Francium
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it was at one time called virginium!!!! |
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Date of Discovery:
1939 Marguerite Perey of the Curie Institute in Paris reported in 1939 the discovery of a new radioactive element. She found it while analyzing the radioactive decay products of actinium. She named the new element francium after her country.
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Interesting Facts
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This sample of uraninite contains some francium because of a steady-state decay chain. An estimate suggests there is about 10-20 grammes of francium (about 1 atom!) at any one time. |
Electron Configuration 1s2 2s2p6 3s2p6d10 4s2p6d10f14 5s2p6d10 6s2p6 7s1 Atomic Structure!!!
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