Fr Francium     Atomic number : 87 
    Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) :  223.0197 (Fr-223) 
    P H Y S I C A L     D A T A
Group 1 alkali metal
 
Density / kg m-3 :  n.a.
 
Melting point / K :  300 
 
Boiling point / K :  950
 
    D I S C O V E R Y
Discovered in 1939 by Marguerite Perey at Paris, France.
 
    G E O L O G I C A L     D A T A
Abundances
 
Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : n.a.
 
Earth's crust / p.p.m. : traces
 
  
 
Seawater / p.p.m. : nil
    B I O L O G I C A L     D A T A
Level in humans
 
Organs: nil
 
  
 
Daily dietary intake : nil
 
Total mass of element
in average (70 kg) person :
nil

 

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