Element Family
Alkali
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
Not Available
Fm_ 3m
Space Group Number
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 223 Francium has the longest half life at 21.8.
- Francium metal is produced by alpha decay in 227Actinium 227.
- 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
Formed by Decay Process, Mining
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Marguerite Perey
William Hyde Wollaston
Discovery
In 1939
In 1804
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
Uses & Benefits
- Francium has no known uses as it has a half life of only 22 minutes.
- 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
NA
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
Brinell Hardness
Not Available
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
Speed of Sound
Not Available
Reflectivity
Not Available
α Allotropes
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β Allotropes
Not Available
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γ Allotropes
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Pauling Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
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Pauling Electropositivity
2nd Energy Level
Not Available
3rd Energy Level
Not Available
Electrochemical Equivalent
Electron Work Function
Not Available
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 7s1
[Kr] 4d8 5s1
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
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FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.jpg#100
Atomic Radius
Not Available
Atomic Volume
Not Available
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Constant
Not Available
Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, π/2
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available
Tensile Strength
Not Available
Viscosity
Not Available
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Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
Shear Modulus
Not Available
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
Young's Modulus
Not Available
Poisson Ratio
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Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Malleable
Specific Gravity
Not Available
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Poor Conductor
Conductor
Electron Affinity
Not Available
Specific Heat
Not Available
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available
Critical Temperature
Not Available
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Thermal Expansion
Not Available
Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available
Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available