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Francium vs Platinum


Platinum vs Francium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr   
Pt   

Group Number
1   
17
10   
8

Period Number
7   
6   

Block
s block   
d block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440735   
18
7440064   
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.
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
In 1939   
In 1735   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
25

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.
  
  • Platinum metal is mainly used in jewellery.
  • Platinum is used as an industrial catalyst in production of nitric acid, silicone and benzene.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
NA   
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
NA   
Non 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+
1,772.00 °C   
16

Boiling Point
677.00 °C   
99+
3,827.00 °C   
15

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
NA   
Silvery White   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
3.50   
11

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
300.00 MPa   
34

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
400.00 MPa   
25

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
2,800.00 m/s   
29

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
73.00 %   
8

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   
Pt   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70   
99+
2.28   
3

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
1.44   
17

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68   
25
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.67   
99+
1.72   
16

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30   
1
1.72   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol   
99+
870.00 kJ/mol   
10

2nd Energy Level
Not Available   
1,791.00 kJ/mol   
21

Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1
1.82 g/amp-hr   
35

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
5.65 eV   
1

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
87   
31
78   
38

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1   
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87   
31
78   
38

Number of Neutrons
136   
17
117   
24

Number of Electrons
87   
31
78   
38

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
139.00 pm   
39

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm   
1
136.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm   
1
175.00 pm   
36

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu   
27
47.87 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
9.09 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  
Iridium
  

Next Element
Radium
  
Gold
  

Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)   
99+
392.42 (-eV)   
1

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
392.42 pm   
24

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+
21.45 g/cm3   
11

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
19.77 g/cm3   
2

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
125.00 MPa   
14

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.07 (Pa)   
18

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
61.00 GPa   
14

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
230.00 GPa   
6

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
168.00 GPa   
14

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.38   
6

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available   
21.45   
4

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
0.00 H/m   
3

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+
105.00 nΩ·m   
30

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40
0.10 106/cm Ω   
21

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
205.30 kJ/mol   
2

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
25.86 J/mol·K   
35

Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K   
99+
71.60 W/m·K   
24

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
8.80 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
510.50 kJ/mol   
11

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
19.70 kJ/mol   
12

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+
565.00 kJ/mol   
11

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
41.60 J/mol.K   
36

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