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Zinc Fermium Comparison


Fermium Zinc comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Zn   
Fm   

Group Number
12   
6
Not Available   

Period Number
4   
7   

Block
d block   
f block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440666   
24
7440724   
19

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1952   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
16
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
  • It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
  
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
6
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
170.00 p.p.m.   
6
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
419.58 °C   
99+
1,527.00 °C   
26

Boiling Point
907.00 °C   
99+
Not Available   

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gray   
Unknown   

Luster
Metallic   
Not Defined   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50   
14
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
327.00 MPa   
32
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
3,850.00 m/s   
18
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00   
2
Not Available   

Reflectivity
80.00 %   
5
Not Available   

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
Zn   
Fm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
25   
14
18   
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.65   
19
1.30   
32

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.23   
6
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.66   
7
1.20   
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.65   
11
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.59   
22
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.35   
35
2.70   
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol   
6
627.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,733.30 kJ/mol   
27
1,225.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,833.00 kJ/mol   
12
2,363.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
5,731.00 kJ/mol   
11
3,792.00 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
7,970.00 kJ/mol   
9
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
10,400.00 kJ/mol   
9
Not Available   

7th Energy level
12,900.00 kJ/mol   
9
Not Available   

8th Energy Level
16,800.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

9th Energy Level
19,600.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   

10th Energy Level
23,000.00 kJ/mol   
10
Not Available   

11th Energy Level
26,400.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   

12th Energy Level
29,990.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   

13th Energy Level
40,490.00 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   

14th Energy Level
43,800.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

15th Energy Level
47,300.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   

16th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol   
9
Not Available   

17th Energy Level
55,900.00 kJ/mol   
10
Not Available   

18th Energy Level
59,700.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   

19th Energy Level
67,300.00 kJ/mol   
10
Not Available   

20th Energy Level
171,200.00 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   

21st Energy Level
179,100.00 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   

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

Electron Work Function
4.33 eV   
17
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
30   
99+
100   
18

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2   
[Rn] 5f12 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Not Known   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Zinc.jpg#100   
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Fermium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
30   
99+
100   
18

Number of Neutrons
35   
99+
157   
7

Number of Electrons
30   
99+
100   
18

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Van der Waals Radius
139.00 pm   
99+
245.00 pm   
9

Atomic Weight
65.38 amu   
99+
257.00 amu   
15

Atomic Volume
9.20 cm3/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Copper
  

Next Element
Gallium
  

Valence Electron Potential
38.90 (-eV)   
99+
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
266.49 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.14 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.57 g/cm3   
37
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
43.00 GPa   
18
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
70.00 GPa   
19
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
108.00 GPa   
19
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.25   
24
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
6.90   
99+
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Unknown   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
59.00 nΩ·m   
40
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.17 106/cm Ω   
12
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.39 J/(kg K)   
14
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
25.47 J/mol·K   
39
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
116.00 W/m·K   
14
Not Available   

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
30.20 µm/(m·K)   
11
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
7.32 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.32 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
129.70 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K   
36
Not Available   

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