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Francium Rhenium Comparison


Rhenium Francium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr  
Re  

Group Number
1  
17
7  
11

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440735  
18
7440155  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

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.
  
  • Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
  • Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey  
Masataka Ogawa  

Discovery
In 1939  
In 1908  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
34

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.
  
  • Alloys of Rhenium are used as an electric contact material. It can resist withstand arc corrosion.
  • Its catalysts are used in hydrogenation of fine chemicals. Its Alloy with nickel is used to produce turbine blades.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

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

Physical

Melting Point
27.00 °C  
99+
3,180.00 °C  
2

Boiling Point
677.00 °C  
99+
5,627.00 °C  
2

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20  
27
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
119.00 MPa  
99+
1,320.00 MPa  
8

Vickers Hardness
300.00 MPa  
99+
1,350.00 MPa  
12

Speed of Sound
2,440.00 m/s  
99+
4,700.00 m/s  
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.70  
27
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fr  
Re  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.46  
16

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
0.67  
99+
1.60  
24

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30  
1
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
20

2nd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,260.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2,510.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
3,640.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

6th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
37

7th Energy level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

8th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,560.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
31

11th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
30

12th Energy Level
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23

14th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
20

15th Energy Level
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

16th Energy Level
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
76,000.00 kJ/mol  
15

17th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.10 kJ/mol  
36

18th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
26

19th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
33

20th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
27

21st Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
21

23rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
18

25th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
18

26th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
18

27th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
17

28th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
23

29th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol  
24

30th Energy Level
677.00 kJ/mol  
31
760.00 kJ/mol  
18

Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr  
1
0.99 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.07 eV  
33
4.96 eV  
11

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
87  
31
75  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87  
31
75  
40

Number of Neutrons
136  
18
111  
27

Number of Electrons
87  
31
75  
40

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
348.00 pm  
1
137.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm  
1
151.00 pm  
36

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm  
1
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu  
27
186.21 amu  
36

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  
Tungsten
  

Next Element
Radium
  
Osmium
  

Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)  
99+
180.00 (-eV)  
3

Lattice Constant
440.00 pm  
21
276.10 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.62  
17

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
21.02 g/cm3  
12

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
18.90 g/cm3  
14

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
1,070.00 MPa  
3

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)  
40

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.60 GPa  
99+
178.00 GPa  
3

Bulk Modulus
6.00 GPa  
99+
370.00 GPa  
2

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
463.00 GPa  
2

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.87  
99+
21.02  
14

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
8

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
26

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+
193.00 nΩ·m  
20

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.05 106/cm Ω  
38

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

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
25.48 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K  
99+
48.00 W/m·K  
31

Critical Temperature
300.00 K  
99+
3,459.00 K  
2

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+
707.10 kJ/mol  
4

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+
33.05 kJ/mol  
2

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+
791.00 kJ/mol  
2

Standard Molar Entropy
42.00 J/mol.K  
99+
36.90 J/mol.K  
99+

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