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Dubnium vs Rutherfordium


Rutherfordium vs Dubnium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Db  
Rf  

Group Number
5  
13
4  
14

Period Number
7  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
53850354  
14
53850365  
13

Space Group Name
-  
-  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  
  • Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
  • Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
  

Sources
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In 1968  
In 1964  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
-  
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
-  

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
-  
2,100.00 °C  
11

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
5,500.00 °C  
3

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
-  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
-  

Brinell Hardness
330.00 MPa  
38
1,300.00 MPa  
9

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
550.00 MPa  
31

Speed of Sound
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
6,100.00 m/s  
5

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.20  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
55.00 %  
27
65.00 %  
18

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Db  
Rf  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
0.00  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
0.90  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
664.80 kJ/mol  
38
579.90 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
39
1,389.40 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+
2,296.40 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,298.80 kJ/mol  
99+
3,077.90 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
99+
5,790.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
11,600.00 kJ/mol  
7

7th Energy level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,830.00 kJ/mol  
22
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
88,300.00 kJ/mol  
2
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

18th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
1,094.90 kJ/mol  
18
579.90 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
883.00 kJ/mol  
36
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

22nd Energy Level
330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
579.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

24th Energy Level
528.30 kJ/mol  
99+
579.10 kJ/mol  
99+

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

26th Energy Level
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
3
840.00 kJ/mol  
14

29th Energy Level
1,094.00 kJ/mol  
5
580.60 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
6.00 eV  
1

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
105  
13
104  
14

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
105  
13
104  
14

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
157  
8

Number of Electrons
105  
13
104  
14

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
150.00 pm  
35

Covalent Radius
149.00 pm  
37
157.00 pm  
33

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
250.00 pm  
10

Atomic Weight
268.00 amu  
10
267.00 amu  
11

Atomic Volume
22.80 cm3/mol  
17
23.20 cm3/mol  
15

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element

Next Element
Dubnium
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
6.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
-  
-  

Lattice Angles
-  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.63  
14
1.60  
22

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
29.30 g/cm3  
5
23.20 g/cm3  
8

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
29.30 g/cm3  
6
23.20 g/cm3  
9

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
23.00 MPa  
99+

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)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
34.00 GPa  
22
23.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
39.00 GPa  
39
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
12.80 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
39.00  
3
23.00  
10

Magnetic Ordering
-  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
-  

Resistivity
6.80 nΩ·m  
99+
0.29 nΩ·m  
99+

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

Electron Affinity
-  
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19

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

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
0.23 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
2,400.00 K  
12

Thermal Expansion
13.20 µm/(m·K)  
37
23.20 µm/(m·K)  
17

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
289.70 kJ/mol  
99+
580.00 kJ/mol  
12

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
580.00 kJ/mol  
14

Standard Molar Entropy
55.00 J/mol.K  
34
57.60 J/mol.K  
28

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