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Dubnium Fermium Comparison


Fermium Dubnium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Db  
Fm  

Group Number
5  
13
3  
15

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
53850354  
14
7440724  
19

Space Group Name
-  
-  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1968  
In 1952  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
-  
1,527.00 °C  
26

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
-  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
330.00 MPa  
38
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
600.00 MPa  
28

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
2,500.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.20  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
55.00 %  
27
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Db  
Fm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
18  
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
664.80 kJ/mol  
38
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
39
1,225.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+
2,363.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,298.80 kJ/mol  
99+
3,792.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
39

6th Energy Level
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
33

10th Energy Level
8,830.00 kJ/mol  
22
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
88,300.00 kJ/mol  
2
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
10

13th Energy Level
4,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
38

14th Energy Level
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
27

15th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
38

16th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
28

17th Energy Level
1,129.00 kJ/mol  
19
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
40

19th Energy Level
1,094.90 kJ/mol  
18
994.80 kJ/mol  
21

20th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
883.00 kJ/mol  
36
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
345.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
33
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14

24th Energy Level
528.30 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
38

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
40

26th Energy Level
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
39

27th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
3
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
1,094.00 kJ/mol  
5
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
3.20 g/amp-hr  
15

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.47 eV  
21

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
105  
13
100  
18

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 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
105  
13
100  
18

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
157  
8

Number of Electrons
105  
13
100  
18

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
180.00 pm  
16

Covalent Radius
149.00 pm  
37
180.00 pm  
23

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
245.00 pm  
13

Atomic Weight
268.00 amu  
10
257.00 amu  
15

Atomic Volume
22.80 cm3/mol  
17
18.00 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element

Next Element

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

Lattice Constant
-  
350.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.63  
14
1.63  
13

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
29.30 g/cm3  
5
9.70 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
29.30 g/cm3  
6
9.70 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
0.10 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)  
22

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
34.00 GPa  
22
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
39.00 GPa  
39
50.00 GPa  
24

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

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
39.00  
3
9.70  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
6.80 nΩ·m  
99+
7.90 nΩ·m  
99+

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

Electron Affinity
-  
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
29.30 J/mol·K  
11
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

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

Thermal Expansion
13.20 µm/(m·K)  
37
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
13.30 kJ/mol  
30

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
55.00 J/mol.K  
34
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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