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Francium Tungsten Comparison


Tungsten Francium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr   
W   

Group Number
1   
17
6   
12

Period Number
7   
6   

Block
s block   
d block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440735   
18
7440337   
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
229.00   
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
  

Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey   
Not Available   

Discovery
In 1939   
In 1781   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
18

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
  • Tungsten and its alloys are used in high-temperature applications like welding electrodes, high-temperature furnace, etc.
  • Tungsten carbide is very hard and used in metal working, mining and petroleum industry.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
NA   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
31

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
35

Physical Properties

Melting Point
27.00 °C   
99+
3,410.00 °C   
1

Boiling Point
677.00 °C   
99+
5,660.00 °C   
1

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
NA   
Grayish White   

Luster
NA   
Lustrous   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
7.50   
2

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
2,000.00 MPa   
4

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
3,430.00 MPa   
1

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
4,620.00 m/s   
16

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
62.00 %   
13

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   
W   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70   
99+
2.36   
2

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.98   
23

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
1.40   
19

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68   
25
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.67   
99+
1.47   
29

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30   
1
1.64   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol   
99+
770.00 kJ/mol   
16

2nd Energy Level
Not Available   
1,700.00 kJ/mol   
29

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

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.55 eV   
13

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
87   
31
74   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1   
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87   
31
74   
99+

Number of Neutrons
136   
17
110   
27

Number of Electrons
87   
31
74   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
139.00 pm   
39

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm   
1
162.00 pm   
29

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm   
1
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu   
27
183.84 amu   
37

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
9.53 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  
Tantalum
  

Next Element
Radium
  
Rhenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)   
99+
140.00 (-eV)   
5

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
316.52 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3   
99+
19.25 g/cm3   
16

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
17.60 g/cm3   
5

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
370.00 MPa   
10

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
32

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
161.00 GPa   
5

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
310.00 GPa   
4

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
411.00 GPa   
4

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.28   
17

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available   
19.22   
9

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Superconductor   

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+
52.80 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40
0.19 106/cm Ω   
10

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
78.60 kJ/mol   
13

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
24.27 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K   
99+
173.00 W/m·K   
7

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
4.50 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
799.10 kJ/mol   
1

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
35.23 kJ/mol   
1

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+
837.00 kJ/mol   
1

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
32.60 J/mol.K   
99+

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