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Copper Fermium Comparison


Fermium Copper comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cu  
Fm  

Group Number
11  
7
3  
15

Period Number
4  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440508  
37
7440724  
19

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals  
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  
In 1952  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
12
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %  
13
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
17
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
8
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
10
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.  
12
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,084.62 °C  
40
1,527.00 °C  
26

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Copper  
-  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.00  
13
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa  
99+
600.00 MPa  
28

Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s  
26
2,500.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.10  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
90.00 %  
4
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cu  
Fm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29  
10
18  
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98  
11
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75  
4
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49  
27
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
12
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
22
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15
1,225.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15
2,363.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21
3,792.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
39

6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
33

10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
10

13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
38

14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
27

15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
38

16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
28

17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
40

19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11
994.80 kJ/mol  
21

20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
345.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14

24th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
627.60 kJ/mol  
38

25th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
627.00 kJ/mol  
40

26th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
627.60 kJ/mol  
39

27th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
18
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
24
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
25
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.20 g/amp-hr  
15

Electron Work Function
4.65 eV  
16
4.47 eV  
21

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
29  
99+
100  
18

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  
[Rn] 5f12 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Fermium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
29  
99+
100  
18

Number of Neutrons
35  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
29  
99+
100  
18

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
180.00 pm  
16

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
180.00 pm  
23

Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm  
99+
245.00 pm  
13

Atomic Weight
63.55 amu  
99+
257.00 amu  
15

Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
18.00 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nickel
  

Next Element
Zinc
  

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

Lattice Constant
361.49 pm  
39
350.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.28  
99+
1.63  
13

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm3  
99+
9.70 g/cm3  
99+

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

Tensile Strength
210.00 MPa  
19
0.10 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)  
8
0.00 (Pa)  
22

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa  
15
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa  
12
50.00 GPa  
24

Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa  
19
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.89  
99+
9.70  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
19
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
31
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+
7.90 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

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

Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K  
2
0.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,358.00 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+
13.30 kJ/mol  
30

Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol  
39
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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