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Nobelium vs Francium


Francium vs Nobelium


Periodic Table

Symbol
No  
Fr  

Group Number
3  
15
1  
17

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
f block  
s block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Alkali  

CAS Number
10028145  
16
7440735  
18

Space Group Name
-  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  

Sources
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Formed by Decay Process, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Marguerite Perey  

Discovery
In 1966  
In 1939  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
-  
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Nobelium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
827.00 °C  
99+
27.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,600.00 °C  
99+
677.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
-  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
0.20  
27

Brinell Hardness
500.00 MPa  
28
119.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
300.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
1,100.00 m/s  
99+
2,440.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.70  
27

Reflectivity
61.00 %  
22
72.00 %  
11

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
No  
Fr  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
13  
26
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
0.70  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
0.70  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
0.86  
99+

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
0.68  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
0.67  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
3.30  
1

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
642.00 kJ/mol  
99+
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,254.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,643.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,956.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
35
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
8
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23

13th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
36
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
26
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
36
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32

16th Energy Level
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
917.00 kJ/mol  
34
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
36
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
6,410.00 kJ/mol  
12
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
39
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
601.20 kJ/mol  
99+
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
641.00 kJ/mol  
37
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
641.60 kJ/mol  
99+
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
677.00 kJ/mol  
31

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.83 g/amp-hr  
4
8.32 g/amp-hr  
1

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.07 eV  
33

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
102  
16
87  
31

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2  
[Rn] 7s1  

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
102  
16
87  
31

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
136  
18

Number of Electrons
102  
16
87  
31

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
348.00 pm  
1

Covalent Radius
157.00 pm  
33
260.00 pm  
1

Van der Waals Radius
246.00 pm  
12
348.00 pm  
1

Atomic Weight
259.00 amu  
13
223.00 amu  
27

Atomic Volume
19.80 cm3/mol  
33
71.00 cm3/mol  
2

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  

Next Element
Radium
  

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

Lattice Constant
-  
440.00 pm  
21

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.76  
5
1.56  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.90 g/cm3  
99+
1.87 g/cm3  
99+

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

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
50.00 MPa  
38

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
28
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
3.60 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
8.70 GPa  
99+
6.00 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.44  
3

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.90  
99+
0.87  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
3
0.00 H/m  
13

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
0.68 nΩ·m  
99+
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.03 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
0.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37

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

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

Critical Temperature
1,100.00 K  
99+
300.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
-  
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
390.40 kJ/mol  
30
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
63.00 J/mol.K  
24
42.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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