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Francium Nobelium Comparison


Nobelium Francium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr  
No  

Group Number
1  
17
3  
15

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
s block  
f block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440735  
18
10028145  
16

Space Group Name
-  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  

Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining  
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In 1939  
In 1966  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
-  

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
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 Nobelium 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+
827.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
677.00 °C  
99+
2,600.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20  
27
-  

Brinell Hardness
119.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
300.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
2,440.00 m/s  
99+
1,100.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.70  
27
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
61.00 %  
22

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fr  
No  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
0.67  
99+
1.10  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30  
1
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
642.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,254.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2,643.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
3,956.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
35

6th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
8

13th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
36

14th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
26

15th Energy Level
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
36

16th Energy Level
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27

17th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

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

21st Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
917.00 kJ/mol  
34

22nd Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
36

23rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
6,410.00 kJ/mol  
12

24th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

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

27th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
641.00 kJ/mol  
37

28th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
641.60 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr  
1
4.83 g/amp-hr  
4

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
102  
16

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

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Not Known  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87  
31
102  
16

Number of Neutrons
136  
18
157  
8

Number of Electrons
87  
31
102  
16

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
348.00 pm  
1
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm  
1
157.00 pm  
33

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm  
1
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu  
27
259.00 amu  
13

Atomic Volume
71.00 cm3/mol  
2
19.80 cm3/mol  
33

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  

Next Element
Radium
  

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

Lattice Constant
440.00 pm  
21
-  

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.76  
5

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
9.90 g/cm3  
99+

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

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
28

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.60 GPa  
99+
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
6.00 GPa  
99+
8.70 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.87  
99+
9.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
3

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+
0.68 nΩ·m  
99+

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

Electron Affinity
0.70 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

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

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

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

Critical Temperature
300.00 K  
99+
1,100.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+
390.40 kJ/mol  
30

Standard Molar Entropy
42.00 J/mol.K  
99+
63.00 J/mol.K  
24

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