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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Fm
Ca
1.2 Group Number
NA2
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
74
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
s block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Alkaline Earth
1.6 CAS Number
74407247440702
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Not Available
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
NA225.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Humphry Davy
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1952
In 1808
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA7 * 10-3 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.007 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NA1.10 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA5.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NA1.40 %
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • It is used as a reducing agent while preparing metals like thorium and uranium. It is also used as an alloying agent for metals such as aluminum, copper & lead.
  • Calcium carbonate or lime stone is used in cement.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Chemical Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry
3.1.3 Other Uses
NA
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-360.50 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.170,000.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,527.00 °C839.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
NA1,484.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Unknown
Gray
4.3.3 Luster
Not Defined
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA1.75
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA170.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA3,810.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Fm
Ca
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
1819
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.00
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA0.95
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.04
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA1.08
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.03
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.703.00
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol589.80 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,225.00 kJ/mol1,145.40 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,363.00 kJ/mol4,912.40 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,792.00 kJ/mol6,491.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NA8,153.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA10,496.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NA12,270.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA14,206.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA18,191.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA20,385.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NA57,110.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NA63,410.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NA70,110.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NA78,890.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NA86,310.00 kJ/mol
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NA94,000.00 kJ/mol
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NA104,900.00 kJ/mol
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NA111,711.00 kJ/mol
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.20 g/amp-hr0.75 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA2.87 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
10020
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f12 7s2
[Ar] 4s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Not Known
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
10020
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
15720
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
10020
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
NA197.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
NA176.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
245.00 pm231.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
257.00 amu40.08 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
NA29.90 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
NA29.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
NA558.84 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
NA1.55 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA1.38 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA25.50 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA7.40 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA17.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA20.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.31
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
NA4.58
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Unknown
Diamagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
NA33.60 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.30 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA2.37 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
NA0.63 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA25.93 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
NA201.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
NA22.30 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA150.00 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA8.54 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA184.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA41.60 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1