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Copper Rubidium Comparison


Rubidium Copper comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cu  
Rb  

Group Number
11  
7
1  
17

Period Number
4  
5  

Block
d block  
s block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkali  

CAS Number
7440508  
37
7440177  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
  • Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
  • Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals  
Obtained from Lithium Production.  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff  

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  
In 1861  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
12
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %  
13
0.00 %  
19

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
17
0.01 %  
18

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
8
0.00 %  
7

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
8

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  
  • 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
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  
Alloys, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8
2.49 Blood/mg dm-3  
7

In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.  
12
5.00 p.p.m.  
13

Physical

Melting Point
1,084.62 °C  
40
38.89 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C  
99+
688.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Copper  
Grayish White  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.00  
13
0.30  
26

Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa  
99+
0.22 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa  
99+
0.22 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s  
26
1,300.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.10  
99+
1.54  
35

Reflectivity
90.00 %  
4
52.00 %  
29

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cu  
Rb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29  
10
29  
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
0.82  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98  
11
0.31  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75  
4
0.89  
99+

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49  
27
0.69  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
12
0.71  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
3.18  
3

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
22
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15
2,633.00 kJ/mol  
6

3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15
3,860.00 kJ/mol  
11

4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,080.00 kJ/mol  
28

5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
6,850.00 kJ/mol  
31

6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16
8,140.00 kJ/mol  
31

7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
9,570.00 kJ/mol  
20

8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
13,120.00 kJ/mol  
17

9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9
14,500.00 kJ/mol  
18

10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
26,740.00 kJ/mol  
6

11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
40,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
40,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
18
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
24
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
25
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.19 g/amp-hr  
16

Electron Work Function
4.65 eV  
16
2.16 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
29  
99+
37  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  
[Kr] 5s1  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
29  
99+
37  
99+

Number of Neutrons
35  
99+
48  
99+

Number of Electrons
29  
99+
37  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
248.00 pm  
3

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
220.00 pm  
4

Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm  
99+
303.00 pm  
4

Atomic Weight
63.55 amu  
99+
85.47 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+
55.90 cm3/mol  
3

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nickel
  
Gallium
  

Next Element
Zinc
  
Strontium
  

Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)  
99+
9.47 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
361.49 pm  
39
558.50 pm  
11

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.28  
99+
1.59  
28

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.96 g/cm3  
99+
1.53 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.02 g/cm3  
99+
1.46 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
210.00 MPa  
19
30.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
23

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)  
8
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
35

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa  
15
2.50 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa  
12
2.50 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa  
19
2.40 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.89  
99+
1.53  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
19
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
31
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+
128.00 nΩ·m  
26

Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2
0.08 106/cm Ω  
29

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
46.90 kJ/mol  
29

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15
0.36 J/(kg K)  
17

Molar Heat Capacity
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+
31.06 J/mol·K  
7

Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K  
2
58.20 W/m·K  
26

Critical Temperature
1,358.00 K  
99+
2,093.00 K  
18

Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27
90.00 µm/(m·K)  
2

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol  
99+
69.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+
2.19 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol  
39
82.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+
76.80 J/mol.K  
5

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