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Francium vs Copernicium


Copernicium vs Francium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr  
Cn  

Group Number
1  
17
12  
6

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440735  
18
54084263  
7

Space Group Name
-  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
187.00  
8

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
Copernicium was first synthesized in 1996 by a German research team.  

Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1939  
In 1996  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
39

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Copernicium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

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+
-  

Boiling Point
677.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20  
27
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
119.00 MPa  
99+
240.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
300.00 MPa  
99+
3,570.00 MPa  
2

Speed of Sound
2,440.00 m/s  
99+
3,570.00 m/s  
30

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.70  
27
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
45.00 %  
32

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fr  
Cn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
1  
34

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.90  
1

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
0.67  
99+
1.90  
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30  
1
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,154.90 kJ/mol  
2

2nd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2,170.00 kJ/mol  
9

3rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
4,245.40 kJ/mol  
9

4th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
5,499.70 kJ/mol  
23

5th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,850.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
26

13th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
16

18th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.60 kJ/mol  
14

20th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
28

22nd Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
357.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

24th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
357.60 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
357.60 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
2

29th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
3

30th Energy Level
677.00 kJ/mol  
31
357.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr  
1
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
4.07 eV  
33
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
87  
31
112  
6

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

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87  
31
112  
6

Number of Neutrons
136  
18
285  
1

Number of Electrons
87  
31
112  
6

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
348.00 pm  
1
147.00 pm  
36

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm  
1
122.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm  
1
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu  
27
285.00 amu  
5

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  

Next Element
Radium
  
Nihonium
  

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

Lattice Constant
440.00 pm  
21
-  

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.58  
36

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
23.70 g/cm3  
7

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
23.70 g/cm3  
8

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
0.10 MPa  
99+

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)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.60 GPa  
99+
31.00 GPa  
25

Bulk Modulus
6.00 GPa  
99+
35.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.87  
99+
23.70  
9

Magnetic Ordering
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  
-  

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+
4.90 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.70 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Thermal

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

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

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

Critical Temperature
300.00 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25
13.80 µm/(m·K)  
31

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+
357.20 kJ/mol  
31

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
42.00 J/mol.K  
99+
55.00 J/mol.K  
34

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