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Francium vs Plutonium


Plutonium vs Francium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr  
Pu  

Group Number
1  
17
0  
18

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
s block  
f block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440735  
18
7440075  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P121/m1  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
11.00  
16

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey  
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan  

Discovery
In 1939  
In Between 1940 1941  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Meteorites
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.
  
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

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  
40

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

Physical

Melting Point
27.00 °C  
99+
639.50 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
677.00 °C  
99+
3,235.00 °C  
25

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20  
27
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
119.00 MPa  
99+
627.00 MPa  
22

Vickers Hardness
300.00 MPa  
99+
617.00 MPa  
26

Speed of Sound
2,440.00 m/s  
99+
2,260.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.70  
27
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fr  
Pu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
20  
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
1.28  
34

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
1.28  
26

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.22  
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
0.67  
99+
1.28  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30  
1
2.72  
21

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2,084.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
3,338.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

13th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
39

15th Energy Level
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
40

17th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

22nd Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

24th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
677.00 kJ/mol  
31
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr  
1
2.28 g/amp-hr  
26

Electron Work Function
4.07 eV  
33
3.88 eV  
38

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
87  
31
94  
24

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1  
[Rn] 5f6 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Monoclinic (MON)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87  
31
94  
24

Number of Neutrons
136  
18
150  
12

Number of Electrons
87  
31
94  
24

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
348.00 pm  
1
159.00 pm  
30

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm  
1
187.00 pm  
20

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm  
1
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu  
27
244.00 amu  
19

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  
Neptunium
  

Next Element
Radium
  
Americium
  

Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)  
99+
64.90 (-eV)  
21

Lattice Constant
440.00 pm  
21
618.30 pm  
4

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.74  
6

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
19.82 g/cm3  
13

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
16.63 g/cm3  
18

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
40.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
28

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
2.20 (Pa)  
12

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.60 GPa  
99+
43.00 GPa  
18

Bulk Modulus
6.00 GPa  
99+
100.00 GPa  
16

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
96.00 GPa  
23

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.21  
33

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.87  
99+
19.84  
16

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
21

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+
1.46 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.70 kJ/mol  
99+
0.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
35.50 J/mol·K  
4

Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K  
99+
6.74 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
300.00 K  
99+
913.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25
46.70 µm/(m·K)  
6

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+
344.00 kJ/mol  
36

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+
2.82 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+
360.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

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