Symbol
Ra
  
Lv
  
Period Number
7
  
7
  
Block
s block
  
p block
  
Element Family
Alkaline Earth
  
Probably Post-Transition
  
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
  
Not Available
  
Space Group Number
Not Available
  
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.
  
Not Available
  
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals
  
Synthetically Produced
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Not Available
  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  
Discovery
In 1898
  
In 2000
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
  
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
  
Abundance In Humans
Not Available
  
Uses & Benefits
- It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
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It is used in luminous paints.
  
- Currently known uses of Livermorium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
Industrial Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
  
NA
  
Other Uses
NA
  
Research Purposes
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
  
Unknown
  
Present in Human Body
No
  
No
  
Melting Point
Not Available
  
Boiling Point
1,737.00 °C
  
99+
Not Available
  
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silvery White
  
Unknown
  
Luster
Metallic
  
Unknown Luster
  
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 Formula
Ra
  
Lv
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available
  
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
509.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
723.60 kJ/mol
  
28
2nd Energy Level
979.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,331.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
Not Available
  
2,846.30 kJ/mol
  
34
4th Energy Level
Not Available
  
3,811.20 kJ/mol
  
99+
5th Energy Level
Not Available
  
6,078.60 kJ/mol
  
24
Electrochemical Equivalent
4.22 g/amp-hr
  
6
Not Available
  
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
  
Chemical Stability, Ionization
  
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s2
  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4
  
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
  
Not Known
  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Livermorium.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Covalent Radius
Not Available
  
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
  
Atomic Volume
45.20 cm3/mol
  
4
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Next Element
No Next Element
  
Valence Electron Potential
20.10 (-eV)
  
99+
Not Available
  
Lattice Constant
Not Available
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
NA
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
5.50 g/cm
3
  
99+
Not Available
  
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
  
Unknown
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available
  
Magnetic Ordering
Nonmagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
NA
  
Unknown
  
Resistivity
100.00 nΩ·m
  
31
Not Available
  
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+
Not Available
  
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Atomization
163.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Not Available
  
Standard Molar Entropy
71.00 J/mol.K
  
14
Not Available