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Tennessine vs Californium

Tennessine
Californium
Californium vs Tennessine


Periodic Table
Symbol
Ts   
Cf   
Group Number
17   
1
Not Available   
Period Number
7   
7   
Block
p block   
f block   
Element Family
Probably Post-​Transition   
Actinide   
CAS Number
54101143   
2
7440713   
20
Space Group Name
Not Available   
P63/mmc   
Space Group Number
Not Available   
194.00   
5
Facts
Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
  
Sources
Synthetically Produced   
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   
Discovery
In 2010   
In 1950   
Abundance
  
  
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Ununseptium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
  • It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
  
Industrial Uses
NA   
Chemical Industry   
Medical Uses
NA   
NA   
Other Uses
Research Purposes   
Alloys, Nuclear Research   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Unknown   
Toxic   
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
400.00 °C   
99+
900.00 °C   
99+
Boiling Point
610.00 °C   
99+
1,470.00 °C   
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Unknown   
Silver   
Luster
Unknown Luster   
NA   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
3.00   
12
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
Ts   
Cf   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
0   
35
20   
19
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.30   
32
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.20   
27
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
2.70   
22
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
742.90 kJ/mol   
23
608.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,785.00 kJ/mol   
22
1,206.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
Not Available   
2,267.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,599.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
Not Available   
3.12 g/amp-hr   
15
Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization   
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
117   
1
98   
20
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p5   
[Rn] 5f10 7s2   
Crystal Structure
Not Known   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   
Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Ununseptium.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Californium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
117   
1
98   
20
Number of Neutrons
167   
2
153   
9
Number of Electrons
117   
1
98   
20
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
Not Available   
186.00 pm   
9
Atomic Weight
294.00 amu   
1
251.00 amu   
17
Atomic Volume
Not Available   
Not Available   
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
No Previous Element   
Berkelium
  
Next Element
Livermorium
  
Einsteinium
  
Valence Electron Potential
Not Available   
44.50 (-eV)   
38
Lattice Constant
Not Available   
338.00 pm   
99+
Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
7.10 g/cm3   
99+
15.10 g/cm3   
21
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown   
Malleable, Sectile   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available   
15.10   
13
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
Not Available   
Not Available   
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
Not Available   
Enthalpy
  
  
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
Not Available   
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