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Uranium Fermium Comparison


Fermium Uranium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
U   
Fm   

Group Number
0   
18
Not Available   

Period Number
7   
7   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440611   
28
7440724   
19

Space Group Name
Cmcm   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
63.00   
10
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1952   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • The main use of this metal include nuclear fuel which is used to generate electricity yin nuclear power stations.
  • Synthetic elements like transuranium are made from Uranium metal.
  
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Nuclear Reactor's Fuel, Sculptures, Statues   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Unknown   

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
1,132.00 °C   
39
1,527.00 °C   
26

Boiling Point
3,818.00 °C   
16
Not Available   

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gray   
Unknown   

Luster
Metallic   
Not Defined   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00   
6
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
2,350.00 MPa   
2
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
1,960.00 MPa   
2
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
3,155.00 m/s   
25
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
U   
Fm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
25   
14
18   
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.38   
28
1.30   
32

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.22   
26
1.20   
27

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.62   
26
2.70   
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol   
99+
627.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,420.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,225.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,363.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,145.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,792.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.48 g/amp-hr   
99+
3.20 g/amp-hr   
13

Electron Work Function
3.63 eV   
30
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
92   
26
100   
18

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2   
[Rn] 5f12 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   
Not Known   

Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Uranium.jpg#100   
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Fermium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
92   
26
100   
18

Number of Neutrons
146   
13
157   
7

Number of Electrons
92   
26
100   
18

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
156.00 pm   
29
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
196.00 pm   
14
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
186.00 pm   
33
245.00 pm   
9

Atomic Weight
238.03 amu   
21
257.00 amu   
15

Atomic Volume
12.59 cm3/mol   
40
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element

Next Element
Neptunium
  

Valence Electron Potential
170.00 (-eV)   
4
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
295.08 pm   
99+
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
19.10 g/cm3   
17
Not Available   

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.30 g/cm3   
7
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.01 (Pa)   
20
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
111.00 GPa   
10
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa   
16
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
208.00 GPa   
10
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.23   
30
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
18.80   
10
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Unknown   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
0.28 nΩ·m   
99+
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω   
37
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

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

Molar Heat Capacity
27.67 J/mol·K   
15
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
27.50 W/m·K   
40
Not Available   

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
13.90 µm/(m·K)   
27
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
477.00 kJ/mol   
13
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol   
19
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
489.50 kJ/mol   
14
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
50.20 J/mol.K   
31
Not Available   

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