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Francium Technetium Comparison


Technetium Francium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr  
Tc  

Group Number
1  
17
7  
11

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440735  
18
7440268  
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.
  
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining  
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey  
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero  

Discovery
In 1939  
In 1937  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
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.
  
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

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  
40

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

Physical

Melting Point
27.00 °C  
99+
2,200.00 °C  
9

Boiling Point
677.00 °C  
99+
4,877.00 °C  
7

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Shiny Gray  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20  
27
2.25  
16

Brinell Hardness
119.00 MPa  
99+
550.00 MPa  
27

Vickers Hardness
300.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
2,440.00 m/s  
99+
16,200.00 m/s  
1

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.70  
27
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fr  
Tc  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
18  
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.36  
21

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
0.67  
99+
1.51  
31

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30  
1
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
36

2nd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2,850.00 kJ/mol  
34

4th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
14

5th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
28

6th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35

10th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
39

11th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
37

12th Energy Level
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
33

14th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
23

15th Energy Level
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
29

16th Energy Level
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
24

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

18th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

20th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

22nd Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
29

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

24th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.50 kJ/mol  
28

25th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

26th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
29

27th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

28th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
35

29th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
702.00 kJ/mol  
36

30th Energy Level
677.00 kJ/mol  
31
702.00 kJ/mol  
30

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

Electron Work Function
4.07 eV  
33
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
87  
31
43  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1  
[Kr] 4d5 5s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87  
31
43  
99+

Number of Neutrons
136  
18
55  
99+

Number of Electrons
87  
31
43  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
348.00 pm  
1
136.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm  
1
147.00 pm  
39

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm  
1
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu  
27
98.00 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  

Next Element
Radium
  
Ruthenium
  

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

Lattice Constant
440.00 pm  
21
273.50 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.60  
21

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
11.00 g/cm3  
36

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
11.00 g/cm3  
34

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
50.00 MPa  
38

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)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.60 GPa  
99+
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
6.00 GPa  
99+
100.00 GPa  
16

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
50.00 GPa  
39

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.38  
6

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.87  
99+
11.50  
37

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+
200.00 nΩ·m  
18

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.07 106/cm Ω  
35

Electron Affinity
0.70 kJ/mol  
99+
53.00 kJ/mol  
23

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.21 J/(kg K)  
30

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

Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K  
99+
50.60 W/m·K  
30

Critical Temperature
300.00 K  
99+
2,150.00 K  
16

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+
660.00 kJ/mol  
7

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+
23.01 kJ/mol  
9

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+
649.00 kJ/mol  
9

Standard Molar Entropy
42.00 J/mol.K  
99+
181.10 J/mol.K  
2

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