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Francium vs Palladium


Palladium vs Francium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr  
Pd  

Group Number
1  
17
10  
8

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440735  
18
7440053  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  

Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining  
Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey  
William Hyde Wollaston  

Discovery
In 1939  
In 1803  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
  • Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
  • It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
-  
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
27.00 °C  
99+
1,554.90 °C  
22

Boiling Point
677.00 °C  
99+
2,963.00 °C  
34

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silver  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20  
27
4.75  
9

Brinell Hardness
119.00 MPa  
99+
320.00 MPa  
40

Vickers Hardness
300.00 MPa  
99+
121.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,440.00 m/s  
99+
3,070.00 m/s  
38

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.70  
27
1.72  
25

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
84.00 %  
5

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fr  
Pd  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
38  
1

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.35  
22

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
0.67  
99+
1.59  
25

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30  
1
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
520.23 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
7,298.22 kJ/mol  
2

3rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
11,815.13 kJ/mol  
3

4th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
13

6th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
33

7th Energy level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27

8th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27

9th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
24

10th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
28

11th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27

12th Energy Level
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,310.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32
80,400.00 kJ/mol  
16

16th Energy Level
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
804.40 kJ/mol  
33

18th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,045.00 kJ/mol  
22

19th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
804.40 kJ/mol  
30

20th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
804.00 kJ/mol  
23

21st Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
804.00 kJ/mol  
18

23rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
804.40 kJ/mol  
14

25th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
804.40 kJ/mol  
12

26th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
804.40 kJ/mol  
12

27th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
804.40 kJ/mol  
11

28th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
804.40 kJ/mol  
17

29th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
804.40 kJ/mol  
16

30th Energy Level
677.00 kJ/mol  
31
804.00 kJ/mol  
12

Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr  
1
1.99 g/amp-hr  
34

Electron Work Function
4.07 eV  
33
5.12 eV  
7

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
87  
31
46  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1  
[Kr] 4d10  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Palladium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87  
31
46  
99+

Number of Neutrons
136  
18
60  
99+

Number of Electrons
87  
31
46  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
348.00 pm  
1
137.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm  
1
139.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm  
1
163.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu  
27
106.42 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
71.00 cm3/mol  
2
8.90 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  
Rhodium
  

Next Element
Radium
  
Silver
  

Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)  
99+
33.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
440.00 pm  
21
389.07 pm  
28

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.56  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
12.02 g/cm3  
31

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
10.38 g/cm3  
38

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
550.00 MPa  
8

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
14

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
29

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.60 GPa  
99+
44.00 GPa  
17

Bulk Modulus
6.00 GPa  
99+
180.00 GPa  
9

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
121.00 GPa  
18

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.39  
5

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.87  
99+
12.02  
33

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
18

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
27

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+
105.40 nΩ·m  
29

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.10 106/cm Ω  
27

Electron Affinity
0.70 kJ/mol  
99+
54.23 kJ/mol  
21

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.24 J/(kg K)  
23

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
25.98 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K  
99+
71.80 W/m·K  
23

Critical Temperature
300.00 K  
99+
1,825.00 K  
26

Thermal Expansion
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25
11.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+
376.60 kJ/mol  
28

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+
16.74 kJ/mol  
18

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+
393.30 kJ/mol  
29

Standard Molar Entropy
42.00 J/mol.K  
99+
37.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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