Fr	Z =  87	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Francium
			From the French "France", meaning "Land of the Franks"
(AM) Atomic Mass	223  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+1
(BP) Boiling Point	-677  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	-27  °C
(ρ) Density	2.4  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Body Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	0.7	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	n/a
Physical State	Liquid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	n/a
Electronic-Config	[Rn]  7s1	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	369.54  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	65  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	2  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1939	♦	Location of Discovery	France
(E°) Standard Potential	Fr+⇔ Fr (-2.900 V)
Stable isotopes	None. All natural isotopes are radioactive
Discovered/Synthesized by	Marguerite Catherine Perey
Natural Source	The mineral/ore uranium and thorium minerals
Common Uses	Studied in laser atom traps
Other Info	Completed humankind’s discoveries of naturally occurring elements
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