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Dubnium vs Ruthenium


Ruthenium vs Dubnium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Db  
Ru  

Group Number
5  
13
8  
10

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
53850354  
14
7440188  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  

Sources
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Karl Ernst Claus  

Discovery
In 1968  
In 1844  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
38

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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
-  
2,250.00 °C  
8

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
3,900.00 °C  
14

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
6.50  
5

Brinell Hardness
330.00 MPa  
38
2,160.00 MPa  
3

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
1,160.00 MPa  
14

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
5,970.00 m/s  
7

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.20  
99+
2.60  
4

Reflectivity
55.00 %  
27
6.00 %  
38

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Db  
Ru  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.42  
19

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.54  
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
664.80 kJ/mol  
38
710.20 kJ/mol  
32

2nd Energy Level
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
39
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38

4th Energy Level
3,298.80 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12

5th Energy Level
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27

6th Energy Level
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37

8th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,830.00 kJ/mol  
22
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32

12th Energy Level
88,300.00 kJ/mol  
2
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25

16th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21

17th Energy Level
1,129.00 kJ/mol  
19
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

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

19th Energy Level
1,094.90 kJ/mol  
18
710.20 kJ/mol  
38

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

21st Energy Level
883.00 kJ/mol  
36
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

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

23rd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
33
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

28th Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
3
710.20 kJ/mol  
30

29th Energy Level
1,094.00 kJ/mol  
5
710.20 kJ/mol  
31

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
1.26 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.71 eV  
14

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
105  
13
44  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2  
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
105  
13
44  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
57  
99+

Number of Electrons
105  
13
44  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
149.00 pm  
37
146.00 pm  
40

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
268.00 amu  
10
101.07 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
22.80 cm3/mol  
17
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element

Next Element
Rhodium
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
64.00 (-eV)  
22

Lattice Constant
-  
270.59 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.63  
14
1.58  
33

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
29.30 g/cm3  
5
12.45 g/cm3  
29

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
29.30 g/cm3  
6
10.65 g/cm3  
37

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
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)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
23

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
34.00 GPa  
22
173.00 GPa  
4

Bulk Modulus
39.00 GPa  
39
220.00 GPa  
7

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
447.00 GPa  
3

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
39.00  
3
12.45  
31

Magnetic Ordering
-  
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
6.80 nΩ·m  
99+
71.00 nΩ·m  
38

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω  
18

Electron Affinity
-  
101.30 kJ/mol  
11

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
29.30 J/mol·K  
11
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+

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

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
2,607.00 K  
9

Thermal Expansion
13.20 µm/(m·K)  
37
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
289.70 kJ/mol  
99+
567.80 kJ/mol  
13

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
25.50 kJ/mol  
7

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
603.00 kJ/mol  
10

Standard Molar Entropy
55.00 J/mol.K  
34
28.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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