Element Family
Post-Transition
Actinide
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
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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
Who Discovered
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)
In 1952
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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
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Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
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Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
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
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
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Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
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Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
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Enthalpy of Atomization
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