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Radium vs Francium


Francium vs Radium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ra  
Fr  

Group Number
2  
16
1  
17

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
s block  
s block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Alkali  

CAS Number
7440144  
99+
7440735  
18

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
  • Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
  
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Marguerite Perey  

Discovery
In 1898  
In 1939  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
  • It is used in luminous paints.
  
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
-  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
34
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

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

Physical

Melting Point
700.00 °C  
99+
27.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,737.00 °C  
99+
677.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.00  
22
0.20  
27

Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
119.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
140.00 MPa  
99+
300.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,150.00 m/s  
37
2,440.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00  
99+
1.70  
27

Reflectivity
83.00 %  
6
72.00 %  
11

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ra  
Fr  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.90  
99+
0.70  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
0.70  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
0.86  
99+

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.92  
99+
0.68  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
0.67  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.10  
5
3.30  
1

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,093.00 kJ/mol  
27
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
38,000.00 kJ/mol  
23

13th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
67,700.00 kJ/mol  
32

16th Energy Level
50,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
39,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

18th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,920.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

21st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
509.00 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
392.80 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

27th Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol  
99+
392.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.22 g/amp-hr  
6
8.32 g/amp-hr  
1

Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
4.07 eV  
33

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
88  
30
87  
31

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

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
88  
30
87  
31

Number of Neutrons
138  
17
136  
18

Number of Electrons
88  
30
87  
31

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
215.00 pm  
6
348.00 pm  
1

Covalent Radius
221.00 pm  
3
260.00 pm  
1

Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm  
5
348.00 pm  
1

Atomic Weight
226.00 amu  
26
223.00 amu  
27

Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol  
5
71.00 cm3/mol  
2

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Francium
  
Polonium
  

Next Element
Actinium
  
Radium
  

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

Lattice Constant
514.80 pm  
15
440.00 pm  
21

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
99+
1.56  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa  
99+
50.00 MPa  
38

Viscosity
0.00  
2
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
16
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
33
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
25.00 GPa  
38
3.60 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
43.00 GPa  
33
6.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
83.00 GPa  
25
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.44  
3

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.00  
99+
0.87  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
13

Susceptibility
0.00  
18
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
100.00 nΩ·m  
31
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+

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

Electron Affinity
0.90 kJ/mol  
99+
0.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
20.05 J/mol·K  
99+
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
973.00 K  
99+
300.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
113.00 kJ/mol  
99+
67.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.60 kJ/mol  
99+
2.30 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Standard Molar Entropy
71.00 J/mol.K  
14
42.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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