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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Fm
Pu
1.2 Group Number
NA0
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
77
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Actinide
1.6 CAS Number
74407247440075
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Not Available
P121/m1
1.8 Space Group Number
NA11.00
Uranium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons
Mining, Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1952
In Between 1940 1941
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NANA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.3 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Meteorites
NANA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.7 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NANA
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.9 Abundance In Oceans
NANA
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.11 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.
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
NA
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Tin
0 1970
3.2.5 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.00 p.p.m.
Tin
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,527.00 °C639.50 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
NA3,235.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Unknown
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
Not Defined
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.3 Brinell Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.5 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA2,260.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.3 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
Pu
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
1820
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.301.28
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.4.1 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.22
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.4.2 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.5.1 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
6.2 Electropositivity
6.2.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.702.72
Gold
1.46 3.3
6.4 Ionization Energies
6.4.1 1st Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol584.70 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
6.6.2 2nd Energy Level
1,225.00 kJ/mol1,128.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
6.6.4 3rd Energy Level
2,363.00 kJ/mol2,084.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
6.6.5 4th Energy Level
3,792.00 kJ/mol3,338.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
6.6.7 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
6.7.2 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
6.7.4 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
6.7.6 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
6.8.1 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
6.8.2 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
6.9.1 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
6.11.1 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
6.12.1 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
6.12.2 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
7.1.2 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
7.1.3 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
7.1.5 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
7.2.1 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
7.3.1 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
7.4.2 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
7.4.3 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
7.4.5 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
7.4.6 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
7.5.2 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
7.5.3 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
7.5.5 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
7.5.6 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
7.5.8 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
7.5.9 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
7.6.1 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
7.7 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.20 g/amp-hr2.28 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
8.2 Electron Work Function
NANA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
8.3 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
10094
Lithium
3 117
9.3 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f12 7s2
[Rn] 5f6 7s2
9.4 Crystal Structure
Not Known
Monoclinic (MON)
9.4.1 Crystal Lattice
9.5 Atom
9.5.1 Number of Protons
10094
Lithium
3 117
9.5.3 Number of Neutrons
157150
Lithium
4 184
9.5.5 Number of Electrons
10094
Lithium
3 117
10.2 Radius of an Atom
10.2.1 Atomic Radius
NA159.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
10.2.2 Covalent Radius
NA187.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
10.3.1 Van der Waals Radius
245.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
10.5 Atomic Weight
257.00 amu244.00 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
10.7 Atomic Volume
NA12.32 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
10.9 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
10.9.1 Previous Element
10.9.2 Next Element
10.10 Valence Electron Potential
NA64.90 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
10.11 Lattice Constant
NA618.30 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
10.13 Lattice Angles
NA
NA
10.14 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
11 Mechanical
11.1 Density
11.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
NA19.82 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
11.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA16.63 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
11.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
11.4 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
11.5 Vapor Pressure
11.5.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
11.5.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA2.20 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
11.6 Elasticity properties
11.6.1 Shear Modulus
NA43.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
11.6.2 Bulk Modulus
NANA
Cesium
1.6 462
11.6.3 Young's Modulus
NA96.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
11.7 Poisson Ratio
NA0.21
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
11.8 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable
12 Magnetic
12.1 Magnetic Characteristics
12.1.1 Specific Gravity
NA19.84
Lithium
0.53 4500
12.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Unknown
Paramagnetic
12.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
12.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
12.2 Electrical Properties
12.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Poor Conductor
12.2.2 Resistivity
NA1.46 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
12.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.01 106/cm Ω
Palladium
0.00666 0.63
12.2.4 Electron Affinity
NANA
Mercury
0 222.8
13 Thermal
13.1 Specific Heat
NA0.13 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
13.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA35.50 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
13.3 Thermal Conductivity
NA6.74 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
13.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
13.5 Thermal Expansion
NA46.70 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
13.6 Enthalpy
13.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA344.00 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
13.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA2.82 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
1.1.1 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA360.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
1.5 Standard Molar Entropy
NANA
Beryllium
9.5 198.1