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Francium Rhodium Comparison

Francium
Rhodium
Rhodium Francium comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
Fr  
Rh  
Group Number
1  
17
9  
9
Period Number
7  
5  
Block
s block  
d block  
Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440735  
18
7440166  
99+
Space Group Name
-  
Fm_ 3m  
Space Group Number
225.00  
3
225.00  
3
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
  • Rhodium is the rarest element out of all non-radioactive metals on the earth .
  • Rhodium is one of the most durable and hard metal, which also have high reflectance.
  
Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining  
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey  
William Hyde Wollaston  
Discovery
In 1939  
In 1804  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
27
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
25
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
36
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+
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.
  
  • Rhodium metal is mainly used in catalytic converters for cars as it reduces nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases.
  • It is used as an industrial catalyst for nitric acid, acetic acid, hydrogenation reaction, etc.
  
Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
-  
Alloys  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
-  
-  
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+
1,966.00 °C  
12
Boiling Point
677.00 °C  
99+
3,727.00 °C  
17
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
-  
Silvery White  
Luster
-  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
0.20  
27
6.00  
6
Brinell Hardness
119.00 MPa  
99+
980.00 MPa  
10
Vickers Hardness
300.00 MPa  
99+
1,100.00 MPa  
15
Speed of Sound
2,440.00 m/s  
99+
4,700.00 m/s  
19
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.70  
27
2.40  
7
Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
84.00 %  
5
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Fr  
Rh  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
33  
6
16  
23
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
2.28  
4
Sanderson Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
2.28  
5
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.45  
17
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
2.28  
4
Allen Electronegativity
0.67  
99+
1.56  
27
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
3.30  
1
1.72  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
29
2nd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,740.00 kJ/mol  
27
3rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2,997.00 kJ/mol  
27
4th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
11
5th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
26
6th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
40
7th Energy level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
35
8th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
33
11th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32
12th Energy Level
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
27
14th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
21
15th Energy Level
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
23
16th Energy Level
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
18
17th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
39
18th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
29
19th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
36
20th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
30
21st Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
24
23rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
23
25th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
23
26th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
23
27th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
22
28th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
28
29th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
29
30th Energy Level
677.00 kJ/mol  
31
719.00 kJ/mol  
23
Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr  
1
1.28 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.07 eV  
33
4.98 eV  
10
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Atomic
Atomic Number
87  
31
45  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1  
[Kr] 4d8 5s1  
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
87  
31
45  
99+
Number of Neutrons
136  
18
58  
99+
Number of Electrons
87  
31
45  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
348.00 pm  
1
134.00 pm  
99+
Covalent Radius
260.00 pm  
1
142.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm  
1
200.00 pm  
35
Atomic Weight
223.00 amu  
27
102.91 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
71.00 cm3/mol  
2
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Polonium
  
Ruthenium
  
Next Element
Radium
  
Palladium
  
Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)  
99+
64.00 (-eV)  
22
Lattice Constant
440.00 pm  
21
380.34 pm  
30
Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.73  
7
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
12.41 g/cm3  
30
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
10.70 g/cm3  
35
Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
951.00 MPa  
5
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
0.02 (Pa)  
19
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
3.60 GPa  
99+
150.00 GPa  
6
Bulk Modulus
6.00 GPa  
99+
275.00 GPa  
5
Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
380.00 GPa  
5
Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.26  
22
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Malleable  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
0.87  
99+
12.41  
32
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
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  
Conductor  
Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+
43.30 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.21 106/cm Ω  
8
Electron Affinity
0.70 kJ/mol  
99+
109.70 kJ/mol  
8
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.24 J/(kg K)  
22
Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
24.98 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K  
99+
150.00 W/m·K  
9
Critical Temperature
300.00 K  
99+
2,237.00 K  
13
Thermal Expansion
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25
8.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+
495.40 kJ/mol  
16
Enthalpy of Fusion
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+
21.76 kJ/mol  
10
Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+
556.50 kJ/mol  
16
Standard Molar Entropy
42.00 J/mol.K  
99+
31.50 J/mol.K  
99+
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