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87 Fr 223 u

Element 87 · Solid at room temperature

Francium

Alkali metals
Fr

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.

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Atomic mass

223u

Density

1.87g/cm³

Melts

300 K

Boils

950 K

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Francium's family

Elements in the same column share their outer-electron count, so they behave alike.

Source

Discovered by Marguerite Perey.

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