Flerovium Californium Comparison
Periodic Table
Symbol
Fl
Cf
Group Number
14
4
Not Available
Period Number
7
7
Block
p block
f block
Element Family
Post-Transition
Actinide
CAS Number
54085164
5
7440713
20
Space Group Name
Not Available
P63/mmc
Space Group Number
Not Available
194.00
5
Facts
Interesting Facts
Not Available
- Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
- Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
Sources
NA
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
History
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1999
In 1950
Abundance
Uses
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Flerovium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
- It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
Industrial Uses
NA
Chemical Industry
Medical Uses
NA
NA
Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes
Alloys, Nuclear Research
Biological Properties
Toxicity
Unknown
Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
No
In Blood
Not Available
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
37
In Bone
Not Available
0.00 p.p.m.
36
Physical Properties
Melting Point
67.00 °C
99+
900.00 °C
99+
Boiling Point
147.00 °C
99+
1,470.00 °C
99+
Appearance
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Unknown
Silver
Luster
Unknown Luster
NA
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
3.00
12
Speed of Sound
Not Available
Not Available
Optical Properties
Allotropes
No
No
α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
Chemical Properties
Chemical Formula
Fl
Cf
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
1
34
20
19
Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available
1.30
32
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available
1.20
27
Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available
2.70
22
Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
823.90 kJ/mol
13
608.00 kJ/mol
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,601.60 kJ/mol
34
1,206.00 kJ/mol
99+
3rd Energy Level
3,367.30 kJ/mol
18
2,267.00 kJ/mol
99+
4th Energy Level
4,399.70 kJ/mol
27
3,599.00 kJ/mol
99+
5th Energy Level
5,847.00 kJ/mol
26
Not Available
Electrochemical Equivalent
Not Available
3.12 g/amp-hr
15
Electron Work Function
Not Available
Not Available
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
114
4
98
20
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
Crystal Structure
Not Known
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Flerovium.jpg#100
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Californium.jpg#100
Atom
Number of Protons
114
4
98
20
Number of Neutrons
184
1
153
9
Number of Electrons
114
4
98
20
Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
180.00 pm
14
186.00 pm
9
Covalent Radius
171.00 pm
24
Not Available
Atomic Weight
289.00 amu
3
251.00 amu
17
Atomic Volume
Not Available
Not Available
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Valence Electron Potential
Not Available
44.50 (-eV)
38
Lattice Constant
Not Available
338.00 pm
99+
Lattice Angles
Unknown
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
Not Available
Mechanical Properties
Density
Density At Room Temperature
14.00 g/cm3
23
15.10 g/cm3
21
Tensile Strength
Not Available
Not Available
Viscosity
Not Available
Not Available
Vapor Pressure
Elasticity properties
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
Not Available
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Malleable, Sectile
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
Not Available
15.10
13
Magnetic Ordering
Unknown
Paramagnetic
Electrical Properties
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
Not Available
Not Available
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available
Not Available
Thermal Conductivity
Not Available
Not Available
Critical Temperature
Not Available
Not Available
Thermal Expansion
Not Available
Not Available
Enthalpy
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available
Not Available
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