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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Fr
Rb
1.2 Group Number
11
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
75
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
s block
s block
1.5 Element Family
Alkali
Alkali
1.6 CAS Number
74407357440177
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Not Available
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
NA229.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  • Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
  • Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
2.2 Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining
Obtained from Lithium Production.
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1939
In 1861
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA1 * 10-6 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.000003 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.01 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  • Rubidium's main application is in the glass manufacturing.
  • Rubidium can very easily get ionized and hence it is used for ion engines, but it is still less efficient than that of Caesium.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
NA
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
NA
Alloys, Research Purposes
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
NA
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-32.49 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.5.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
27.00 °C38.89 °C
Tin
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
677.00 °C688.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
NA
Grayish White
4.3.3 Luster
NA
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA0.30
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA0.22 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA1,300.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Fr
Rb
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
3329
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
0.700.82
Sodium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA0.31
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.860.89
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.680.69
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
0.670.71
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
3.303.18
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol403.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
NA2,633.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
NA3,860.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
NA5,080.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NA6,850.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA8,140.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NA9,570.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA13,120.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA14,500.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA26,740.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr3.19 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA2.16 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
8737
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1
[Kr] 5s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
8737
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
13648
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
8737
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
NA248.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
260.00 pm220.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm303.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
223.00 amu85.47 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
NA55.90 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)9.47 (-eV)
Palladium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
NA558.50 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm31.53 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA1.46 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
1.3 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
1.5 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
1.6 Vapor Pressure
1.6.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
1.9.1 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
1.12 Elasticity properties
1.12.1 Shear Modulus
NANA
Potassium
1.3 222
1.12.2 Bulk Modulus
NA2.50 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
1.12.3 Young's Modulus
NA2.40 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
1.13 Poisson Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
1.14 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile
2 Magnetic
2.1 Magnetic Characteristics
2.1.1 Specific Gravity
NA1.53
Lithium
0.53 4500
2.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
2.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
2.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
2.2 Electrical Properties
2.2.1 Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
Conductor
2.2.2 Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m128.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
2.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω0.08 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
2.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA46.90 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
3 Thermal
3.1 Specific Heat
NA0.36 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
3.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA31.06 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
3.3 Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K58.20 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
3.4 Critical Temperature
NA2,093.00 K
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
3.5 Thermal Expansion
NA90.00 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
3.6 Enthalpy
3.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA69.20 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
3.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA2.19 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
3.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol82.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
3.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA76.80 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1