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Francium Dubnium Comparison


Dubnium Francium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr  
Db  

Group Number
1  
17
5  
13

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440735  
18
53850354  
14

Space Group Name
-  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  

Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining  
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In 1939  
In 1968  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
27.00 °C  
99+
-  

Boiling Point
677.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20  
27
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
119.00 MPa  
99+
330.00 MPa  
38

Vickers Hardness
300.00 MPa  
99+
400.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,440.00 m/s  
99+
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.70  
27
1.20  
99+

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
55.00 %  
27

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fr  
Db  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
10  
28

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
1.10  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
0.67  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30  
1
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
664.80 kJ/mol  
38

2nd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
39

3rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
3,298.80 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
5

7th Energy level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,830.00 kJ/mol  
22

11th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
88,300.00 kJ/mol  
2

13th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,129.00 kJ/mol  
19

18th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,094.90 kJ/mol  
18

20th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
883.00 kJ/mol  
36

22nd Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
330.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
33

24th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
528.30 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
3

29th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,094.00 kJ/mol  
5

30th Energy Level
677.00 kJ/mol  
31
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr  
1
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
4.07 eV  
33
4.90 eV  
12

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
87  
31
105  
13

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
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BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87  
31
105  
13

Number of Neutrons
136  
18
157  
8

Number of Electrons
87  
31
105  
13

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
348.00 pm  
1
139.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm  
1
149.00 pm  
37

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm  
1
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu  
27
268.00 amu  
10

Atomic Volume
71.00 cm3/mol  
2
22.80 cm3/mol  
17

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  

Next Element
Radium
  

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

Lattice Constant
440.00 pm  
21
-  

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.63  
14

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
29.30 g/cm3  
5

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
29.30 g/cm3  
6

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
0.10 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.60 GPa  
99+
34.00 GPa  
22

Bulk Modulus
6.00 GPa  
99+
39.00 GPa  
39

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

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.39  
5

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.87  
99+
39.00  
3

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+
6.80 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.70 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
29.30 J/mol·K  
11

Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K  
99+
0.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
300.00 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25
13.20 µm/(m·K)  
37

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+
289.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
42.00 J/mol.K  
99+
55.00 J/mol.K  
34

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