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Vanadium Fermium Comparison

Vanadium
Fermium
Fermium Vanadium comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
V  
Fm  
Group Number
5  
13
3  
15
Period Number
4  
7  
Block
d block  
f block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  
CAS Number
7440622  
27
7440724  
19
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
-  
Space Group Number
229.00  
2
194.00  
7
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
  
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  
Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Andrés Manuel del Río  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Discovery
In 1801  
In 1952  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
11
0.00 %  
35
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
30
Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %  
14
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.02 %  
12
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
14
-  
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
19
-  
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Its ally with steel is used very tough and hence it is used in armor plates, axles, piston rods, tools and crankshafts.
  • Its oxide is used as pigments for glass and ceramics.
  
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry  
-  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys  
-  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic  
-  
Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
39
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
36
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
Physical
Melting Point
1,890.00 °C  
13
1,527.00 °C  
26
Boiling Point
3,380.00 °C  
21
0.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Blue-Silver Grey  
-  
Luster
Metallic  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
6.70  
4
6.00  
6
Brinell Hardness
600.00 MPa  
24
500.00 MPa  
28
Vickers Hardness
628.00 MPa  
25
600.00 MPa  
28
Speed of Sound
4,560.00 m/s  
22
2,500.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
2.05  
13
1.30  
99+
Reflectivity
61.00 %  
22
59.00 %  
24
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
V  
Fm  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
22  
17
18  
21
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.63  
21
1.30  
33
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.39  
21
1.30  
25
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.45  
17
1.20  
28
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.63  
21
1.30  
33
Allen Electronegativity
1.53  
29
1.30  
40
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.37  
34
2.70  
22
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,414.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,225.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,830.00 kJ/mol  
36
2,363.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
4,507.00 kJ/mol  
35
3,792.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
6,298.70 kJ/mol  
38
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
39
6th Energy Level
12,363.00 kJ/mol  
6
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
14,530.00 kJ/mol  
5
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
16,730.00 kJ/mol  
7
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
19,860.00 kJ/mol  
7
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
33
10th Energy Level
22,240.00 kJ/mol  
12
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
24,670.00 kJ/mol  
15
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
29,730.00 kJ/mol  
34
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
10
13th Energy Level
32,446.00 kJ/mol  
12
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
38
14th Energy Level
86,450.00 kJ/mol  
1
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
27
15th Energy Level
94,170.00 kJ/mol  
3
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
38
16th Energy Level
102,300.00 kJ/mol  
3
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
28
17th Energy Level
112,700.00 kJ/mol  
4
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
121,600.00 kJ/mol  
5
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
40
19th Energy Level
130,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
994.80 kJ/mol  
21
20th Energy Level
143,400.00 kJ/mol  
8
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
151,440.00 kJ/mol  
8
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
650.00 kJ/mol  
32
345.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14
24th Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol  
34
627.60 kJ/mol  
38
25th Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol  
36
627.00 kJ/mol  
40
26th Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol  
35
627.60 kJ/mol  
39
27th Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol  
36
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
650.90 kJ/mol  
38
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.38 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.20 g/amp-hr  
15
Electron Work Function
4.30 eV  
25
4.47 eV  
21
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Atomic
Atomic Number
23  
99+
100  
18
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d3 4s2  
[Rn] 5f12 7s2  
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Not Known  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Fermium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
23  
99+
100  
18
Number of Neutrons
28  
99+
157  
8
Number of Electrons
23  
99+
100  
18
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
180.00 pm  
16
Covalent Radius
153.00 pm  
35
180.00 pm  
23
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
245.00 pm  
13
Atomic Weight
50.94 amu  
99+
257.00 amu  
15
Atomic Volume
8.78 cm3/mol  
99+
18.00 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Titanium
  
Einsteinium
  
Next Element
Chromium
  
Mendelevium
  
Valence Electron Potential
120.00 (-eV)  
6
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
303.00 pm  
99+
350.00 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.70  
9
1.63  
13
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
6.00 g/cm3  
99+
9.70 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.50 g/cm3  
99+
9.70 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
800.00 MPa  
6
0.10 MPa  
99+
Viscosity
0.00  
11
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.23 (Pa)  
16
0.00 (Pa)  
30
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
47.00 GPa  
16
30.00 GPa  
27
Bulk Modulus
160.00 GPa  
11
50.00 GPa  
24
Young's Modulus
128.00 GPa  
17
0.00 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.37  
7
0.35  
9
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
5.96  
99+
9.70  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
15
0.00 H/m  
16
Susceptibility
0.00  
8
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Superconductor  
-  
Resistivity
197.00 nΩ·m  
19
7.90 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
40
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
50.60 kJ/mol  
25
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.49 J/(kg K)  
10
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
Molar Heat Capacity
24.89 J/mol·K  
99+
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
Thermal Conductivity
30.70 W/m·K  
40
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
2,183.00 K  
15
1,323.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
8.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
458.60 kJ/mol  
19
319.20 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
17.57 kJ/mol  
14
13.30 kJ/mol  
30
Enthalpy of Atomization
514.60 kJ/mol  
17
-  
Standard Molar Entropy
28.90 J/mol.K  
99+
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+
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