Francium — the 87th element on the periodic table — is a naturally occurring, but incredibly rare, radioactive element. It forms and decays extremely quickly, so it has no practical uses, and ...

Given how radioactive it is, one can only imagine the havoc that francium could wreak on the human body. Fortunately, there’s so little of the stuff around that you don’t have to worry (unless ...

Eric Scerri recounts the story of element 87, which after a number of false starts was finally tracked down in France — and named in its honour.

Twenty-nine isotopes of francium are recognised, the longest lived 223 Fr, a daughter of 227 Ac, has a half-life of just 22min. It is noted that this is the only source of francium that occurs in ...

Improved modelling of nuclear structure in francium aids searches for new physics Date: August 5, 2020 Source: University of Queensland Summary: Thanks to new research, we now know with much ...

Given how radioactive it is, one can only imagine the havoc that francium could wreak on the human body. Fortunately, there’s so little of the stuff around that you don’t have to worry (unless ...