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Einsteinium vs Ruthenium


Ruthenium vs Einsteinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Es  
Ru  

Group Number
13  
5
8  
10

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7429927  
99+
7440188  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
  • Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
  
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons  
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Karl Ernst Claus  

Discovery
In 1952  
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
  • Currently known uses of Einsteinium 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
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
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
860.00 °C  
99+
2,250.00 °C  
8

Boiling Point
996.00 °C  
99+
3,900.00 °C  
14

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
6.50  
5

Brinell Hardness
240.00 MPa  
99+
2,160.00 MPa  
3

Vickers Hardness
550.00 MPa  
31
1,160.00 MPa  
14

Speed of Sound
2,850.00 m/s  
40
5,970.00 m/s  
7

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.60  
4

Reflectivity
63.00 %  
20
6.00 %  
38

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Es  
Ru  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
16  
23
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.54  
27
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
619.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
32

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

3rd Energy Level
2,334.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38

4th Energy Level
3,734.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12

5th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
40
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27

6th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37

8th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
4,520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

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
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
28
710.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
40
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25

16th Energy Level
61,900.00 kJ/mol  
30
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21

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

18th Energy Level
6,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
31

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

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

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

22nd Energy Level
619.00 kJ/mol  
38
710.00 kJ/mol  
26

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

24th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
40
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

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

26th Energy Level
619.40 kJ/mol  
40
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

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

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
4.74 g/amp-hr  
5
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
99  
19
44  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f11 7s2  
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  

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

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Einsteinium.jpg#100  
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
99  
19
44  
99+

Number of Neutrons
153  
10
57  
99+

Number of Electrons
99  
19
44  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
186.00 pm  
11
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
186.00 pm  
21
146.00 pm  
40

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
252.00 amu  
16
101.07 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element

Next Element
Fermium
  
Rhodium
  

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

Lattice Constant
582.00 pm  
8
270.59 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.29  
99+
1.58  
33

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.84 g/cm3  
99+
12.45 g/cm3  
29

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.84 g/cm3  
99+
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)  
24
0.00 (Pa)  
23

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa  
27
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
0.33  
11
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.84  
99+
12.45  
31

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+
71.00 nΩ·m  
38

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
15
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
27.20 J/mol·K  
24
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+

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

Critical Temperature
1,133.00 K  
99+
2,607.00 K  
9

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

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.80 kJ/mol  
24
25.50 kJ/mol  
7

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
603.00 kJ/mol  
10

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

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