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Bohrium vs Fermium


Fermium vs Bohrium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bh  
Fm  

Group Number
7  
11
3  
15

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
54037148  
12
7440724  
19

Space Group Name
-  
-  

Space Group Number
276.00  
1
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Synthetically Produced  
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1981  
In 1952  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
37
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Sun
-  
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
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
-  
1,527.00 °C  
26

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
-  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
270.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
2,700.00 MPa  
4
600.00 MPa  
28

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
2,500.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.50  
36
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
59.00 %  
24
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Bh  
Fm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
5  
32
18  
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00  
8
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
2.00  
6
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
742.90 kJ/mol  
23
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31
1,225.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+
2,363.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+
3,792.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
39

6th Energy Level
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
33

10th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
10

13th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
38

14th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
27

15th Energy Level
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
38

16th Energy Level
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
28

17th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
31
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
40

19th Energy Level
820.80 kJ/mol  
28
994.80 kJ/mol  
21

20th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
21
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
11
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
16
345.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
8
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14

24th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
12
627.60 kJ/mol  
38

25th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
627.00 kJ/mol  
40

26th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
627.60 kJ/mol  
39

27th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
9
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
15
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
14
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
820.00 kJ/mol  
10
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
3.20 g/amp-hr  
15

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.47 eV  
21

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
107  
11
100  
18

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  
[Rn] 5f12 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Fermium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
107  
11
100  
18

Number of Neutrons
155  
9
157  
8

Number of Electrons
107  
11
100  
18

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
180.00 pm  
16

Covalent Radius
141.00 pm  
99+
180.00 pm  
23

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
245.00 pm  
13

Atomic Weight
270.00 amu  
8
257.00 amu  
15

Atomic Volume
23.70 cm3/mol  
14
18.00 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element

Next Element
Hassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
27.20 (-eV)  
99+
0.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
-  
350.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.63  
13

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
37.10 g/cm3  
3
9.70 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
37.10 g/cm3  
3
9.70 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
152.00 MPa  
24
0.10 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
28.00 GPa  
32
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
37.00 GPa  
99+
50.00 GPa  
24

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
37.00  
5
9.70  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
6.50 nΩ·m  
99+
7.90 nΩ·m  
99+

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

Electron Affinity
-  
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
37.10 J/mol·K  
2
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
37.00 W/m·K  
36
0.00 W/m·K  
99+

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

Thermal Expansion
14.30 µm/(m·K)  
28
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
13.30 kJ/mol  
30

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
57.00 J/mol.K  
30
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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