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Europium vs Fermium


Fermium vs Europium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Eu   
Fm   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440531   
34
7440724   
19

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
Not Available   

Facts

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

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1896   
In 1952   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000005 %   
27
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Europium metals main uses is in the printing of euro banknotes. These notes glow red under UV light.
  • It is used in low energy light bulbs.
  
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
822.00 °C   
99+
1,527.00 °C   
26

Boiling Point
1,597.00 °C   
99+
Not Available   

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Unknown   

Luster
Lustrous   
Not Defined   

Hardness
  
  

Vickers Hardness
167.00 MPa   
34
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
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
Eu   
Fm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
31   
8
18   
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.20   
39
1.30   
32

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.01   
22
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.20   
27

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
2.70   
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol   
99+
627.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,085.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,225.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,404.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,363.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol   
33
3,792.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.89 g/amp-hr   
33
3.20 g/amp-hr   
13

Electron Work Function
2.50 eV   
99+
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
63   
99+
100   
18

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f7 6s2   
[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
63   
99+
100   
18

Number of Neutrons
89   
38
157   
7

Number of Electrons
63   
99+
100   
18

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm   
14
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
198.00 pm   
13
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
233.00 pm   
18
245.00 pm   
9

Atomic Weight
151.96 amu   
99+
257.00 amu   
15

Atomic Volume
28.90 cm3/mol   
8
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Samarium
  

Next Element
Gadolinium
  

Valence Electron Potential
45.60 (-eV)   
35
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
458.10 pm   
17
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
5.26 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.13 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa   
15
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
19.40 (Pa)   
4
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
7.90 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
8.30 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
18.20 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.15   
34
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.24   
99+
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Unknown   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
0.90 nΩ·m   
99+
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
27.66 J/mol·K   
16
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
13.90 W/m·K   
99+
Not Available   

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
35.00 µm/(m·K)   
8
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
143.50 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
9.21 kJ/mol   
37
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
77.80 J/mol.K   
4
Not Available   

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