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Hafnium vs Francium

Hafnium
Francium
Francium vs Hafnium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Hf   
Fr   
Group Number
4   
14
1   
17
Period Number
6   
7   
Block
d block   
s block   
Element Family
Transition Metal   
Alkali   
CAS Number
7440586   
30
7440735   
18
Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Not Available   
Space Group Number
194.00   
5
Not Available   
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining   
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy   
Marguerite Perey   
Discovery
In 1922   
In 1939   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %   
25
Not Available   
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~-9999 %   
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
37
Not Available   
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
31
Not Available   
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
27
Not Available   
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • It has an ability to absorb neutrons and hence it is used to make control rods in nuclear submarines. And this metal is also used in Plasma welding torches.
  • It alloys with iron, titanium and niobium are very useful.
  
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry   
NA   
Medical Uses
NA   
NA   
Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
NA   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic   
NA   
Present in Human Body
No   
No   
In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Physical Properties
Melting Point
2,150.00 °C   
10
27.00 °C   
99+
Boiling Point
5,400.00 °C   
5
677.00 °C   
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Gray   
NA   
Luster
Metallic   
NA   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
5.50   
7
Not Available   
Brinell Hardness
1,450.00 MPa   
6
Not Available   
Vickers Hardness
1,520.00 MPa   
5
Not Available   
Speed of Sound
3,010.00 m/s   
27
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
Hf   
Fr   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
32   
7
33   
6
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.30   
32
0.70   
99+
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23   
25
0.86   
99+
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.68   
25
Allen Electronegativity
1.16   
37
0.67   
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.70   
22
3.30   
1
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol   
40
380.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,440.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   
3rd Energy Level
2,250.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   
4th Energy Level
3,216.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.66 g/amp-hr   
99+
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1
Electron Work Function
3.90 eV   
27
Not Available   
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
72   
99+
87   
31
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2   
[Rn] 7s1   
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
72   
99+
87   
31
Number of Neutrons
106   
29
136   
17
Number of Electrons
72   
99+
87   
31
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
159.00 pm   
28
Not Available   
Covalent Radius
175.00 pm   
23
260.00 pm   
1
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
348.00 pm   
1
Atomic Weight
178.49 amu   
39
223.00 amu   
27
Atomic Volume
13.60 cm3/mol   
38
Not Available   
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Lutetium
  
Polonium
  
Next Element
Tantalum
  
Radium
  
Valence Electron Potential
81.00 (-eV)   
16
8.00 (-eV)   
99+
Lattice Constant
319.64 pm   
99+
Not Available   
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
NA   
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58   
12
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
13.31 g/cm3   
26
1.87 g/cm3   
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
12.00 g/cm3   
12
Not Available   
Tensile Strength
445.00 MPa   
8
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
24
Not Available   
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa   
23
Not Available   
Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa   
15
Not Available   
Young's Modulus
78.00 GPa   
25
Not Available   
Poisson Ratio
0.37   
7
Not Available   
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
13.31   
18
Not Available   
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
Poor Conductor   
Resistivity
331.00 nΩ·m   
14
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
39
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
Not Available   
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)   
37
Not Available   
Molar Heat Capacity
25.73 J/mol·K   
36
Not Available   
Thermal Conductivity
23.00 W/m·K   
99+
15.00 W/m·K   
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
5.90 µm/(m·K)   
99+
Not Available   
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
661.10 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   
Enthalpy of Fusion
25.10 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   
Enthalpy of Atomization
703.00 kJ/mol   
5
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
43.60 J/mol.K   
34
Not Available   
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