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Francium vs Copernicium


Copernicium vs Francium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Fr  
Cn  

Group Number
1  
17
12  
6

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440735  
18
54084263  
7

Space Group Name
Not Available  
Not Available  

Space Group Number
Not Available  
Not Available  

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
  • Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
  
Not Available  

Sources
Formed by Decay Process, Mining  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1939  
In 1996  

Abundance
  
  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
  
  • Currently known uses of Copernicium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
NA  
NA  

Medical Uses
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
NA  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
NA  
Unknown  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
Not Available  

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
36
Not Available  

Physical Properties

Melting Point
27.00 °C  
99+
Not Available  

Boiling Point
677.00 °C  
99+
Not Available  

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
NA  
Unknown  

Luster
NA  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Speed of Sound
Not Available  
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
Fr  
Cn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
1  
34

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.70  
99+
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.86  
99+
Not Available  

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.68  
25
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
0.67  
99+
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.30  
1
Not Available  

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,154.90 kJ/mol  
2

2nd Energy Level
Not Available  
2,170.00 kJ/mol  
9

3rd Energy Level
Not Available  
4,245.40 kJ/mol  
9

4th Energy Level
Not Available  
5,499.70 kJ/mol  
14

Electrochemical Equivalent
8.32 g/amp-hr  
1
Not Available  

Electron Work Function
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
87  
31
112  
6

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
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BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
87  
31
112  
6

Number of Neutrons
136  
17
Not Available  

Number of Electrons
87  
31
112  
6

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available  
147.00 pm  
34

Covalent Radius
260.00 pm  
1
122.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
348.00 pm  
1
Not Available  

Atomic Weight
223.00 amu  
27
285.00 amu  
5

Atomic Volume
Not Available  
Not Available  

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Polonium
  

Next Element
Radium
  
Nihonium
  

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

Lattice Constant
Not Available  
Not Available  

Lattice Angles
NA  
NA  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.87 g/cm3  
99+
23.70 g/cm3  
7

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
NA  
Unknown  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Unknown  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Unknown  

Resistivity
3.00 nΩ·m  
99+
Not Available  

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω  
40
Not Available  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available  
Not Available  

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Conductivity
15.00 W/m·K  
99+
Not Available  

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
Not Available  
Not Available  

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Atomization
71.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available  
Not Available  

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