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Francium vs 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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