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Aluminium Rutherfordium Comparison


Rutherfordium Aluminium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Al   
Rf   

Group Number
13   
5
4   
14

Period Number
3   
7   

Block
p block   
d block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7429905   
99+
53850365   
13

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  
  • Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
  • Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted   
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   

Discovery
In 1825   
In 1964   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-3 %   
5
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.006 %   
5
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.91 %   
5
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
8.10 %   
1
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
6
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
10
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  
  • Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   
Alloys, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3   
9
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
27.00 p.p.m.   
11
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
660.37 °C   
99+
2,100.00 °C   
11

Boiling Point
2,467.00 °C   
99+
5,500.00 °C   
3

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gray   
Unknown   

Luster
Metallic   
Unknown Luster   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.75   
13
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
160.00 MPa   
99+
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
160.00 MPa   
35
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
5,000.00 m/s   
10
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
71.00 %   
10
Not Available   

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Al   
Rf   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
11   
27
13   
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.61   
22
Not Available   

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.71   
13
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47   
14
Not Available   

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.83   
8
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.61   
20
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.39   
32
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol   
99+
579.90 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,816.70 kJ/mol   
19
1,389.40 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,744.80 kJ/mol   
38
2,296.40 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
11,577.00 kJ/mol   
3
3,077.90 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
14,842.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
18,379.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

7th Energy level
23,326.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

8th Energy Level
27,465.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

9th Energy Level
31,853.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

10th Energy Level
38,473.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

11th Energy Level
42,647.00 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.34 g/amp-hr   
99+
Not Available   

Electron Work Function
4.28 eV   
19
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
13   
99+
104   
14

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p1   
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
13   
99+
104   
14

Number of Neutrons
14   
99+
157   
7

Number of Electrons
13   
99+
104   
14

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
143.00 pm   
37
150.00 pm   
33

Covalent Radius
121.00 pm   
99+
157.00 pm   
31

Van der Waals Radius
184.00 pm   
34
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
26.98 amu   
99+
267.00 amu   
11

Atomic Volume
10.00 cm3/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Magnesium
  
Lawrencium
  

Next Element
Potassium
  
Dubnium
  

Valence Electron Potential
80.70 (-eV)   
17
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
404.95 pm   
22
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
2.70 g/cm3   
99+
23.20 g/cm3   
8

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa   
19
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
18
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa   
29
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
76.00 GPa   
18
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
70.00 GPa   
28
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.35   
9
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Unknown   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.72   
99+
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Unknown   

Permeability
0.00 H/m   
4
Not Available   

Susceptibility
0.00   
3
Not Available   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
28.20 nΩ·m   
99+
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.38 106/cm Ω   
4
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
42.50 kJ/mol   
26
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.90 J/(kg K)   
5
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
24.20 J/mol·K   
99+
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
237.00 W/m·K   
4
Not Available   

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
23.10 µm/(m·K)   
17
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
293.70 kJ/mol   
31
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.67 kJ/mol   
35
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
322.20 kJ/mol   
31
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
28.30 J/mol.K   
99+
Not Available   

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