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Gold vs Rutherfordium


Rutherfordium vs Gold


Periodic Table

Symbol
Au  
Rf  

Group Number
11  
7
4  
14

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440575  
31
53850365  
13

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
  
  • Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
  • Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals  
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
Before 6000 BCE  
In 1964  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
21
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
21
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Gold metal is mainly used for Jewelry, bullion, coinage, etc.
  • It is used in the art, decoration, ornaments, etc. It is also used for electroplating process.
  
  • Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Alloys, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
38
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.02 p.p.m.  
35
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,064.43 °C  
99+
2,100.00 °C  
11

Boiling Point
2,807.00 °C  
37
5,500.00 °C  
3

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gold  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
-  

Brinell Hardness
194.00 MPa  
99+
1,300.00 MPa  
9

Vickers Hardness
216.00 MPa  
99+
550.00 MPa  
31

Speed of Sound
2,030.00 m/s  
99+
6,100.00 m/s  
5

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
0.47  
99+
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
65.00 %  
18

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Au  
Rf  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36  
3
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.54  
2
0.00  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.50  
18
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.87  
15
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.92  
7
0.90  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.46  
99+
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
579.90 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
12
1,389.40 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,856.00 kJ/mol  
33
2,296.40 kJ/mol  
99+

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

5th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
6
5,790.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
24
11,600.00 kJ/mol  
7

7th Energy level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
19
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
39
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

15th Energy Level
89,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
58,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

17th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
25
579.90 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
14
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
23
579.90 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
13
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
35
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

22nd Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
11
579.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
38
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

24th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
6
579.10 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
5
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
4
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
7
840.00 kJ/mol  
14

29th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
580.60 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.45 g/amp-hr  
25
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
5.10 eV  
8
6.00 eV  
1

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
79  
37
104  
14

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Gold.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
79  
37
104  
14

Number of Neutrons
118  
24
157  
8

Number of Electrons
79  
37
104  
14

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
34
150.00 pm  
35

Covalent Radius
144.00 pm  
99+
157.00 pm  
33

Van der Waals Radius
166.00 pm  
99+
250.00 pm  
10

Atomic Weight
196.97 amu  
33
267.00 amu  
11

Atomic Volume
10.20 cm3/mol  
99+
23.20 cm3/mol  
15

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Platinum
  

Next Element
Mercury
  
Dubnium
  

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

Lattice Constant
407.82 pm  
24
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
18
1.60  
22

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.30 g/cm3  
15
23.20 g/cm3  
8

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.31 g/cm3  
16
23.20 g/cm3  
9

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
23.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
25
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
67.00 (Pa)  
4
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
23.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
79.00 GPa  
26
12.80 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.40  
4
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.32  
17
23.00  
10

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
0.00  
22
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
2.20 nΩ·m  
99+
0.29 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.45 106/cm Ω  
3
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19

Molar Heat Capacity
25.42 J/mol·K  
99+
23.20 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
318.00 W/m·K  
3
0.23 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,337.00 K  
99+
2,400.00 K  
12

Thermal Expansion
14.20 µm/(m·K)  
29
23.20 µm/(m·K)  
17

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
12.55 kJ/mol  
33
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
364.00 kJ/mol  
34
580.00 kJ/mol  
14

Standard Molar Entropy
47.40 J/mol.K  
99+
57.60 J/mol.K  
28

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