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Mercury vs Francium


Francium vs Mercury


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hg   
Fr   

Group Number
12   
6
1   
17

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
d block   
s block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Alkali   

CAS Number
7439976   
99+
7440735   
18

Space Group Name
R_ 3m   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
166.00   
6
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ancient Chinese and Indians   
Marguerite Perey   

Discovery
Before 2000 BCE   
In 1939   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.05 %   
9
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Dentistry   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
NA   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
23
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.   
19
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
Not Available   
27.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
356.58 °C   
99+
677.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Liquid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
NA   

Luster
NA   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
1,451.40 m/s   
99+
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00   
3
Not Available   

Reflectivity
73.00 %   
8
Not Available   

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
Hg   
Fr   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34   
5
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00   
7
0.70   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20   
7
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44   
17
0.86   
99+

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.81   
9
0.68   
25

Allen Electronegativity
1.44   
30
0.67   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00   
99+
3.30   
1

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol   
4
380.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,810.00 kJ/mol   
20
Not Available   

3rd Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol   
20
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.74 g/amp-hr   
10
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1

Electron Work Function
4.49 eV   
15
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
80   
36
87   
31

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2   
[Rn] 7s1   

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

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
80   
36
87   
31

Number of Neutrons
121   
22
136   
17

Number of Electrons
80   
36
87   
31

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm   
32
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm   
99+
260.00 pm   
1

Van der Waals Radius
155.00 pm   
99+
348.00 pm   
1

Atomic Weight
200.59 amu   
32
223.00 amu   
27

Atomic Volume
14.82 cm3/mol   
35
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gold
  
Polonium
  

Next Element
Thallium
  
Radium
  

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

Lattice Constant
300.50 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
NA   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.53 g/cm3   
24
1.87 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
0.00   
1
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.53   
16
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Poor Conductor   

Resistivity
961.00 nΩ·m   
1
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)   
38
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
27.98 J/mol·K   
13
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
8.30 W/m·K   
99+
15.00 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
1,750.00 K   
6
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
60.40 µm/(m·K)   
5
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
56.90 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.29 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
61.50 kJ/mol   
99+
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
75.80 J/mol.K   
6
Not Available   

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