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Francium vs Silver


Silver vs Francium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr   
Ag   

Group Number
1   
17
11   
7

Period Number
7   
5   

Block
s block   
d block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440735   
18
7440224   
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.
  
  • It is the most reflective element.
  • Silver is the second most ductile metal after Gold.
  • It is also used in Dentistry as a dental alloys for clips and crowning.
  

Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1939   
Before 5000 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
6 * 10-8 %   
26

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
38

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

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
19

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
  • Silver is mainly used for Jewelry and show piece.
  • It is used for manufacturing high quality mirrors due to its reflectivity property.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry   

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

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
NA   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
29

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
0.44 p.p.m.   
20

Physical Properties

Melting Point
27.00 °C   
99+
961.93 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
677.00 °C   
99+
2,212.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
NA   
Silvery White   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
2.50   
14

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
251.00 MPa   
37

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
229.00 MPa   
30

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
2,680.00 m/s   
34

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
97.00 %   
1

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   
Ag   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
36   
3

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70   
99+
1.93   
9

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.83   
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86   
99+
1.42   
18

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68   
25
1.47   
15

Allen Electronegativity
0.67   
99+
1.87   
7

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30   
1
2.07   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol   
99+
731.00 kJ/mol   
27

2nd Energy Level
Not Available   
2,070.00 kJ/mol   
11

3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
3,361.00 kJ/mol   
19

Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1
4.02 g/amp-hr   
7

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.26 eV   
20

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
87   
31
47   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1   
[Kr] 4d10 5s1   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87   
31
47   
99+

Number of Neutrons
136   
17
61   
99+

Number of Electrons
87   
31
47   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
144.00 pm   
36

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm   
1
145.00 pm   
39

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm   
1
172.00 pm   
38

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu   
27
107.87 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
10.30 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  
Palladium
  

Next Element
Radium
  
Cadmium
  

Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)   
99+
11.40 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
408.53 pm   
20

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+
10.49 g/cm3   
35

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
9.32 g/cm3   
21

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
14

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
30.00 GPa   
23

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
100.00 GPa   
16

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
83.00 GPa   
23

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.37   
7

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available   
10.50   
26

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Susceptibility
Not Available   
0.00   
5

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+
15.87 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40
0.63 106/cm Ω   
1

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
125.60 kJ/mol   
5

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.24 J/(kg K)   
25

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
25.35 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K   
99+
429.00 W/m·K   
1

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
18.90 µm/(m·K)   
23

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
255.10 kJ/mol   
37

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
11.30 kJ/mol   
31

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+
284.50 kJ/mol   
37

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
42.60 J/mol.K   
35

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