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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Fm
Nb
1.2 Group Number
NA5
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
75
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74407247440031
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Not Available
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
NA229.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Charles Hatchett
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1952
In 1801
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA2 * 10-7 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
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
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • Niobium alloys are used in jet engines and rockets and spacecraft, beams and girders for buildings and oil and gas pipelines.
  • It is used superconducting magnets in particles accelerators, NMR and MRI equipment.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
NA
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Low Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.07 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,527.00 °C2,468.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
NA2,468.00 °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
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA6.00
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA735.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
1.2.1 Vickers Hardness
NA870.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
1.3 Speed of Sound
NA3,480.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
1.8 Optical Properties
1.8.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
1.10.1 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
2.8 Allotropes
2.8.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
2.8.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
2.8.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
3 Chemical
3.1 Chemical Formula
Fm
Nb
3.2 Isotopes
3.2.1 Known Isotopes
1817
Tennessine
0 38
3.5 Electronegativity
3.5.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.60
Francium
0.7 2.54
3.5.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA1.42
Cesium
0.22 2.56
4.4.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.23
Cesium
0.86 1.82
4.4.5 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
4.4.8 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.41
Cesium
0.659 2.7
4.5 Electropositivity
4.5.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.40
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.3 Ionization Energies
5.3.1 1st Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol652.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.3.3 2nd Energy Level
1,225.00 kJ/mol1,380.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.3.6 3rd Energy Level
2,363.00 kJ/mol2,416.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
7.2.4 4th Energy Level
3,792.00 kJ/mol3,700.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
7.3.1 5th Energy Level
NA4,877.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
8.1.1 6th Energy Level
NA9,847.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
8.3.2 7th Energy level
NA12,100.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
8.4.1 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
8.4.3 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
8.6.2 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
8.6.5 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
8.6.6 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
8.7.1 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
8.7.3 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
8.8.2 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
8.9.2 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
8.9.3 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
9.3.2 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
9.3.3 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
9.4.2 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
9.5.3 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
10.2.3 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
10.2.4 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
10.2.6 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
10.3.2 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
10.3.3 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
10.3.5 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
10.3.7 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
10.4.2 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
10.5.2 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
10.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.20 g/amp-hr0.69 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
10.7 Electron Work Function
NA4.30 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
10.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
11 Atomic
11.1 Atomic Number
10041
Lithium
3 117
11.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f12 7s2
[Kr] 4d4 5s1
11.3 Crystal Structure
Not Known
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
11.3.1 Crystal Lattice
11.4 Atom
11.4.1 Number of Protons
10041
Lithium
3 117
11.4.4 Number of Neutrons
15752
Lithium
4 184
11.5.3 Number of Electrons
10041
Lithium
3 117
11.7 Radius of an Atom
11.7.1 Atomic Radius
NA146.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
11.7.4 Covalent Radius
NA164.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
11.7.7 Van der Waals Radius
245.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
11.8 Atomic Weight
257.00 amu92.91 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
11.9 Atomic Volume
NA10.87 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
11.10 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
11.10.1 Previous Element
11.10.2 Next Element
11.11 Valence Electron Potential
NA104.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
11.12 Lattice Constant
NA330.04 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
11.13 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, π/2
11.14 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
12 Mechanical
12.1 Density
12.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
NA8.57 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
12.1.5 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NANA
Lithium
0.512 20
12.2 Tensile Strength
NA330.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
12.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
12.4 Vapor Pressure
12.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
12.4.6 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
12.5 Elasticity properties
12.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA38.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
12.5.5 Bulk Modulus
NA170.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
12.5.8 Young's Modulus
NA105.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
12.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.40
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
12.8 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable
13 Magnetic
13.1 Magnetic Characteristics
13.1.1 Specific Gravity
NA8.57
Lithium
0.53 4500
13.2.1 Magnetic Ordering
Unknown
Paramagnetic
13.2.2 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
13.3.1 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
14.2 Electrical Properties
14.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
14.2.2 Resistivity
NA152.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
14.5.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.07 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
14.5.6 Electron Affinity
NA86.10 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
15 Thermal
15.1 Specific Heat
NA0.26 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
15.3 Molar Heat Capacity
NA24.60 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
16.6 Thermal Conductivity
NA53.70 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
16.7 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
16.8 Thermal Expansion
NA7.30 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
16.10 Enthalpy
16.10.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA696.60 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
16.12.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA27.20 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
16.14.2 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA745.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
16.17 Standard Molar Entropy
NA36.40 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1