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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Cf
In
1.2 Group Number
NA13
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
75
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
p block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Post-​Transition
1.6 CAS Number
74407137440746
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.8 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
I4/mmm
1.9 Space Group Number
194.00139.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
2.2 Sources
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
Mining, Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1950
In 1863
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA3 * 10-8 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.5.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000004 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.5.4 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.6.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
3.2.2 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
3.2.3 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
  • It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
  • It is used to produce indium tin oxide (ITO), it is used in manufacturing touch screens, flat screen TVs and solar panels.
  • Its nitride, phosphide and antimonide are used in transistors and microchips.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Medical Research
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Non Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
4.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.NA
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
900.00 °C156.61 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
5.2 Boiling Point
1,470.00 °C2,000.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
5.3 Appearance
5.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.3.2 Color
Silver
Silvery Gray
5.3.3 Luster
NA
Lustrous
5.4 Hardness
5.4.1 Mohs Hardness
3.001.20
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
5.4.3 Brinell Hardness
NA8.80 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
5.4.4 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
5.5 Speed of Sound
NA1,215.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
5.6 Optical Properties
5.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
5.7.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
5.8 Allotropes
5.8.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.8.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5.8.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6 Chemical
6.1 Chemical Formula
Cf
In
6.2 Isotopes
6.2.1 Known Isotopes
2035
Tennessine Metal
0 38
6.4 Electronegativity
6.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.78
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
6.4.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA2.14
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
6.4.4 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.49
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
6.4.6 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA1.76
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
6.4.7 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.66
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
6.5 Electropositivity
6.5.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.22
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
6.6 Ionization Energies
6.6.1 1st Energy Level
608.00 kJ/mol558.30 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
6.6.3 2nd Energy Level
1,206.00 kJ/mol1,820.70 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
6.6.4 3rd Energy Level
2,267.00 kJ/mol2,704.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
6.6.6 4th Energy Level
3,599.00 kJ/mol5,210.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
6.6.8 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
6.6.9 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
6.6.11 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
6.6.12 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
6.6.14 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
6.6.15 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
6.6.17 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
6.6.18 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
6.6.20 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
6.6.21 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
6.6.23 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
6.6.24 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
6.6.26 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
6.6.27 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
6.6.28 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
6.6.30 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
6.6.31 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
6.6.32 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
6.6.34 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
6.6.35 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
6.6.37 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
6.6.38 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
6.6.39 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
6.6.41 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
6.6.42 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
6.6.43 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
6.7 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.12 g/amp-hr1.43 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
6.8 Electron Work Function
NA4.12 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
6.9 Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
7 Atomic
7.1 Atomic Number
9849
Lithium Metal
3 117
7.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1
7.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Tetragonal (TETR)
7.3.1 Crystal Lattice
7.4 Atom
7.4.1 Number of Protons
9849
Lithium Metal
3 117
7.4.3 Number of Neutrons
15366
Lithium Metal
4 184
7.4.5 Number of Electrons
9849
Lithium Metal
3 117
7.5 Radius of an Atom
7.5.1 Atomic Radius
186.00 pm167.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
7.5.2 Covalent Radius
NA142.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
7.5.4 Van der Waals Radius
NA193.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
7.6 Atomic Weight
251.00 amu114.82 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
7.7 Atomic Volume
NA15.70 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
7.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
7.8.1 Previous Element
7.8.2 Next Element
7.9 Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)54.00 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
7.10 Lattice Constant
338.00 pm325.23 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
7.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
7.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
8 Mechanical
8.1 Density
8.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
15.10 g/cm37.31 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
8.1.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA7.02 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
8.2 Tensile Strength
NA2.50 MPa
Gold
2.5 11000
8.4 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
8.5 Vapor Pressure
8.5.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.01 (Pa)
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
8.5.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
8.7 Elasticity properties
8.7.1 Shear Modulus
NANA
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
8.7.2 Bulk Modulus
NANA
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
9.1.1 Young's Modulus
NA11.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
9.2 Poisson Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
9.6 Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable, Sectile
Ductile, Malleable
10 Magnetic
10.1 Magnetic Characteristics
10.1.1 Specific Gravity
15.107.31
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
10.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
10.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
10.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
10.2 Electrical Properties
10.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
10.2.2 Resistivity
NA83.70 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
10.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.12 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
10.2.5 Electron Affinity
NA28.90 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
11 Thermal
11.1 Specific Heat
NA0.23 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
11.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA26.74 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
11.4 Thermal Conductivity
NA81.80 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
11.5 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
11.6 Thermal Expansion
NA32.10 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
11.7 Enthalpy
11.7.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA226.40 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
11.8.1 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA3.28 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
11.8.2 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA242.70 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
11.10 Standard Molar Entropy
NA57.80 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1