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Francium vs Bismuth


Bismuth vs Francium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr  
Bi  

Group Number
1  
17
15  
3

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
s block  
p block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440735  
18
7440699  
22

Space Group Name
-  
C12/m1  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
12.00  
15

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  

Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey  
Claude François Geoffroy  

Discovery
In 1939  
In 1753  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
14

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
24

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.
  
  • Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3  
20

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.20 p.p.m.  
27

Physical

Melting Point
27.00 °C  
99+
271.30 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
677.00 °C  
99+
1,560.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silver  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20  
27
2.25  
16

Brinell Hardness
119.00 MPa  
99+
70.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
300.00 MPa  
99+
30.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,440.00 m/s  
99+
1,790.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.70  
27
2.50  
5

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fr  
Bi  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
2.02  
7

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
2.34  
3

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.67  
7

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
2.15  
8

Allen Electronegativity
0.67  
99+
2.01  
5

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30  
1
1.98  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
35

2nd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,610.00 kJ/mol  
34

3rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2,466.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
38

5th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,520.00 kJ/mol  
29

7th Energy level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
37

9th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
34

10th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
38

11th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
36

12th Energy Level
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
32

14th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
22

15th Energy Level
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32
70,300.00 kJ/mol  
28

16th Energy Level
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,300.00 kJ/mol  
23

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

18th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
34

19th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
40

20th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
34

21st Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
12

22nd Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
28

23rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
10

24th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
27

25th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
29

26th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
28

27th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
29

28th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
34

29th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
35

30th Energy Level
677.00 kJ/mol  
31
703.00 kJ/mol  
29

Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr  
1
2.60 g/amp-hr  
23

Electron Work Function
4.07 eV  
33
4.22 eV  
29

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
87  
31
83  
33

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87  
31
83  
33

Number of Neutrons
136  
18
126  
19

Number of Electrons
87  
31
83  
33

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
348.00 pm  
1
156.00 pm  
31

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm  
1
148.00 pm  
38

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm  
1
207.00 pm  
33

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu  
27
208.98 amu  
29

Atomic Volume
71.00 cm3/mol  
2
21.30 cm3/mol  
23

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  
Lead
  

Next Element
Radium
  
Polonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)  
99+
41.90 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
440.00 pm  
21
667.40 pm  
2

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.86  
4

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
9.78 g/cm3  
99+

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

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
32.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
29

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.60 GPa  
99+
12.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
6.00 GPa  
99+
31.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
32.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.33  
11

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.87  
99+
9.79  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
20

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
36

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Semiconductor  

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+
1.29 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.70 kJ/mol  
99+
91.20 kJ/mol  
13

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+

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

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

Critical Temperature
300.00 K  
99+
544.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25
13.40 µm/(m·K)  
34

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+
151.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+
10.90 kJ/mol  
39

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+
207.10 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
42.00 J/mol.K  
99+
56.70 J/mol.K  
32

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