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Copper Rutherfordium Comparison


Rutherfordium Copper comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cu   
Rf   

Group Number
11   
7
4   
14

Period Number
4   
7   

Block
d block   
d block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440508   
37
53850365   
13

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
Not Available   

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.
  
  • 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   
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   
In 1964   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-6 %   
12
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.00007 %   
12
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
13
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
17
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
8
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
9
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery   
Alloys, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
8
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.   
12
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,084.62 °C   
40
2,100.00 °C   
11

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C   
99+
5,500.00 °C   
3

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Copper   
Unknown   

Luster
NA   
Unknown Luster   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.00   
12
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa   
38
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa   
28
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s   
19
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
90.00 %   
3
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
Cu   
Rf   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
13   
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90   
11
Not Available   

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98   
9
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75   
3
Not Available   

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49   
14
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.85   
9
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10   
99+
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol   
15
1,389.40 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol   
15
2,296.40 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol   
12
3,077.90 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol   
10
Not Available   

7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol   
7
Not Available   

8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol   
9
Not Available   

9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol   
9
Not Available   

10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   

11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol   
13
Not Available   

12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol   
7
Not Available   

15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol   
9
Not Available   

16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol   
10
Not Available   

17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol   
12
Not Available   

18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol   
10
Not Available   

19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   

20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   

23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   

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

Electron Work Function
4.65 eV   
11
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
29   
99+
104   
14

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1   
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
29   
99+
104   
14

Number of Neutrons
35   
99+
157   
7

Number of Electrons
29   
99+
104   
14

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm   
99+
150.00 pm   
33

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm   
99+
157.00 pm   
31

Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
63.55 amu   
99+
267.00 amu   
11

Atomic Volume
7.10 cm3/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nickel
  
Lawrencium
  

Next Element
Zinc
  
Dubnium
  

Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)   
99+
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
361.49 pm   
35
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
8.96 g/cm3   
99+
23.20 g/cm3   
8

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.02 g/cm3   
27
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)   
8
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa   
15
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa   
12
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa   
17
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.34   
10
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Unknown   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.89   
34
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Unknown   

Permeability
1.256629 * 10-6 H/m   
5
Not Available   

Susceptibility
-9.63 * 10-6   
4
Not Available   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m   
99+
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω   
2
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)   
15
Not Available   

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

Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K   
2
Not Available   

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)   
25
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
283.70 kJ/mol   
33
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol   
29
Not Available   

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

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