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Fermium vs Sodium


Sodium vs Fermium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fm  
-  

Group Number
3  
15
1  
17

Period Number
7  
3  

Block
f block  
s block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Alkali  

CAS Number
7440724  
19
7440235  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  
  • At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
  • The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
  

Sources
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  
By Electrolysis Process, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Humphry Davy  

Discovery
In 1952  
In 1807  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
7

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
6

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.55 %  
6

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
2.30 %  
5

Abundance In Oceans
-  
1.10 %  
1

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.14 %  
4

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
1

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
10,000.00 p.p.m.  
2

Physical

Melting Point
1,527.00 °C  
26
97.72 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
883.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
0.50  
24

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
0.69 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
600.00 MPa  
28
0.69 MPa  
99+

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

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.33  
99+

Reflectivity
59.00 %  
24
53.00 %  
28

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fm  
-  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18  
21
17  
22

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
0.93  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
0.56  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.01  
36

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
0.91  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
0.87  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
3.07  
6

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,225.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,562.00 kJ/mol  
4

3rd Energy Level
2,363.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,910.30 kJ/mol  
6

4th Energy Level
3,792.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,543.00 kJ/mol  
5

5th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
39
13,354.00 kJ/mol  
4

6th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,613.00 kJ/mol  
4

7th Energy level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
20,117.00 kJ/mol  
4

8th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25,496.00 kJ/mol  
4

9th Energy Level
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
33
28,932.00 kJ/mol  
4

10th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
141,362.00 kJ/mol  
2

11th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
159,076.00 kJ/mol  
2

12th Energy Level
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
10
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
38
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

15th Energy Level
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
38
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
28
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
40
4,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
994.80 kJ/mol  
21
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

23rd Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

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

25th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
40
496.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
39
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.20 g/amp-hr  
15
0.86 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.47 eV  
21
2.75 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
100  
18
11  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f12 7s2  
[Ne] 3s1  

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
100  
18
11  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
12  
99+

Number of Electrons
100  
18
11  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm  
16
186.00 pm  
11

Covalent Radius
180.00 pm  
23
166.00 pm  
29

Van der Waals Radius
245.00 pm  
13
227.00 pm  
26

Atomic Weight
257.00 amu  
15
22.99 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
18.00 cm3/mol  
99+
23.70 cm3/mol  
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Beryllium
  

Next Element
Magnesium
  

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

Lattice Constant
350.00 pm  
99+
429.06 pm  
22

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.63  
13
1.01  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.70 g/cm3  
99+
0.97 g/cm3  
99+

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

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
10.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
5

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
3.30 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
50.00 GPa  
24
6.30 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.70  
99+
0.97  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
16
0.00 H/m  
6

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
7.90 nΩ·m  
99+
47.70 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.21 106/cm Ω  
9

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
52.80 kJ/mol  
24

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
1.23 J/(kg K)  
3

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
28.23 J/mol·K  
13

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
142.00 W/m·K  
11

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
2,573.00 K  
10

Thermal Expansion
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+
71.00 µm/(m·K)  
4

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
13.30 kJ/mol  
30
2.59 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
108.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+
51.30 J/mol.K  
39

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