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Francium vs Lutetium

Francium
Lutetium
Lutetium vs Francium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Fr   
Lu   
Group Number
1   
17
Not Available   
Period Number
7   
6   
Block
s block   
f block   
Element Family
Alkali   
Lanthanide   
CAS Number
7440735   
18
7439943   
99+
Space Group Name
Not Available   
P63/mmc   
Space Group Number
Not Available   
194.00   
5
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey   
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   
Discovery
In 1939   
In 1906   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
1 * 10-8 %   
30
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000001 %   
26
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.
  
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  
Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   
Medical Uses
NA   
NA   
Other Uses
NA   
Alloys   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
NA   
Low Toxic   
Present in Human Body
No   
No   
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+
1,652.00 °C   
19
Boiling Point
677.00 °C   
99+
3,402.00 °C   
19
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
NA   
Silvery White   
Luster
NA   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
893.00 MPa   
10
Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
1,160.00 MPa   
8
Speed of Sound
Not Available   
Not Available   
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   
Lu   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
33   
6
35   
4
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
0.70   
99+
1.27   
34
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
1.14   
28
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68   
25
Not Available   
Allen Electronegativity
0.67   
99+
Not Available   
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
3.30   
1
2.73   
20
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol   
99+
523.50 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
Not Available   
1,340.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
2,022.30 kJ/mol   
99+
4th Energy Level
Not Available   
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28
5th Energy Level
Not Available   
6,445.00 kJ/mol   
21
Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1
2.18 g/amp-hr   
23
Electron Work Function
Not Available   
3.30 eV   
33
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
87   
31
71   
99+
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1   
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1   
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
87   
31
71   
99+
Number of Neutrons
136   
17
104   
30
Number of Electrons
87   
31
71   
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
Not Available   
174.00 pm   
20
Covalent Radius
260.00 pm   
1
187.00 pm   
20
Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm   
1
221.00 pm   
22
Atomic Weight
223.00 amu   
27
174.97 amu   
40
Atomic Volume
Not Available   
17.78 cm3/mol   
30
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Polonium
  
Ytterbium
  
Next Element
Radium
  
Hafnium
  
Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)   
99+
50.90 (-eV)   
26
Lattice Constant
Not Available   
350.31 pm   
99+
Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.59   
10
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3   
99+
9.84 g/cm3   
38
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
9.30 g/cm3   
22
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
33
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
3.18 (Pa)   
11
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available   
27.20 GPa   
26
Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
47.60 GPa   
23
Young's Modulus
Not Available   
68.60 GPa   
30
Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.26   
21
Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available   
9.84   
29
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+
582.00 nΩ·m   
9
Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
Electron Affinity
Not Available   
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
26.86 J/mol·K   
24
Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K   
99+
16.40 W/m·K   
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
355.90 kJ/mol   
22
Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
18.70 kJ/mol   
13
Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+
398.00 kJ/mol   
20
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
51.00 J/mol.K   
30
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