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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
Not Available   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
225.00   
2

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
Not Available   
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000003 %   
24

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

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
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
NA   
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
NA   
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+
1,554.90 °C   
22

Boiling Point
677.00 °C   
99+
2,963.00 °C   
33

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
NA   
Silver   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
4.75   
9

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
320.00 MPa   
33

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
121.00 MPa   
36

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
3,070.00 m/s   
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
Not Available   
1.72   
1

Reflectivity
Not Available   
84.00 %   
4

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   
Pd   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
38   
1

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70   
99+
2.20   
4

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
1.35   
21

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68   
25
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.67   
99+
1.59   
22

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
Not Available   
7,298.22 kJ/mol   
2

3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
11,815.13 kJ/mol   
3

Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1
1.99 g/amp-hr   
30

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
5.12 eV   
3

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

Atomic Properties

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   
17
60   
99+

Number of Electrons
87   
31
46   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
137.00 pm   
40

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm   
1
139.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm   
1
163.00 pm   
40

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu   
27
106.42 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
389.07 pm   
25

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+
12.02 g/cm3   
29

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
10.38 g/cm3   
17

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
27

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
44.00 GPa   
17

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
180.00 GPa   
9

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
121.00 GPa   
16

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.39   
5

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available   
12.02   
21

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

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   
40
0.10 106/cm Ω   
22

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
54.23 kJ/mol   
17

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.24 J/(kg K)   
23

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
25.98 J/mol·K   
33

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
11.80 µm/(m·K)   
33

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
376.60 kJ/mol   
19

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
16.74 kJ/mol   
18

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+
393.30 kJ/mol   
22

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
37.60 J/mol.K   
40

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