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Francium Ruthenium Comparison

Francium
Ruthenium
Ruthenium Francium comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
Fr   
Ru   
Group Number
1   
17
8   
10
Period Number
7   
5   
Block
s block   
d block   
Element Family
Alkali   
Transition Metal   
CAS Number
7440735   
18
7440188   
99+
Space Group Name
Not Available   
P63/mmc   
Space Group Number
Not Available   
194.00   
5
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  
Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey   
Karl Ernst Claus   
Discovery
In 1939   
In 1844   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
4 * 10-7 %   
20
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000005 %   
22
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
26
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
38
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
  • It is used for producing chip resistors and contact.
  • Ruthenium oxide is used to coat the anodes cells for chlorine production in chemical industry. It also works as catalysts for ammonia and acetic acid reaction.
  
Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Medical Uses
NA   
Medical Research   
Other Uses
NA   
Alloys   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
NA   
Low Toxic   
Present in Human Body
No   
No   
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
Not Available   
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Not Available   
Physical Properties
Melting Point
27.00 °C   
99+
2,250.00 °C   
8
Boiling Point
677.00 °C   
99+
3,900.00 °C   
14
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
NA   
Silvery White   
Luster
NA   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
6.50   
5
Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
2,160.00 MPa   
3
Speed of Sound
Not Available   
5,970.00 m/s   
4
Optical Properties
  
  
Allotropes
No   
No   
α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
Chemical Properties
Chemical Formula
Fr   
Ru   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
33   
6
26   
13
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
0.70   
99+
2.20   
4
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
1.42   
18
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68   
25
Not Available   
Allen Electronegativity
0.67   
99+
1.54   
25
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
3.30   
1
1.80   
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol   
99+
710.20 kJ/mol   
32
2nd Energy Level
Not Available   
710.22 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
2,747.00 kJ/mol   
37
Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1
1.26 g/amp-hr   
99+
Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.71 eV   
9
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
87   
31
44   
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1   
[Kr] 4d7 5s1   
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
87   
31
44   
99+
Number of Neutrons
136   
17
57   
99+
Number of Electrons
87   
31
44   
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
Not Available   
134.00 pm   
99+
Covalent Radius
260.00 pm   
1
146.00 pm   
38
Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm   
1
200.00 pm   
28
Atomic Weight
223.00 amu   
27
101.07 amu   
99+
Atomic Volume
Not Available   
8.30 cm3/mol   
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Polonium
  
Technetium
  
Next Element
Radium
  
Rhodium
  
Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)   
99+
64.00 (-eV)   
22
Lattice Constant
Not Available   
270.59 pm   
99+
Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.58   
11
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3   
99+
12.45 g/cm3   
27
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
10.65 g/cm3   
16
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
23
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available   
173.00 GPa   
4
Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
220.00 GPa   
7
Young's Modulus
Not Available   
447.00 GPa   
3
Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.30   
14
Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available   
12.45   
19
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+
71.00 nΩ·m   
38
Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40
0.14 106/cm Ω   
16
Electron Affinity
Not Available   
101.30 kJ/mol   
10
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.24 J/(kg K)   
24
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
24.06 J/mol·K   
99+
Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K   
99+
117.00 W/m·K   
13
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
6.40 µm/(m·K)   
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
567.80 kJ/mol   
10
Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
25.50 kJ/mol   
7
Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+
603.00 kJ/mol   
9
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
28.50 J/mol.K   
99+
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