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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   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Marguerite Perey   

Discovery
In 1898   
In 1939   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
20
Not Available   

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
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
NA   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
NA   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

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   
NA   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

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
Ra   
Fr   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.90   
99+
0.70   
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97   
38
0.86   
99+

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.92   
20
0.68   
25

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+
Not Available   

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

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

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   
16
136   
17

Number of Electrons
88   
30
87   
31

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Covalent Radius
221.00 pm   
3
260.00 pm   
1

Van der Waals Radius
283.00 pm   
4
348.00 pm   
1

Atomic Weight
226.00 amu   
26
223.00 amu   
27

Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol   
4
Not Available   

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   
13
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.00   
99+
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
NA   
Poor Conductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Standard Molar Entropy
71.00 J/mol.K   
14
Not Available   

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