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Fermium vs Aluminium

Fermium
Aluminium
Aluminium vs Fermium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Fm  
Al  
Group Number
3  
15
13  
5
Period Number
7  
3  
Block
f block  
p block  
Element Family
Actinide  
Post-​Transition  
CAS Number
7440724  
19
7429905  
99+
Space Group Name
-  
Fm_ 3m  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  
Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Hans Christian Oersted  
Discovery
In 1952  
In 1825  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.01 %  
6
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.01 %  
5
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.91 %  
5
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
8.10 %  
1
Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
6
Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
11
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  
Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
Other Uses
-  
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3  
9
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
27.00 p.p.m.  
11
Physical
Melting Point
1,527.00 °C  
26
660.37 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
2,467.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
-  
Silvery Gray  
Luster
-  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
2.75  
14
Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
160.00 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
600.00 MPa  
28
160.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
2,500.00 m/s  
99+
5,000.00 m/s  
14
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.61  
31
Reflectivity
59.00 %  
24
71.00 %  
12
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Fm  
Al  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
18  
21
11  
27
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.61  
23
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.71  
16
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.47  
15
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.83  
16
Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.61  
23
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.39  
32
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,225.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,816.70 kJ/mol  
20
3rd Energy Level
2,363.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,744.80 kJ/mol  
39
4th Energy Level
3,792.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,577.00 kJ/mol  
3
5th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
39
14,842.00 kJ/mol  
2
6th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
18,379.00 kJ/mol  
2
7th Energy level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23,326.00 kJ/mol  
2
8th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
27,465.00 kJ/mol  
2
9th Energy Level
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
33
31,853.00 kJ/mol  
2
10th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
38,473.00 kJ/mol  
4
11th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
42,647.00 kJ/mol  
5
12th Energy Level
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
38
5,770.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
27
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
38
57,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
28
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
40
5,775.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
994.80 kJ/mol  
21
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
577.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
345.00 kJ/mol  
99+
577.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
38
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
40
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
39
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
577.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.20 g/amp-hr  
15
0.34 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.47 eV  
21
4.28 eV  
26
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Atomic
Atomic Number
100  
18
13  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f12 7s2  
[Ne] 3s2 3p1  
Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Fermium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
100  
18
13  
99+
Number of Neutrons
157  
8
14  
99+
Number of Electrons
100  
18
13  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
180.00 pm  
16
143.00 pm  
39
Covalent Radius
180.00 pm  
23
121.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
245.00 pm  
13
184.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
257.00 amu  
15
26.98 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
18.00 cm3/mol  
99+
10.00 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Einsteinium
  
Magnesium
  
Next Element
Mendelevium
  
Potassium
  
Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
80.70 (-eV)  
17
Lattice Constant
350.00 pm  
99+
404.95 pm  
25
Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.63  
13
1.58  
34
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
9.70 g/cm3  
99+
2.70 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.70 g/cm3  
99+
2.38 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
40.00 MPa  
99+
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
23
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
19
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
37
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
26.00 GPa  
36
Bulk Modulus
50.00 GPa  
24
76.00 GPa  
19
Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
70.00 GPa  
30
Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.35  
9
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
9.70  
99+
2.72  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
18
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
11
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  
Resistivity
7.90 nΩ·m  
99+
28.20 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.38 106/cm Ω  
4
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
42.50 kJ/mol  
31
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.90 J/(kg K)  
5
Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
24.20 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
237.00 W/m·K  
4
Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
933.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+
23.10 µm/(m·K)  
18
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
319.20 kJ/mol  
99+
293.70 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
13.30 kJ/mol  
30
10.67 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
322.20 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+
28.30 J/mol.K  
99+
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