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Francium vs Indium

Francium
Indium
Indium vs Francium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Fr   
In   
Group Number
1   
17
13   
5
Period Number
7   
5   
Block
s block   
p block   
Element Family
Alkali   
Post-​Transition   
CAS Number
7440735   
18
7440746   
17
Space Group Name
Not Available   
I4/mmm   
Space Group Number
Not Available   
139.00   
8
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  
Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   
Mining, Ores of metals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   
Discovery
In 1939   
In 1863   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
3 * 10-8 %   
28
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000004 %   
23
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
  • It is used to produce indium tin oxide (ITO), it is used in manufacturing touch screens, flat screen TVs and solar panels.
  • Its nitride, phosphide and antimonide are used in transistors and microchips.
  
Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry   
Medical Uses
NA   
Medical Research   
Other Uses
NA   
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
NA   
Non Toxic   
Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
Not Available   
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Not Available   
Physical Properties
Melting Point
27.00 °C   
99+
156.61 °C   
99+
Boiling Point
677.00 °C   
99+
2,000.00 °C   
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
NA   
Silvery Gray   
Luster
NA   
Lustrous   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
1.20   
20
Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
8.80 MPa   
99+
Speed of Sound
Not Available   
1,215.00 m/s   
99+
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   
In   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
33   
6
35   
4
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
0.70   
99+
1.78   
16
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.14   
8
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
1.49   
13
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68   
25
1.76   
10
Allen Electronegativity
0.67   
99+
1.66   
18
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
3.30   
1
2.22   
38
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol   
99+
558.30 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
Not Available   
1,820.70 kJ/mol   
18
3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
2,704.00 kJ/mol   
39
4th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,210.00 kJ/mol   
17
Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1
1.43 g/amp-hr   
99+
Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.12 eV   
24
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
87   
31
49   
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1   
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1   
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Tetragonal (TETR)   
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Indium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
87   
31
49   
99+
Number of Neutrons
136   
17
66   
99+
Number of Electrons
87   
31
49   
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
Not Available   
167.00 pm   
24
Covalent Radius
260.00 pm   
1
142.00 pm   
99+
Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm   
1
193.00 pm   
31
Atomic Weight
223.00 amu   
27
114.82 amu   
99+
Atomic Volume
Not Available   
15.70 cm3/mol   
33
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Polonium
  
Cadmium
  
Next Element
Radium
  
Tin
  
Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)   
99+
54.00 (-eV)   
25
Lattice Constant
Not Available   
325.23 pm   
99+
Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, π/2   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3   
99+
7.31 g/cm3   
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
7.02 g/cm3   
33
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
2.50 MPa   
21
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.01 (Pa)   
11
Elasticity properties
  
  
Young's Modulus
Not Available   
11.00 GPa   
99+
Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available   
7.31   
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+
83.70 nΩ·m   
34
Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40
0.12 106/cm Ω   
17
Electron Affinity
Not Available   
28.90 kJ/mol   
31
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.23 J/(kg K)   
27
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
26.74 J/mol·K   
25
Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K   
99+
81.80 W/m·K   
21
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
32.10 µm/(m·K)   
9
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
226.40 kJ/mol   
40
Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
3.28 kJ/mol   
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+
242.70 kJ/mol   
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
57.80 J/mol.K   
22
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