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Fermium vs Livermorium


Livermorium vs Fermium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fm  
Lv  

Group Number
3  
15
16  
2

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
p block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Probably Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440724  
19
54100719  
3

Space Group Name
-  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  
Livermorium was first synthesized in 2000 by a joint Russian-American research team.  

Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

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

Discovery
In 1952  
In 2000  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
-  

Uses

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

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.50 p.p.m.  
22

Physical

Melting Point
1,527.00 °C  
26
-  

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
3,500.00 °C  
18

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
-  

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
600.00 MPa  
28
400.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,500.00 m/s  
99+
4,600.00 m/s  
21

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
59.00 %  
24
66.00 %  
17

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fm  
Lv  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18  
21
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.90  
1

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.90  
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
723.60 kJ/mol  
28

2nd Energy Level
1,225.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,331.50 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,363.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,846.30 kJ/mol  
35

4th Energy Level
3,792.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,811.20 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
39
6,078.60 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
38

8th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
34

9th Energy Level
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
33
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
31

10th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
10
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
38
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
30

14th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
27
1,168.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
38
70,900.00 kJ/mol  
26

16th Energy Level
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
28
58,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
23

18th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
40
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
32

19th Energy Level
994.80 kJ/mol  
21
1,169.70 kJ/mol  
13

20th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
15

21st Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
345.00 kJ/mol  
99+
370.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

24th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
38
548.90 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
40
709.00 kJ/mol  
27

26th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
39
709.00 kJ/mol  
26

27th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
26

28th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
31

29th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
32

30th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
26

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.20 g/amp-hr  
15
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
4.47 eV  
21
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
100  
18
116  
2

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f12 7s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4  

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Not Known  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
100  
18
116  
2

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
160  
5

Number of Electrons
100  
18
116  
2

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm  
16
183.00 pm  
12

Covalent Radius
180.00 pm  
23
183.00 pm  
22

Van der Waals Radius
245.00 pm  
13
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
257.00 amu  
15
293.00 amu  
2

Atomic Volume
18.00 cm3/mol  
99+
22.90 cm3/mol  
16

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Moscovium
  

Next Element
No Next Element  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
0.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
350.00 pm  
99+
362.15 pm  
36

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.63  
13
1.60  
22

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.70 g/cm3  
99+
12.90 g/cm3  
28

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.70 g/cm3  
99+
12.90 g/cm3  
30

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
28.50 GPa  
30

Bulk Modulus
50.00 GPa  
24
42.00 GPa  
34

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
12.50 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.70  
99+
12.00  
34

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
7.90 nΩ·m  
99+
0.50 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
0.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+
9.70 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
319.20 kJ/mol  
99+
722.00 kJ/mol  
3

Enthalpy of Fusion
13.30 kJ/mol  
30
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
380.50 kJ/mol  
32

Standard Molar Entropy
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+
50.20 J/mol.K  
99+

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