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Cesium vs Flerovium


Flerovium vs Cesium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cs  
Fl  

Group Number
1  
17
14  
4

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
s block  
p block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440462  
40
54085164  
5

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
198.00  
6

Facts

Interesting Facts
Cesium is the most alkaline metal and is used in atomic clocks.  
Flerovium is named after the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions.  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
-  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1860  
In 1999  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
20
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
38
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
35
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
17
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
20
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • The most common use of cesium metal is as a drilling fluid. It is also used in optical glass manufacturing.
  • In vacuum tubes and radiation monitor equipment this metal is used as a catalyst promoter.
  
  • Currently known uses of Flerovium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
28
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.05 p.p.m.  
31
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
28.50 °C  
99+
67.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
678.40 °C  
99+
147.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gold  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20  
27
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
0.14 MPa  
99+
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
0.14 MPa  
99+
450.00 MPa  
38

Speed of Sound
1,630.00 m/s  
99+
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.93  
17
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cs  
Fl  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36  
3
1  
34

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.79  
99+
2.60  
1

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.22  
99+
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.62  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
0.66  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.21  
2
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
823.90 kJ/mol  
13

2nd Energy Level
2,234.30 kJ/mol  
8
1,601.60 kJ/mol  
35

3rd Energy Level
3,400.00 kJ/mol  
16
3,367.30 kJ/mol  
18

4th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
4,399.70 kJ/mol  
37

5th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,400.00 kJ/mol  
9

7th Energy level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
3,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
39

9th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
3,757.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
3,757.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
36,400.00 kJ/mol  
24

13th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
3,750.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,145.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
37,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
67,000.00 kJ/mol  
33

16th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
36,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
1,144.00 kJ/mol  
17

18th Energy Level
3,757.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
1,127.50 kJ/mol  
16

20th Energy Level
375.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
24

21st Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
670.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
375.00 kJ/mol  
99+
340.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
34

24th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
540.10 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
540.10 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

29th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
800.10 kJ/mol  
17

30th Energy Level
375.70 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.96 g/amp-hr  
3
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
2.14 eV  
99+
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
55  
99+
114  
4

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Not Known  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
55  
99+
114  
4

Number of Neutrons
78  
99+
184  
2

Number of Electrons
55  
99+
114  
4

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
265.00 pm  
2
180.00 pm  
16

Covalent Radius
244.00 pm  
2
171.00 pm  
26

Van der Waals Radius
343.00 pm  
2
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
132.91 amu  
99+
289.00 amu  
3

Atomic Volume
71.07 cm3/mol  
1
14.00 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tin
  
Nihonium
  

Next Element
Barium
  
Moscovium
  

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

Lattice Constant
614.10 pm  
5
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.87  
3
1.60  
22

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.93 g/cm3  
99+
14.00 g/cm3  
24

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.84 g/cm3  
99+
14.00 g/cm3  
24

Tensile Strength
15.00 MPa  
99+
0.10 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
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)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
35.00 GPa  
21

Bulk Modulus
1.60 GPa  
99+
15.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.87  
99+
14.00  
25

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
15

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor  
-  

Resistivity
205.00 nΩ·m  
17
5.40 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
40
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
45.50 kJ/mol  
30
-  

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
23
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
32.21 J/mol·K  
6
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
35.90 W/m·K  
37
0.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,938.00 K  
22
340.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
97.00 µm/(m·K)  
1
7.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
65.90 kJ/mol  
99+
337.40 kJ/mol  
38

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.10 kJ/mol  
99+
14.50 kJ/mol  
26

Enthalpy of Atomization
78.20 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
85.20 J/mol.K  
3
57.00 J/mol.K  
30

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