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Francium vs Tungsten


Tungsten vs Francium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr  
W  

Group Number
1  
17
6  
12

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440735  
18
7440337  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey  
-  

Discovery
In 1939  
In 1781  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
39

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
39

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
18

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.
  
  • Tungsten and its alloys are used in high-temperature applications like welding electrodes, high-temperature furnace, etc.
  • Tungsten carbide is very hard and used in metal working, mining and petroleum industry.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
40

Physical

Melting Point
27.00 °C  
99+
3,410.00 °C  
1

Boiling Point
677.00 °C  
99+
5,660.00 °C  
1

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Grayish White  

Luster
-  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.20  
27
7.50  
2

Brinell Hardness
119.00 MPa  
99+
2,000.00 MPa  
4

Vickers Hardness
300.00 MPa  
99+
3,430.00 MPa  
3

Speed of Sound
2,440.00 m/s  
99+
4,620.00 m/s  
20

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.70  
27
2.10  
11

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
62.00 %  
21

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Fr  
W  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
2.36  
3

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
0.98  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
1.40  
20

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68  
99+
2.36  
3

Allen Electronegativity
0.67  
99+
1.47  
33

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30  
1
1.64  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
16

2nd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,700.00 kJ/mol  
30

3rd Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2,045.40 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
8

5th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17

6th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
35

7th Energy level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29

8th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29

9th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
25

10th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29

11th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
28

12th Energy Level
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
21

14th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
18

16th Energy Level
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
13

17th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
34

18th Energy Level
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
24

19th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
31

20th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
25

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

22nd Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
19

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

24th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
15

25th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
14

26th Energy Level
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
14

27th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
13

28th Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
19

29th Energy Level
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+
770.00 kJ/mol  
19

30th Energy Level
677.00 kJ/mol  
31
770.00 kJ/mol  
14

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

Electron Work Function
4.07 eV  
33
4.55 eV  
18

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
87  
31
74  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87  
31
74  
99+

Number of Neutrons
136  
18
110  
28

Number of Electrons
87  
31
74  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
348.00 pm  
1
139.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm  
1
162.00 pm  
31

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm  
1
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu  
27
183.84 amu  
37

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  
Tantalum
  

Next Element
Radium
  
Rhenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
8.00 (-eV)  
99+
140.00 (-eV)  
5

Lattice Constant
440.00 pm  
21
316.52 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.29  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
19.25 g/cm3  
16

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
17.60 g/cm3  
15

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
370.00 MPa  
11

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
1

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.60 GPa  
99+
161.00 GPa  
5

Bulk Modulus
6.00 GPa  
99+
310.00 GPa  
4

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
411.00 GPa  
4

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.28  
17

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.87  
99+
19.22  
18

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
23

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+
52.80 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10

Electron Affinity
0.70 kJ/mol  
99+
78.60 kJ/mol  
15

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
24.27 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K  
99+
173.00 W/m·K  
7

Critical Temperature
300.00 K  
99+
3,695.00 K  
1

Thermal Expansion
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25
4.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+
799.10 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+
35.23 kJ/mol  
1

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+
837.00 kJ/mol  
1

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

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