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Francium vs Flerovium


Flerovium vs Francium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr  
Fl  

Group Number
1  
17
14  
4

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
s block  
p block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440735  
18
54085164  
5

Space Group Name
-  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
198.00  
6

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
Flerovium is named after the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions.  

Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining  
-  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1939  
In 1999  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
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 Flerovium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys, 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+
67.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
677.00 °C  
99+
147.00 °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+
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
300.00 MPa  
99+
450.00 MPa  
38

Speed of Sound
2,440.00 m/s  
99+
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.70  
27
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fr  
Fl  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
1  
34

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
2.60  
1

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
0.67  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30  
1
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
823.90 kJ/mol  
13

2nd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,601.60 kJ/mol  
35

3rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
3,367.30 kJ/mol  
18

4th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
4,399.70 kJ/mol  
37

5th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,400.00 kJ/mol  
9

7th Energy level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
39

9th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
36,400.00 kJ/mol  
24

13th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,145.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32
67,000.00 kJ/mol  
33

16th Energy Level
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
36,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,144.00 kJ/mol  
17

18th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,127.50 kJ/mol  
16

20th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
24

21st Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
670.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

23rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
34

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

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

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

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

28th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

29th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.10 kJ/mol  
17

30th Energy Level
677.00 kJ/mol  
31
0.00 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
114  
4

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Flerovium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87  
31
114  
4

Number of Neutrons
136  
18
184  
2

Number of Electrons
87  
31
114  
4

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
348.00 pm  
1
180.00 pm  
16

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm  
1
171.00 pm  
26

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm  
1
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu  
27
289.00 amu  
3

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  
Nihonium
  

Next Element
Radium
  
Moscovium
  

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+
1.60  
22

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
14.00 g/cm3  
24

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
14.00 g/cm3  
24

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)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.60 GPa  
99+
35.00 GPa  
21

Bulk Modulus
6.00 GPa  
99+
15.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.87  
99+
14.00  
25

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
15

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+
5.40 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
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
300.00 K  
99+
340.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25
7.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+
337.40 kJ/mol  
38

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+
14.50 kJ/mol  
26

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
42.00 J/mol.K  
99+
57.00 J/mol.K  
30

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