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Cobalt vs Francium


Francium vs Cobalt


Periodic Table

Symbol
Co  
Fr  

Group Number
9  
9
1  
17

Period Number
4  
7  

Block
d block  
s block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkali  

CAS Number
7440484  
38
7440735  
18

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
  • Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
  • It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
  
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  

Sources
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Formed by Decay Process, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georg Brandt  
Marguerite Perey  

Discovery
In 1732  
In 1939  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
9
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.06 %  
10
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
20
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
20
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its alloys with aluminum and nickel are used to make powerful magnets.
  • Few other alloys exhibit high-temperature strength and hence they are used in Turbines of Jet and Gas engine.
  
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.04 Blood/mg dm-3  
18
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.04 p.p.m.  
32
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,495.00 °C  
29
27.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,870.00 °C  
35
677.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.00  
8
0.20  
27

Brinell Hardness
470.00 MPa  
31
119.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,043.00 MPa  
18
300.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
4,720.00 m/s  
18
2,440.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.50  
5
1.70  
27

Reflectivity
67.00 %  
16
72.00 %  
11

Allotropes
Yes  
No  

α Allotropes
α-Cobalt  
-  

β Allotropes
β-Cobalt  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Co  
Fr  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.88  
13
0.70  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.56  
1
0.70  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.70  
6
0.86  
99+

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.88  
14
0.68  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.84  
13
0.67  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.12  
99+
3.30  
1

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
19
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,648.00 kJ/mol  
32
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,232.00 kJ/mol  
22
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
29
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,670.00 kJ/mol  
18
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
9,840.00 kJ/mol  
18
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
12,440.00 kJ/mol  
11
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
15,230.00 kJ/mol  
12
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
17,959.00 kJ/mol  
13
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
26,570.00 kJ/mol  
7
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
29,400.00 kJ/mol  
8
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
32,400.00 kJ/mol  
30
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23

13th Energy Level
36,600.00 kJ/mol  
8
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
39,700.00 kJ/mol  
9
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
42,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32

16th Energy Level
49,396.00 kJ/mol  
99+
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
52,737.00 kJ/mol  
13
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
134,810.00 kJ/mol  
1
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
145,170.00 kJ/mol  
2
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
154,700.00 kJ/mol  
4
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
167,400.00 kJ/mol  
4
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
178,100.00 kJ/mol  
3
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
189,300.00 kJ/mol  
3
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
17
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
17
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
17
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
16
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
22
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
23
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
17
677.00 kJ/mol  
31

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.10 g/amp-hr  
99+
8.32 g/amp-hr  
1

Electron Work Function
5.00 eV  
9
4.07 eV  
33

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
22  
99+
87  
31

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d2 4s2  
[Rn] 7s1  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cobalt.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
22  
99+
87  
31

Number of Neutrons
26  
99+
136  
18

Number of Electrons
22  
99+
87  
31

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
147.00 pm  
36
348.00 pm  
1

Covalent Radius
160.00 pm  
32
260.00 pm  
1

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
348.00 pm  
1

Atomic Weight
47.87 amu  
99+
223.00 amu  
27

Atomic Volume
10.64 cm3/mol  
99+
71.00 cm3/mol  
2

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Iron
  
Polonium
  

Next Element
Nickel
  
Radium
  

Valence Electron Potential
95.20 (-eV)  
10
8.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
295.08 pm  
99+
440.00 pm  
21

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.26  
99+
1.56  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
4.51 g/cm3  
99+
1.87 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
4.11 g/cm3  
99+
1.87 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
434.00 MPa  
10
50.00 MPa  
38

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
0.98 (Pa)  
14
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa  
17
3.60 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa  
15
6.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
116.00 GPa  
20
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.32  
12
0.44  
3

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
4,500.00  
1
0.87  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
13

Susceptibility
0.00  
3
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
420.00 nΩ·m  
12
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
7.60 kJ/mol  
99+
0.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.52 J/(kg K)  
9
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37

Molar Heat Capacity
25.06 J/mol·K  
99+
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
21.90 W/m·K  
99+
15.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,768.00 K  
32
300.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
8.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
429.00 kJ/mol  
20
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol  
19
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
468.60 kJ/mol  
20
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
27.30 J/mol.K  
99+
42.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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