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Curium vs Ruthenium


Ruthenium vs Curium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cm  
Ru  

Group Number
3  
15
8  
10

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440519  
36
7440188  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
  • Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
  
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  

Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions  
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso  
Karl Ernst Claus  

Discovery
In 1944  
In 1844  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
38

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Curium metal is used to provide power to electrical equipment for space missions.
  
  • It is used for producing chip resistors and contact.
  • Ruthenium oxide is used to coat the anodes cells for chlorine production in chemical industry. It also works as catalysts for ammonia and acetic acid reaction.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Medical Research  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,340.00 °C  
34
2,250.00 °C  
8

Boiling Point
3,110.00 °C  
31
3,900.00 °C  
14

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.00  
17
6.50  
5

Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa  
40
2,160.00 MPa  
3

Vickers Hardness
461.00 MPa  
37
1,160.00 MPa  
14

Speed of Sound
2,260.00 m/s  
99+
5,970.00 m/s  
7

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.60  
4

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
6.00 %  
38

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cm  
Ru  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
15  
24
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.42  
19

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.54  
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
32

2nd Energy Level
1,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,026.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38

4th Energy Level
3,550.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12

5th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27

6th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37

8th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,690.00 kJ/mol  
37
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32

12th Energy Level
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
19
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
40
710.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25

16th Energy Level
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21

17th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
31

19th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
38

20th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
32

21st Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
26

23rd Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

25th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
26

26th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

27th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

28th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
30

29th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
31

30th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
25

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.07 g/amp-hr  
19
1.26 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.50 eV  
19
4.71 eV  
14

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
96  
22
44  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 6d1 7s2  
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Curium.jpg#100  
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
96  
22
44  
99+

Number of Neutrons
151  
11
57  
99+

Number of Electrons
96  
22
44  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm  
22
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
169.00 pm  
28
146.00 pm  
40

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
247.00 amu  
18
101.07 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
18.28 cm3/mol  
38
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Americium
  

Next Element
Berkelium
  
Rhodium
  

Valence Electron Potential
44.50 (-eV)  
39
64.00 (-eV)  
22

Lattice Constant
336.25 pm  
99+
270.59 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.67  
11
1.58  
33

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.51 g/cm3  
26
12.45 g/cm3  
29

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.85 g/cm3  
25
10.65 g/cm3  
37

Tensile Strength
350.00 MPa  
12
50.00 MPa  
38

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
23

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
32.00 GPa  
24
173.00 GPa  
4

Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
220.00 GPa  
7

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
447.00 GPa  
3

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.51  
28
12.45  
31

Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
1.25 nΩ·m  
99+
71.00 nΩ·m  
38

Electrical Conductivity
0.13 106/cm Ω  
19
0.14 106/cm Ω  
18

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
101.30 kJ/mol  
11

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.24 J/(kg K)  
24

Molar Heat Capacity
27.50 J/mol·K  
21
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
11.00 W/m·K  
99+
117.00 W/m·K  
13

Critical Temperature
1,340.00 K  
99+
2,607.00 K  
9

Thermal Expansion
11.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
331.60 kJ/mol  
40
567.80 kJ/mol  
13

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.00 kJ/mol  
22
25.50 kJ/mol  
7

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
603.00 kJ/mol  
10

Standard Molar Entropy
52.50 J/mol.K  
36
28.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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