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Francium vs Protactinium


Protactinium vs Francium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr   
Pa   

Group Number
1   
17
Not Available   

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
s block   
f block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440735   
18
7440133   
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available   
I4/mmm   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
139.00   
8

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  

Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey   
William Crookes   

Discovery
In 1939   
In 1900   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
  • Currently known uses of Protactinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
NA   
Highly 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+
1,568.00 °C   
21

Boiling Point
677.00 °C   
99+
4,027.00 °C   
12

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   
Pa   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
27   
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70   
99+
1.50   
27

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
1.14   
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68   
25
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.67   
99+
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30   
1
2.50   
27

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
Not Available   
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
1,814.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
2,991.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1
1.72 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
87   
31
91   
27

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1   
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Tetragonal (TETR)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Protactinium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87   
31
91   
27

Number of Neutrons
136   
17
122   
21

Number of Electrons
87   
31
91   
27

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
163.00 pm   
25

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm   
1
200.00 pm   
11

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm   
1
243.00 pm   
11

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu   
27
231.04 amu   
24

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
15.00 cm3/mol   
34

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  
Thorium
  

Next Element
Radium
  
Uranium
  

Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)   
99+
92.00 (-eV)   
11

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
392.50 pm   
23

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+
15.37 g/cm3   
20

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Unknown   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available   
15.37   
12

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+
177.00 nΩ·m   
21

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40
0.05 106/cm Ω   
34

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K   
99+
47.00 W/m·K   
32

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
12.34 kJ/mol   
28

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
198.10 J/mol.K   
1

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