Home
Compare Metals


Fermium vs Lawrencium


Lawrencium vs Fermium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fm  
Lr  

Group Number
Not Available  
Not Available  

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440724  
19
22537195  
15

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.
  
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  

Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In 1952  
In 1961–1971  

Abundance
  
  

Uses

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

Industrial Uses
NA  
NA  

Medical Uses
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
NA  
NA  

Biological Properties
  
  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,527.00 °C  
26
1,627.00 °C  
20

Boiling Point
Not Available  
Not Available  

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Unknown  
Silver  

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  
Lr  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18  
21
10  
28

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+
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,225.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,428.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,363.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,228.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,792.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,910.00 kJ/mol  
21

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.20 g/amp-hr  
13
3.23 g/amp-hr  
11

Electron Work Function
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
100  
18
103  
15

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f12 7s2  
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1  

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
100  
18
103  
15

Number of Neutrons
157  
7
157  
7

Number of Electrons
100  
18
103  
15

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Van der Waals Radius
245.00 pm  
9
246.00 pm  
8

Atomic Weight
257.00 amu  
15
266.00 amu  
12

Atomic Volume
Not Available  
Not Available  

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nobelium
  

Next Element

Valence Electron Potential
Not Available  
Not Available  

Lattice Constant
Not Available  
Not Available  

Lattice Angles
NA  
NA  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
0.32  
12

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  

Periodic Table >>
<< All

Compare Actinide Series

Actinide Metals

Actinide Metals

» More Actinide Metals

Compare Actinide Series

» More Compare Actinide Series