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Einsteinium vs Rhodium


Rhodium vs Einsteinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Es  
Rh  

Group Number
13  
5
9  
9

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7429927  
99+
7440166  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
  • Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
  
  • Rhodium is the rarest element out of all non-radioactive metals on the earth .
  • Rhodium is one of the most durable and hard metal, which also have high reflectance.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons  
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
William Hyde Wollaston  

Discovery
In 1952  
In 1804  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
35
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
36

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Einsteinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Rhodium metal is mainly used in catalytic converters for cars as it reduces nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases.
  • It is used as an industrial catalyst for nitric acid, acetic acid, hydrogenation reaction, etc.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
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
860.00 °C  
99+
1,966.00 °C  
12

Boiling Point
996.00 °C  
99+
3,727.00 °C  
17

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
240.00 MPa  
99+
980.00 MPa  
10

Vickers Hardness
550.00 MPa  
31
1,100.00 MPa  
15

Speed of Sound
2,850.00 m/s  
40
4,700.00 m/s  
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
63.00 %  
20
84.00 %  
5

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Es  
Rh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
16  
23
16  
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.54  
27
2.28  
4

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
2.28  
5

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.45  
17

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.28  
4

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.56  
27

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.70  
22
1.72  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
29

2nd Energy Level
1,216.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,740.00 kJ/mol  
27

3rd Energy Level
2,334.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,997.00 kJ/mol  
27

4th Energy Level
3,734.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
11

5th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
40
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
26

6th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
40

7th Energy level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
35

8th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
4,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
33

11th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32

12th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
12
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
39
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
27

14th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
28
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
21

15th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
40
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
23

16th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
30
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
18

17th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
39

18th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
29

19th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
36

20th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
30

21st Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
15
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
38
719.00 kJ/mol  
24

23rd Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
15
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
40
719.70 kJ/mol  
23

25th Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
23

26th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
40
719.70 kJ/mol  
23

27th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
22

28th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
28

29th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
29

30th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
23

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.74 g/amp-hr  
5
1.28 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.98 eV  
10

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
99  
19
45  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f11 7s2  
[Kr] 4d8 5s1  

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

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Einsteinium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
99  
19
45  
99+

Number of Neutrons
153  
10
58  
99+

Number of Electrons
99  
19
45  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
186.00 pm  
11
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
186.00 pm  
21
142.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
252.00 amu  
16
102.91 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
17.04 cm3/mol  
99+
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ruthenium
  

Next Element
Fermium
  
Palladium
  

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

Lattice Constant
582.00 pm  
8
380.34 pm  
30

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.29  
99+
1.73  
7

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.84 g/cm3  
99+
12.41 g/cm3  
30

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.84 g/cm3  
99+
10.70 g/cm3  
35

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
951.00 MPa  
5

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
0.02 (Pa)  
19

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
150.00 GPa  
6

Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
275.00 GPa  
5

Young's Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
380.00 GPa  
5

Poisson Ratio
0.33  
11
0.26  
22

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.84  
99+
12.41  
32

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
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
6.30 nΩ·m  
99+
43.30 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
15
0.21 106/cm Ω  
8

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
109.70 kJ/mol  
8

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.24 J/(kg K)  
22

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K  
24
24.98 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
150.00 W/m·K  
9

Critical Temperature
1,133.00 K  
99+
2,237.00 K  
13

Thermal Expansion
13.50 µm/(m·K)  
33
8.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
323.80 kJ/mol  
99+
495.40 kJ/mol  
16

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.80 kJ/mol  
24
21.76 kJ/mol  
10

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
556.50 kJ/mol  
16

Standard Molar Entropy
63.00 J/mol.K  
24
31.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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