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Francium Mercury Comparison


Mercury Francium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr  
Hg  

Group Number
1  
17
12  
6

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440735  
18
7439976  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
R_ 3m  

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.
  
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  

Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining  
Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey  
Ancient Chinese and Indians  

Discovery
In 1939  
Before 2000 BCE  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.09 %  
2

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.05 %  
9

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
23

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.45 p.p.m.  
23

Physical

Melting Point
27.00 °C  
99+
-38.83 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
677.00 °C  
99+
356.58 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Liquid  

Color
-  
Silver  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20  
27
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
119.00 MPa  
99+
5.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
300.00 MPa  
99+
0.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,440.00 m/s  
99+
1,451.40 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.70  
27
1.00  
99+

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
73.00 %  
10

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fr  
Hg  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
34  
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.44  
18

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
1.81  
17

Allen Electronegativity
0.67  
99+
1.44  
34

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30  
1
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
4

2nd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,810.00 kJ/mol  
21

3rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
20

4th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32
100,700.00 kJ/mol  
1

16th Energy Level
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
24

18th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
20

20th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
11

21st Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
33

22nd Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
8

23rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.00 kJ/mol  
36

24th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3

25th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3

26th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3

27th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
2

28th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
5

29th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
6

30th Energy Level
677.00 kJ/mol  
31
1,007.10 kJ/mol  
3

Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr  
1
3.74 g/amp-hr  
10

Electron Work Function
4.07 eV  
33
4.49 eV  
20

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
87  
31
80  
36

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87  
31
80  
36

Number of Neutrons
136  
18
121  
23

Number of Electrons
87  
31
80  
36

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
348.00 pm  
1
151.00 pm  
34

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm  
1
132.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm  
1
155.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu  
27
200.59 amu  
32

Atomic Volume
71.00 cm3/mol  
2
14.82 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  
Gold
  

Next Element
Radium
  
Thallium
  

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

Lattice Constant
440.00 pm  
21
300.50 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
0.42  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
13.53 g/cm3  
25

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
13.55 g/cm3  
27

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
15.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
4

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)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.60 GPa  
99+
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
6.00 GPa  
99+
25.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.44  
3

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.87  
99+
13.53  
27

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
20

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+
961.00 nΩ·m  
1

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.70 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.14 J/(kg K)  
39

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
27.98 J/mol·K  
16

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

Critical Temperature
300.00 K  
99+
1,750.00 K  
33

Thermal Expansion
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25
60.40 µm/(m·K)  
5

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+
2.29 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+
61.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
42.00 J/mol.K  
99+
75.80 J/mol.K  
6

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