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Francium
General | States | Energies | Oxidation & Electrons |
Appearance & Characteristics | Reactions |
Other Forms Radius | Conductivity | Abundance



General:

Name: Francium Symbol: Fr
Group: Alkali Met. Atomic weight: 223
Density @ 293 K: ? Atomic volume: ?
Group: Alkali Met. Discovered: 1939

States

State (s, l, g): solid
Melting point: 300 K   (27 oC) Boiling point: 950 K   (677 oC)
Heat of fusion: ? Heat of vaporization: ?

Energies

1st ionization energy: 384 kJ/mole
Electronegativity: 0.7 2nd ionization energy: kJ/mole
Electron affinity: kJ/mole 3rd ionization energy: kJ/mole
Specific heat: ? Heat atomization: 73 kJ/mole atoms

Oxidation & Electrons

Shells: 2,8,18,32,18,8,1 Electron configuration: [Rn] 7s1
Minimum oxidation number: 0 Maximum oxidation number: 1
Min. common oxidation no.: 0 Max. common oxidation no.: 1

Appearance & Characteristics

Structure: Color:
Uses: Toxicity:
Hardness: mohs Characteristics: Radioactive, melts near room temp.

Reactions

Reaction with air:
Reaction with 6 M HCl: vigorous, => H2, FrCl Reaction with 6 M HCl: vigorous, => H2, FrCl
Reaction with 15 M HNO3: Reaction with 6 M NaOH: vigorous, => H2, FrOH

Other Forms

Number of isotopes: 1 Hydride(s):
Oxide(s): Chloride(s):

Radius

Ionic radius (2- ion): pm Ionic radius (1- ion): pm
Atomic radius: pm Ionic radius (1+ ion): 194 pm
Ionic radius (2+ ion): pm Ionic radius (3+ ion): pm

Conductivity

Thermal conductivity: J/m-sec-deg
Electrical conductivity: 1/mohm-cm Polarizability: 48.7 A^3

Abundance

Source: Synthetic(U-235 decay)
Rel. abund. solar system: log Abundance earth's crust: log
cost, pure: $/100g cost, bulk: $/100g