Symbol
Bk
  
Rb
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
7
  
5
  
Block
f block
  
s block
  
Element Family
Actinide
  
Alkali
  
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
  
Im_ 3m
  
Interesting Facts
- X-ray Diffraction- different compounds of Berkelium metals are identified using it.
Commercial uses of Berkelium metal are not yet discovered.
  
- Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
- Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
  
Sources
Bombarding Americium with Alpha Particles.
  
Obtained from Lithium Production.
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
  
Discovery
In 1949
  
In 1861
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
  
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
  
~0.000003 %
  
17
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
  
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
  
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
  
Abundance In Humans
Not Available
  
Uses & Benefits
- This metal is very rare and has no commercial uses.
  
- Rubidium's main application is in the glass manufacturing.
- Rubidium can very easily get ionized and hence it is used for ion engines, but it is still less efficient than that of Caesium.
  
Industrial Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
NA
  
Alloys, Research Purposes
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Unknown
  
Non Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
No
  
Yes
  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
37
2.49 Blood/mg dm-3
  
7
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.
  
36
5.00 p.p.m.
  
13
Boiling Point
2,627.00 °C
  
40
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silver
  
Grayish White
  
Luster
Metallic
  
NA
  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
Not Available
  
1,300.00 m/s
  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Bk
  
Rb
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
601.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
403.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,186.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2,633.00 kJ/mol
  
6
3rd Energy Level
2,152.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3,860.00 kJ/mol
  
11
4th Energy Level
3,434.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
5,080.00 kJ/mol
  
18
5th Energy Level
Not Available
  
6,850.00 kJ/mol
  
19
6th Energy Level
Not Available
  
8,140.00 kJ/mol
  
20
7th Energy level
Not Available
  
9,570.00 kJ/mol
  
20
8th Energy Level
Not Available
  
13,120.00 kJ/mol
  
17
9th Energy Level
Not Available
  
14,500.00 kJ/mol
  
18
10th Energy Level
Not Available
  
26,740.00 kJ/mol
  
6
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr
  
16
3.19 g/amp-hr
  
14
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
  
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
  
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f9 7s2
  
[Kr] 5s1
  
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
  
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Berkelium.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Covalent Radius
Not Available
  
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
  
Atomic Volume
Not Available
  
55.90 cm3/mol
  
2
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
45.50 (-eV)
  
36
9.47 (-eV)
  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
14.78 g/cm3
  
22
1.53 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.25 g/cm3
  
11
1.46 g/cm3
  
99+
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
  
Young's Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Ductile
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor
  
Conductor
  
Resistivity
Not Available
  
128.00 nΩ·m
  
26
Electrical Conductivity
Not Available
  
0.08 10
6/cm Ω
  
24
Electron Affinity
Not Available
  
46.90 kJ/mol
  
24
Specific Heat
Not Available
  
0.36 J/(kg K)
  
17
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available
  
31.06 J/mol·K
  
5
Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K
  
99+
58.20 W/m·K
  
26
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
Not Available
  
90.00 µm/(m·K)
  
2
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available
  
69.20 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available
  
2.19 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available
  
82.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available
  
76.80 J/mol.K
  
5