Bi  
Fr  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
33  
6
33  
6
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
2.02  
7
0.70  
99+
Sanderson Electronegativity
2.34  
3
0.70  
99+
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.67  
7
0.86  
99+
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.15  
8
0.68  
99+
Allen Electronegativity
2.01  
5
0.67  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
1.98  
99+
3.30  
1
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol  
35
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,610.00 kJ/mol  
34
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,466.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
38
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
8,520.00 kJ/mol  
29
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
37
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
34
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
38
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
36
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
13th Energy Level
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
32
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
22
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
70,300.00 kJ/mol  
28
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32
16th Energy Level
70,300.00 kJ/mol  
23
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
34
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol  
40
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol  
34
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
12
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol  
28
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
10
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol  
27
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol  
29
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol  
28
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol  
29
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol  
34
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol  
35
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol  
29
677.00 kJ/mol  
31
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.60 g/amp-hr  
23
8.32 g/amp-hr  
1
Electron Work Function
4.22 eV  
29
4.07 eV  
33
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
83  
33
87  
31
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3  
[Rn] 7s1  
Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
83  
33
87  
31
Number of Neutrons
126  
19
136  
18
Number of Electrons
83  
33
87  
31
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
156.00 pm  
31
348.00 pm  
1
Covalent Radius
148.00 pm  
38
260.00 pm  
1
Van der Waals Radius
207.00 pm  
33
348.00 pm  
1
Atomic Weight
208.98 amu  
29
223.00 amu  
27
Atomic Volume
21.30 cm3/mol  
23
71.00 cm3/mol  
2
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Lead
  
Polonium
  
Next Element
Polonium
  
Radium
  
Valence Electron Potential
41.90 (-eV)  
99+
8.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
667.40 pm  
2
440.00 pm  
21
Lattice Angles
-  
-  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.86  
4
1.56  
99+
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
9.78 g/cm3  
99+
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.05 g/cm3  
99+
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
32.00 MPa  
99+
50.00 MPa  
38
Viscosity
0.00  
29
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
37
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
24
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
12.00 GPa  
99+
3.60 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
31.00 GPa  
99+
6.00 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
32.00 GPa  
99+
0.00 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.33  
11
0.44  
3
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
9.79  
99+
0.87  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
20
0.00 H/m  
13
Susceptibility
0.00  
36
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Semiconductor  
Poor Conductor  
Resistivity
1.29 nΩ·m  
99+
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
91.20 kJ/mol  
13
0.70 kJ/mol  
99+
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K  
99+
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
Thermal Conductivity
7.97 W/m·K  
99+
15.00 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
544.00 K  
99+
300.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)  
34
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
151.00 kJ/mol  
99+
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
10.90 kJ/mol  
39
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
207.10 kJ/mol  
99+
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
56.70 J/mol.K  
32
42.00 J/mol.K  
99+
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