Nevertheless, the fact that the francium atom has the largest diameter of any element, at a huge 2.7 ångströms, and the fact that it has just one outer-shell electron, has made it the object of ...

World's largest atom smasher turned lead into gold — and then destroyed it in an instant Oldest gold in the universe may come from a place scientists never expected "Francium-223 forms naturally ...

"Previous determinations assumed that the nucleus of a francium atom was like a ball with uniform magnetisation, but in our calculation we assumed a more realistic model that allowed the ...

"Previous determinations assumed that the nucleus of a francium atom was like a ball with uniform magnetisation, but in our calculation we assumed a more realistic model that allowed the ...

The elements in this group include some of the most common and useful ones on the planet - and they probably all wish they weren’t associated with francium. Sitting at the bottom of this row of ...