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Francium vs Darmstadtium


Darmstadtium vs Francium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr   
Ds   

Group Number
1   
17
10   
8

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
s block   
d block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Probably Transition   

CAS Number
7440735   
18
54083771   
8

Space Group Name
Not Available   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
Not Available   

Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   
Synthetically Produced   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey   
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung   

Discovery
In 1939   
In 1994   

Abundance
  
  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
  • Currently known uses of Darmstadtium metal are limited to research purpose only. As only few atoms of this metal are produced.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
Research Purposes   

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+
Not Available   

Boiling Point
677.00 °C   
99+
Not Available   

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
NA   
Unknown   

Luster
NA   
Unknown Luster   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
5,090.00 m/s   
9

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   
Ds   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
9   
29

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70   
99+
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
Not Available   

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68   
25
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.67   
99+
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30   
1
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol   
99+
955.20 kJ/mol   
5

2nd Energy Level
Not Available   
1,891.10 kJ/mol   
16

3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
3,029.60 kJ/mol   
25

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,955.90 kJ/mol   
40

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,113.70 kJ/mol   
33

Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1
Not Available   

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
110   
8

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1   
[Rn] 5f14 6d8 7s2   

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
110   
8

Number of Neutrons
136   
17
161   
3

Number of Electrons
87   
31
110   
8

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
132.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm   
1
128.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm   
1
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu   
27
281.00 amu   
6

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  
Meitnerium
  

Next Element
Radium
  

Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)   
99+
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
NA   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   

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   
Unknown   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Unknown   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Unknown   

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+
Not Available   

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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