Element Family
Alkali
Post-Transition
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m
-
Interesting Facts
- At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
- The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
Flerovium is named after the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions.
Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining
-
Who Discovered
Humphry Davy
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1807
In 1999
Abundance In Earth's Crust
-
Uses & Benefits
- In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
- Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
- Currently known uses of Flerovium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
-
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
-
Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Metallic
Unknown Luster
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s1
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Not Known
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Flerovium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
-
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
-
-
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
-
Electrical Property
Conductor
-
Enthalpy of Atomization
-