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Lead vs Fermium


Fermium vs Lead


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pb  
Fm  

Group Number
14  
4
3  
15

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
p block  
f block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7439921  
99+
7440724  
19

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
  • The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
  
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)  
In 1952  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
22
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
9
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is also used in insecticides, hair dyes and as an anti-knocking additive for petrol. But all these are banned by the government as Lead metal is known for detrimental to health.
  
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3  
11
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
30.00 p.p.m.  
10
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
327.50 °C  
99+
1,527.00 °C  
26

Boiling Point
1,740.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
38.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
38.00 MPa  
99+
600.00 MPa  
28

Speed of Sound
1,190.00 m/s  
99+
2,500.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.02  
14
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
5.00 %  
39
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pb  
Fm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
18  
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.87  
14
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.29  
4
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.55  
12
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.41  
2
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
11
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.67  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
31
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,450.50 kJ/mol  
99+
1,225.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,081.50 kJ/mol  
23
2,363.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,083.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,792.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,640.00 kJ/mol  
32
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
39

6th Energy Level
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
36
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
32
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
30
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
33

10th Energy Level
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
34
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,156.00 kJ/mol  
33
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
10

13th Energy Level
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
28
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
38

14th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
27

15th Energy Level
71,500.00 kJ/mol  
24
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
38

16th Energy Level
71,500.00 kJ/mol  
19
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
28

17th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
40
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
7,150.00 kJ/mol  
30
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
40

19th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
37
994.80 kJ/mol  
21

20th Energy Level
715.00 kJ/mol  
31
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
715.00 kJ/mol  
25
345.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14

24th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
24
627.60 kJ/mol  
38

25th Energy Level
715.00 kJ/mol  
25
627.00 kJ/mol  
40

26th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
24
627.60 kJ/mol  
39

27th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
23
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
29
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol  
30
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
715.00 kJ/mol  
24
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.87 g/amp-hr  
9
3.20 g/amp-hr  
15

Electron Work Function
4.25 eV  
28
4.47 eV  
21

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
82  
34
100  
18

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2  
[Rn] 5f12 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Lead.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Fermium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
82  
34
100  
18

Number of Neutrons
125  
20
157  
8

Number of Electrons
82  
34
100  
18

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
175.00 pm  
21
180.00 pm  
16

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
40
180.00 pm  
23

Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm  
34
245.00 pm  
13

Atomic Weight
207.20 amu  
30
257.00 amu  
15

Atomic Volume
18.17 cm3/mol  
39
18.00 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thallium
  

Next Element
Bismuth
  

Valence Electron Potential
24.20 (-eV)  
99+
0.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
495.08 pm  
18
350.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.51  
99+
1.63  
13

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.34 g/cm3  
35
9.70 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.66 g/cm3  
36
9.70 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
12.00 MPa  
99+
0.10 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
29
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.64 (Pa)  
7
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
5.60 GPa  
99+
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
46.00 GPa  
28
50.00 GPa  
24

Young's Modulus
16.00 GPa  
99+
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.44  
3
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.35  
38
9.70  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
30
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
208.00 nΩ·m  
16
7.90 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
35.10 kJ/mol  
33
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
26.65 J/mol·K  
34
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
35.30 W/m·K  
39
0.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
600.61 K  
99+
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
28.90 µm/(m·K)  
13
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
179.40 kJ/mol  
99+
319.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
4.77 kJ/mol  
99+
13.30 kJ/mol  
30

Enthalpy of Atomization
194.60 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
64.80 J/mol.K  
18
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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