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Ytterbium Francium Comparison


Francium Ytterbium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Yb   
Fr   

Group Number
Not Available   
1   
17

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
f block   
s block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Alkali   

CAS Number
7440644   
26
7440735   
18

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
  • Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
  
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Formed by Decay Process, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac   
Marguerite Perey   

Discovery
In 1878   
In 1939   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
36
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
33
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
37
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Ytterbium metal is used in memory devices and tuneable laser.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst as the other catalysts are too toxic and polluting.
  
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
NA   

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
824.00 °C   
99+
27.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
1,196.00 °C   
99+
677.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
NA   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
343.00 MPa   
31
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
206.00 MPa   
33
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
1,590.00 m/s   
99+
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
Yb   
Fr   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
30   
9
33   
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.70   
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.06   
33
0.86   
99+

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.68   
25

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.67   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
3.30   
1

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol   
99+
380.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol   
31
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.15 g/amp-hr   
25
8.32 g/amp-hr   
1

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
70   
99+
87   
31

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 6s2   
[Rn] 7s1   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Ytterbium.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
70   
99+
87   
31

Number of Neutrons
103   
31
136   
17

Number of Electrons
70   
99+
87   
31

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm   
18
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm   
20
260.00 pm   
1

Van der Waals Radius
242.00 pm   
12
348.00 pm   
1

Atomic Weight
173.05 amu   
99+
223.00 amu   
27

Atomic Volume
24.79 cm3/mol   
9
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thulium
  
Polonium
  

Next Element
Lutetium
  
Radium
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.30 (-eV)   
27
8.00 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
548.47 pm   
11
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
6.90 g/cm3   
99+
1.87 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.21 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
58.00 MPa   
18
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
9.90 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
30.50 GPa   
39
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
23.90 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.21   
33
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
6.97   
99+
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Poor Conductor   

Resistivity
0.25 nΩ·m   
99+
3.00 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω   
38
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K   
25
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
38.50 W/m·K   
35
15.00 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
26.30 K   
7
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
26.30 µm/(m·K)   
14
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.90 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol   
99+
71.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
59.90 J/mol.K   
21
Not Available   

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