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Fermium Beryllium Comparison


Beryllium Fermium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fm   
Be   

Group Number
Not Available   
2   
16

Period Number
7   
2   

Block
f block   
s block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Alkaline Earth   

CAS Number
7440724   
19
7440417   
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  
  • Beryllium is best anti corrosion metal.
  • Beryllium is the lightest metal and still it is stronger than steel.
  • It also finds various applications in Nuclear reactors as a reflector.
  

Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   

Discovery
In 1952   
In 1797   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
1 * 10-7 %   
23

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
19

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Its alloys with copper or nickel are used in manufacturing Gyroscopes, springs, electrical contact and non sparking tools.
  • Beryllium Alloys are used as a material for aircraft, missiles, spacecraft and satellite.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
32

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
32

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,527.00 °C   
26
1,278.00 °C   
36

Boiling Point
Not Available   
2,970.00 °C   
32

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Unknown   
White Gray   

Luster
Not Defined   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
5.50   
7

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
590.00 MPa   
21

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
1,670.00 MPa   
4

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
12,890.00 m/s   
2

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
Fm   
Be   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18   
21
9   
29

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
1.57   
24

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.81   
12

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
1.47   
14

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.54   
12

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.58   
23

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
2.43   
30

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol   
99+
899.50 kJ/mol   
7

2nd Energy Level
1,225.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,757.10 kJ/mol   
23

3rd Energy Level
2,363.00 kJ/mol   
99+
14,848.70 kJ/mol   
2

4th Energy Level
3,792.00 kJ/mol   
99+
21,006.60 kJ/mol   
2

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.20 g/amp-hr   
13
0.17 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.98 eV   
6

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
100   
18
4   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f12 7s2   
[He] 2s2   

Crystal Structure
Not Known   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Fermium.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
100   
18
4   
99+

Number of Neutrons
157   
7
5   
99+

Number of Electrons
100   
18
4   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
112.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
96.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
245.00 pm   
9
153.00 pm   
99+

Atomic Weight
257.00 amu   
15
9.01 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
5.00 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lithium
  

Next Element
Sodium
  

Valence Electron Potential
Not Available   
82.00 (-eV)   
15

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
228.58 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.57   
18

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
19

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
132.00 GPa   
7

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
130.00 GPa   
13

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
287.00 GPa   
7

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.03   
35

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available   
1.85   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Unknown   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Semiconductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
36.00 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.31 106/cm Ω   
5

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
0.00 kJ/mol   
40

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
1.82 J/(kg K)   
2

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
16.44 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
200.00 W/m·K   
6

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
11.30 µm/(m·K)   
34

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
294.70 kJ/mol   
30

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
11.72 kJ/mol   
30

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available   
326.40 kJ/mol   
30

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
9.50 J/mol.K   
99+

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