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Francium vs Neptunium

Francium
Neptunium
Neptunium vs Francium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Fr   
Np   
Group Number
1   
17
Not Available   
Period Number
7   
7   
Block
s block   
f block   
Element Family
Alkali   
Actinide   
CAS Number
7440735   
18
7439998   
99+
Space Group Name
Not Available   
Pnma   
Space Group Number
Not Available   
62.00   
11
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
Not Available   
Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey   
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson   
Discovery
In 1939   
In 1940   
Abundance
  
  
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
  • Currently known uses of Neptunium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • Neptunium’s isotope neptunium-237 is used as a neutron detectors.
  
Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   
Medical Uses
NA   
NA   
Other Uses
NA   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
NA   
Toxic   
Present in Human Body
No   
No   
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Physical Properties
Melting Point
27.00 °C   
99+
640.00 °C   
99+
Boiling Point
677.00 °C   
99+
3,902.00 °C   
13
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
NA   
Silver   
Luster
NA   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
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   
Np   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
33   
6
20   
19
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
0.70   
99+
1.36   
29
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
1.22   
26
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68   
25
Not Available   
Allen Electronegativity
0.67   
99+
Not Available   
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
3.30   
1
2.64   
25
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol   
99+
604.50 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
Not Available   
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
1,997.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,242.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1
1.77 g/amp-hr   
39
Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
87   
31
93   
25
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1   
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2   
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
87   
31
93   
25
Number of Neutrons
136   
17
144   
14
Number of Electrons
87   
31
93   
25
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
Not Available   
155.00 pm   
30
Covalent Radius
260.00 pm   
1
190.00 pm   
18
Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm   
1
221.00 pm   
22
Atomic Weight
223.00 amu   
27
237.00 amu   
22
Atomic Volume
Not Available   
11.62 cm3/mol   
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Polonium
  
Uranium
  
Next Element
Radium
  
Plutonium
  
Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)   
99+
96.00 (-eV)   
9
Lattice Constant
Not Available   
666.30 pm   
3
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+
19.38 g/cm3   
14
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
125.00 MPa   
14
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.11 (Pa)   
17
Elasticity properties
  
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available   
20.25   
6
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+
1.22 nΩ·m   
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
29.46 J/mol·K   
8
Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K   
99+
6.30 W/m·K   
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
Not Available   
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
3.20 kJ/mol   
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
Not Available   
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