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Fermium Seaborgium Comparison


Seaborgium Fermium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fm   
Sg   

Group Number
Not Available   
6   
12

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440724   
19
54038812   
9

Space Group Name
Not Available   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  
  • Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
  • And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
  

Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons   
Synthetically Produced   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1952   
In 1974   

Abundance
  
  

Uses

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

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

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

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

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,527.00 °C   
26
Not Available   

Boiling Point
Not Available   
Not Available   

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Luster
Not Defined   
Unknown Luster   

Hardness
  
  

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
Fm   
Sg   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18   
21
9   
29

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20   
27
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol   
99+
757.40 kJ/mol   
21

2nd Energy Level
1,225.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,732.90 kJ/mol   
28

3rd Energy Level
2,363.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,483.50 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,792.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,415.60 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
4,561.80 kJ/mol   
38

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,715.80 kJ/mol   
25

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.20 g/amp-hr   
13
Not Available   

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity   
NA   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
100   
18
106   
12

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f12 7s2   
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Not Known   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
100   
18
106   
12

Number of Neutrons
157   
7
157   
7

Number of Electrons
100   
18
106   
12

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
132.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
143.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
245.00 pm   
9
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
257.00 amu   
15
269.00 amu   
9

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Dubnium
  

Next Element
Bohrium
  

Valence Electron Potential
Not Available   
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
NA   
Unknown   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
Not Available   
35.00 g/cm3   
4

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Unknown   

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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