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Francium vs Rutherfordium

Francium
Rutherfordium
Rutherfordium vs Francium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Fr   
Rf   
Group Number
1   
17
4   
14
Period Number
7   
7   
Block
s block   
d block   
Element Family
Alkali   
Transition Metal   
CAS Number
7440735   
18
53850365   
13
Space Group Name
Not Available   
Not Available   
Space Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
  • Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
  • Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
  
Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey   
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   
Discovery
In 1939   
In 1964   
Abundance
  
  
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
  • Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   
Medical Uses
NA   
NA   
Other Uses
NA   
Alloys, Research Purposes   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
NA   
Unknown   
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+
2,100.00 °C   
11
Boiling Point
677.00 °C   
99+
5,500.00 °C   
3
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
NA   
Unknown   
Luster
NA   
Unknown Luster   
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   
Rf   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
33   
6
13   
26
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
0.70   
99+
Not Available   
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
Not Available   
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68   
25
Not Available   
Allen Electronegativity
0.67   
99+
Not Available   
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
3.30   
1
Not Available   
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol   
99+
579.90 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
Not Available   
1,389.40 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
2,296.40 kJ/mol   
99+
4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,077.90 kJ/mol   
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1
Not Available   
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
104   
14
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1   
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2   
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
87   
31
104   
14
Number of Neutrons
136   
17
157   
7
Number of Electrons
87   
31
104   
14
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
Not Available   
150.00 pm   
33
Covalent Radius
260.00 pm   
1
157.00 pm   
31
Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm   
1
Not Available   
Atomic Weight
223.00 amu   
27
267.00 amu   
11
Atomic Volume
Not Available   
Not Available   
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Polonium
  
Lawrencium
  
Next Element
Radium
  
Dubnium
  
Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)   
99+
Not Available   
Lattice Constant
Not Available   
Not Available   
Lattice Angles
NA   
NA   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3   
99+
23.20 g/cm3   
8
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
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Unknown   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Unknown   
Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+
Not Available   
Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40
Not Available   
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
Not Available   
Not Available   
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K   
99+
Not Available   
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
Not Available   
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
Not Available   
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