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87 - Francium alkali metal

Atomic Mass (u)

223

Density (g/cm³)

1.87

Phase

Solid

Year of Discovery

1939
FranciumFrElectron 1Electron 2Electron 1Electron 2Electron 3Electron 4Electron 5Electron 6Electron 7Electron 8Electron 1Electron 2Electron 3Electron 4Electron 5Electron 6Electron 7Electron 8Electron 9Electron 10Electron 11Electron 12Electron 13Electron 14Electron 15Electron 16Electron 17Electron 18Electron 1Electron 2Electron 3Electron 4Electron 5Electron 6Electron 7Electron 8Electron 9Electron 10Electron 11Electron 12Electron 13Electron 14Electron 15Electron 16Electron 17Electron 18Electron 19Electron 20Electron 21Electron 22Electron 23Electron 24Electron 25Electron 26Electron 27Electron 28Electron 29Electron 30Electron 31Electron 32Electron 1Electron 2Electron 3Electron 4Electron 5Electron 6Electron 7Electron 8Electron 9Electron 10Electron 11Electron 12Electron 13Electron 14Electron 15Electron 16Electron 17Electron 18Electron 1Electron 2Electron 3Electron 4Electron 5Electron 6Electron 7Electron 8Electron 1

Francium is a chemical element with symbol Fr and atomic number 87. It used to be known as eka-caesium and actinium K. It is the second-least electronegative element, behind only caesium. Francium is a highly radioactive metal that decays into astatine, radium, and radon.

87 Atomic Number
223  u Atomic Mass
300.15  K Melting Point
950  K Boiling Point
1.87  g/cm³ Density
null  Å Atomic Radius
2.6  Å Covalent Radius
0.7 Electronegativity
4.07  eV First Ionization Energy
46.89 Electron Affinity
7 Number of Shells
1 Electron Valency
2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 8, 1 Electron Shell Occupations
null  J/g Specific Heat