1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
1.2 Group Number
2.2 Period Number
2.6 Block
2.7 Element Family
2.8 CAS Number
74406117440713
7429905
54386242
2.11 Space Group Name
2.12 Space Group Number
3 Facts
3.1 Interesting Facts
- Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
- Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
- Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
3.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
3.3 History
3.3.1 Who Discovered
Not Available
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
3.3.2 Discovery
3.4 Abundance
3.4.1 Abundance In Universe
5.1.4 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~-9999 %
1E-08
0.1
5.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
5.6.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
5.7.4 Abundance In Oceans
5.10.3 Abundance In Humans
6 Uses
6.1 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.
- Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
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It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
6.1.1 Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
Chemical Industry
6.1.2 Medical Uses
6.2.1 Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Nuclear Reactor's Fuel, Sculptures, Statues
Alloys, Nuclear Research
6.3 Biological Properties
6.3.1 Toxicity
6.4.1 Present in Human Body
6.4.2 In Blood
NA0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
8.1.2 In Bone
9 Physical
9.1 Melting Point
1,132.00 °C900.00 °C
27
3410
10.4 Boiling Point
3,818.00 °C1,470.00 °C
147
5660
10.13 Appearance
10.13.1 Physical State
10.13.2 Color
10.13.3 Luster
10.14 Hardness
10.14.1 Mohs Hardness
10.17.2 Brinell Hardness
11.1.3 Vickers Hardness
11.2 Speed of Sound
11.5 Optical Properties
11.5.1 Refractive Index
11.7.1 Reflectivity
12.3 Allotropes
12.3.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
12.3.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
12.3.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
13 Chemical
13.1 Chemical Formula
13.2 Isotopes
13.2.1 Known Isotopes
13.5 Electronegativity
13.5.1 Pauling Electronegativity
13.8.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
13.10.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
13.11.3 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
14.1.1 Allen Electronegativity
15.5 Electropositivity
16.0.1 Pauling Electropositivity
16.3 Ionization Energies
16.3.1 1st Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol608.00 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
16.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,420.00 kJ/mol1,206.00 kJ/mol
710.2162
28750
16.8.3 3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol2,267.00 kJ/mol
1600
34230
16.10.2 4th Energy Level
3,145.00 kJ/mol3,599.00 kJ/mol
2780
37066
1.2.2 5th Energy Level
1.4.1 6th Energy Level
2.1.2 7th Energy level
2.6.1 8th Energy Level
2.9.1 9th Energy Level
3.4.2 10th Energy Level
4.1.2 11th Energy Level
4.2.4 12th Energy Level
4.3.4 13th Energy Level
4.4.4 14th Energy Level
5.1.4 15th Energy Level
5.3.1 16th Energy Level
5.3.3 17th Energy Level
7.1.1 18th Energy Level
7.3.1 19th Energy Level
7.6.1 20th Energy Level
7.6.2 21st Energy Level
7.7.1 22nd Energy Level
7.7.3 23rd Energy Level
7.8.1 24th Energy Level
7.9.1 25th Energy Level
7.11.2 26th Energy Level
7.11.5 27th Energy Level
8.2.2 28th Energy Level
8.3.2 29th Energy Level
8.3.3 30th Energy Level
8.5 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.48 g/amp-hr3.12 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
8.6 Electron Work Function
8.7 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
9.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
9.3 Crystal Structure
Orthorhombic (ORTH)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
9.3.1 Crystal Lattice
9.4 Atom
9.4.1 Number of Protons
9.6.2 Number of Neutrons
9.6.5 Number of Electrons
9.7 Radius of an Atom
9.7.1 Atomic Radius
156.00 pm186.00 pm
112
265
9.7.3 Covalent Radius
9.7.5 Van der Waals Radius
9.8 Atomic Weight
238.03 amu251.00 amu
6.94
294
9.9 Atomic Volume
12.59 cm3/molNA
1.39
71.07
9.10 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.10.1 Previous Element
9.10.2 Next Element
9.11 Valence Electron Potential
170.00 (-eV)44.50 (-eV)
8
392.42
9.12 Lattice Constant
295.08 pm338.00 pm
228.58
891.25
9.13 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
9.14 Lattice C/A Ratio
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
19.10 g/cm315.10 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
10.1.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.2 Tensile Strength
10.3 Viscosity
10.4 Vapor Pressure
10.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
10.4.4 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
10.5 Elasticity properties
10.5.1 Shear Modulus
10.5.3 Bulk Modulus
10.5.6 Young's Modulus
10.6 Poisson Ratio
10.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Malleable, Sectile
11 Magnetic
11.1 Magnetic Characteristics
11.1.1 Specific Gravity
11.1.3 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
11.1.4 Permeability
11.1.6 Susceptibility
11.2 Electrical Properties
11.2.1 Electrical Property
11.2.2 Resistivity
11.3.1 Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm ΩNA
0.00666
0.63
11.4.1 Electron Affinity
13 Thermal
13.1 Specific Heat
13.5 Molar Heat Capacity
27.67 J/mol·KNA
16.443
62.7
13.6 Thermal Conductivity
13.7 Critical Temperature
13.9 Thermal Expansion
13.10 Enthalpy
13.10.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
477.00 kJ/molNA
7.32
799.1
13.11.1 Enthalpy of Fusion
13.14.1 Enthalpy of Atomization
13.16 Standard Molar Entropy
50.20 J/mol.KNA
9.5
198.1