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Fermium vs Meitnerium


Meitnerium vs Fermium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fm  
Mt  

Group Number
3  
15
9  
9

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Probably Transition  

CAS Number
7440724  
19
54038016  
10

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.
  
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.  

Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1952  
In 1982  

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 Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,527.00 °C  
26
-  

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
-  

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
600.00 MPa  
28
350.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,500.00 m/s  
99+
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
59.00 %  
24
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fm  
Mt  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18  
21
4  
33

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.80 kJ/mol  
15

2nd Energy Level
1,225.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,823.60 kJ/mol  
18

3rd Energy Level
2,363.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,904.20 kJ/mol  
31

4th Energy Level
3,792.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,859.40 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
39
4,920.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
34

7th Energy level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

8th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

9th Energy Level
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
33
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36

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

11th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

13th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
38
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

14th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
27
1,156.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
38
80,000.00 kJ/mol  
17

16th Energy Level
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
28
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39

17th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
20

18th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
40
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
23

19th Energy Level
994.80 kJ/mol  
21
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
17

20th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
850.00 kJ/mol  
18

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

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

23rd Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

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

25th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
40
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

26th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
39
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

27th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
12

28th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

29th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

30th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

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  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
100  
18
109  
9

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f12 7s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Fermium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Meitnerium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
100  
18
109  
9

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
157  
8

Number of Electrons
100  
18
109  
9

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm  
16
122.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
180.00 pm  
23
129.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
245.00 pm  
13
260.00 pm  
9

Atomic Weight
257.00 amu  
15
278.00 amu  
7

Atomic Volume
18.00 cm3/mol  
99+
20.20 cm3/mol  
30

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Hassium
  

Next Element

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

Lattice Constant
350.00 pm  
99+
0.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.63  
13
1.59  
27

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.70 g/cm3  
99+
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.70 g/cm3  
99+
37.40 g/cm3  
2

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)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
35.00 GPa  
21

Bulk Modulus
50.00 GPa  
24
0.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.70  
99+
37.40  
4

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
12

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
7.90 nΩ·m  
99+
0.35 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+
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

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+
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
319.20 kJ/mol  
99+
110.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
13.30 kJ/mol  
30
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
350.20 kJ/mol  
37

Standard Molar Entropy
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+
63.80 J/mol.K  
22

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