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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Fr
Ce
1.2 Group Number
1NA
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
76
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
s block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Alkali
Lanthanide
1.6 CAS Number
74407357440451
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Not Available
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
NA194.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  • Cerium is a rare earth metal but still it is not rare at all.
  • It’s non-toxic compound Cerium sulfide has a rich red color and it is used as a pigment.
  • Cerium metal is also used in Flat screen TVs, light bulb, floodlights, etc.
2.2 Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1939
In 1803
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA1 * 10-6 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000004 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.01 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  • It is used to include flints for cigarette lighters.
  • Its compound Cerium (Ill) Oxide is used as a catalyst; it is put inside the walls of the oven as it prevents from the buildup of cooking residues.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Chemical Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Medical Research
3.1.3 Other Uses
NA
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
NA
Moderately Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.2.70 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
27.00 °C795.00 °C
Tin
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
677.00 °C3,257.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
NA
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
NA
Lustrous
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA2.50
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA186.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NA210.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA2,100.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
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
Fr
Ce
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
3330
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
0.701.12
Sodium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.861.08
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68NA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
0.67NA
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
3.302.88
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol534.40 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
NA1,050.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
NA1,949.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
NA3,547.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NA6,325.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA7,490.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr1.74 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA2.84 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
8758
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1
[Xe] 4f1 5d1 6s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
8758
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
13682
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
8758
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
NA181.80 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
260.00 pm204.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm235.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
223.00 amu140.12 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
NA20.67 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)41.78 (-eV)
Palladium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
NA362.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm36.77 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA6.55 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Palladium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA1.04 (Pa)
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA13.50 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA21.50 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA33.60 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.24
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
NA6.77
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m828.00 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω0.01 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA50.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
NA0.19 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA26.94 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K11.30 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
NA6.30 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA414.00 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA5.46 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol381.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA72.00 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1