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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Fr
La
1.2 Group Number
1NA
Gadolinium
0 17
1.4 Period Number
76
Lithium
2 7
1.6 Block
s block
f block
1.7 Element Family
Alkali
Lanthanide
1.8 CAS Number
74407357439910
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.11 Space Group Name
Not Available
P63/mmc
1.12 Space Group Number
NA194.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  • Lanthanum metal is highly malleable, ductile and sectile.
  • If exposed to air Lanthanum metal oxidizes rapidly.
2.2 Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey
Carl Gustaf Mosander
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1939
In 1838
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA2 * 10-7 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.6.1 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000002 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
3.1.2 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.1.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.2.1 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
3.3.1 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  • It has no commercial uses, but its alloys are in high demand. Lanthanum and Nickel alloy is used for the hydrogen gas storage.
  • The best-known use for mischmetal alloy of Lanthanum is; as a ‘flints’ for cigarette lighters.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
4.1.3 Other Uses
NA
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
NA
Low Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Plutonium
0 1970
4.3.2 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.08 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
27.00 °C920.00 °C
Tin
27 3410
5.2 Boiling Point
677.00 °C3,469.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
5.3 Appearance
5.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.3.2 Color
NA
Silvery White
5.3.3 Luster
NA
NA
5.4 Hardness
5.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA2.50
Cesium
0.2 8.5
6.1.2 Brinell Hardness
NA350.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
6.1.5 Vickers Hardness
NA360.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
6.2 Speed of Sound
NA2,475.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
6.4 Optical Properties
6.4.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
6.4.3 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
6.5 Allotropes
6.5.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.5.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.5.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7 Chemical
7.1 Chemical Formula
Fr
La
7.2 Isotopes
7.2.1 Known Isotopes
3331
Tennessine
0 38
8.2 Electronegativity
8.2.1 Pauling Electronegativity
0.701.10
Sodium
0.7 2.54
8.3.1 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
8.4.1 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.861.08
Cesium
0.86 1.82
8.4.2 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68NA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
8.5.1 Allen Electronegativity
0.67NA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
8.7 Electropositivity
8.7.1 Pauling Electropositivity
3.302.90
Gold
1.46 3.3
8.9 Ionization Energies
8.9.1 1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol538.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
8.9.2 2nd Energy Level
NA1,067.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
8.9.4 3rd Energy Level
NA1,850.30 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
8.9.6 4th Energy Level
NA4,819.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
8.10.1 5th Energy Level
NA5,940.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
8.10.2 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
8.10.3 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
8.10.4 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
8.10.5 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
8.10.6 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
8.10.7 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
8.10.8 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
8.10.9 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
8.10.10 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
8.10.11 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
8.10.12 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
8.10.13 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
8.10.14 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
8.10.15 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
8.10.16 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
8.10.17 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
8.10.18 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
8.10.19 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
8.10.20 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
8.10.21 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
8.10.22 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
8.10.23 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
8.10.24 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
8.10.25 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
8.10.26 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
8.11 Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr1.73 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
8.12 Electron Work Function
NA3.50 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
8.13 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
8757
Lithium
3 117
9.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1
[Xe] 5d2 6s2
9.3 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
9.3.1 Crystal Lattice
9.4 Atom
9.4.1 Number of Protons
8757
Lithium
3 117
9.4.2 Number of Neutrons
13682
Lithium
4 184
9.4.3 Number of Electrons
8757
Lithium
3 117
9.5 Radius of an Atom
9.5.1 Atomic Radius
NA187.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
9.5.2 Covalent Radius
260.00 pm207.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
9.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm240.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
9.6 Atomic Weight
223.00 amu138.91 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
9.7 Atomic Volume
NA20.73 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
9.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.8.1 Previous Element
9.8.2 Next Element
9.9 Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)40.71 (-eV)
Palladium
8 392.42
9.10 Lattice Constant
NA377.20 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
9.11 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
9.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.62
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm36.16 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
10.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA5.94 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
10.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
10.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
10.4 Vapor Pressure
10.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
10.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.98 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
10.5 Elasticity properties
10.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA14.30 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
10.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA27.90 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
10.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA36.60 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
10.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.28
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
10.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile
11 Magnetic
11.1 Magnetic Characteristics
11.1.1 Specific Gravity
NA6.17
Lithium
0.53 4500
11.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
11.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
11.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
11.2 Electrical Properties
11.2.1 Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
Conductor
11.2.2 Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m615.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
11.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω0.01 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
11.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA48.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
12 Thermal
12.1 Specific Heat
NA0.19 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
12.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA27.11 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
12.3 Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K13.40 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
12.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
12.5 Thermal Expansion
NA12.10 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
12.6 Enthalpy
12.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA399.60 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
12.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA6.20 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
12.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol431.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
12.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA56.90 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1