Element Family
Alkali
Probably Transition
Interesting Facts
- 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
- Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.
Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Discovery
In 1939
In 1982
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
- Currently known uses of Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
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