Element Family
Post-Transition
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
C12/m1
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Interesting Facts
- Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
- It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
- Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
- Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Claude François Geoffroy
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1753
In 1964
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
- Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
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Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
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Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Metallic
Unknown Luster
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2
Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100
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Valence Electron Potential
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
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Electrical Property
Semiconductor
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