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Francium vs Berkelium


Berkelium vs Francium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr   
Bk   

Group Number
1   
17
Not Available   

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
s block   
f block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440735   
18
7440406   
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.
  
  • X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
    Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  

Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1939   
In 1949   

Abundance
  
  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
  • This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
NA   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

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

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

Physical Properties

Melting Point
27.00 °C   
99+
986.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
677.00 °C   
99+
2,627.00 °C   
40

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
NA   
Silver   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
Bk   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
14   
25

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70   
99+
1.30   
32

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
1.20   
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68   
25
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.67   
99+
2.70   
1

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30   
1
2.70   
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol   
99+
601.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
Not Available   
1,186.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
2,152.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,434.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1
3.07 g/amp-hr   
16

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
87   
31
97   
21

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1   
[Rn] 5f9 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87   
31
97   
21

Number of Neutrons
136   
17
150   
11

Number of Electrons
87   
31
97   
21

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
170.00 pm   
22

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm   
1
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm   
1
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu   
27
247.00 amu   
18

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  
Curium
  

Next Element
Radium
  

Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)   
99+
45.50 (-eV)   
36

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
341.60 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3   
99+
14.78 g/cm3   
22

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
13.25 g/cm3   
11

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available   
14.00   
14

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K   
99+
10.00 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
Not Available   

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