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Darmstadtium Fermium Comparison


Fermium Darmstadtium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ds   
Fm   

Group Number
10   
8
Not Available   

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
d block   
f block   

Element Family
Probably Transition   
Actinide   

CAS Number
54083771   
8
7440724   
19

Space Group Name
Not Available   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced   
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1994   
In 1952   

Abundance
  
  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Darmstadtium metal are limited to research purpose only. As only few atoms of this metal are produced.
  
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Research Purposes   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
Not Available   
1,527.00 °C   
26

Boiling Point
Not Available   
Not Available   

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Luster
Unknown Luster   
Not Defined   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
5,090.00 m/s   
9
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Ds   
Fm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
9   
29
18   
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.30   
32

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.20   
27

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
2.70   
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
955.20 kJ/mol   
5
627.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,891.10 kJ/mol   
16
1,225.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,029.60 kJ/mol   
25
2,363.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,955.90 kJ/mol   
40
3,792.00 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
5,113.70 kJ/mol   
33
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
Not Available   
3.20 g/amp-hr   
13

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
110   
8
100   
18

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d8 7s2   
[Rn] 5f12 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Not Known   

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
110   
8
100   
18

Number of Neutrons
161   
3
157   
7

Number of Electrons
110   
8
100   
18

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
132.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
245.00 pm   
9

Atomic Weight
281.00 amu   
6
257.00 amu   
15

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Meitnerium
  

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Valence Electron Potential
Not Available   
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
NA   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
Not Available   

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