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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Hf
Rh
1.2 Group Number
49
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
65
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74405867440166
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00225.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
  • 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.
2.2 Sources
By-product Zirconium Refining
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
William Hyde Wollaston
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1922
In 1804
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %6 * 10-8 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~0.0000002 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • It has an ability to absorb neutrons and hence it is used to make control rods in nuclear submarines. And this metal is also used in Plasma welding torches.
  • It alloys with iron, titanium and niobium are very useful.
  • 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.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
NA
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
NANA
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
NANA
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
2,150.00 °C1,966.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
5,400.00 °C3,727.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Gray
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
5.506.00
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
1,450.00 MPa980.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
1,520.00 MPa1,100.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
3,010.00 m/s4,700.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NA84.00 %
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Hf
Rh
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
3216
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.302.28
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.231.45
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.161.56
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.701.72
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
658.50 kJ/mol719.70 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,440.00 kJ/mol1,740.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,250.00 kJ/mol2,997.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,216.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.66 g/amp-hr1.28 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
3.90 eV4.98 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
7245
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2
[Kr] 4d8 5s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
7245
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
10658
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
7245
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
159.00 pm134.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
175.00 pm142.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
178.49 amu102.91 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
13.60 cm3/mol8.30 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
81.00 (-eV)64.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
319.64 pm380.34 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58NA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
13.31 g/cm312.41 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
12.00 g/cm310.70 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
445.00 MPa951.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.02 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
30.00 GPa150.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa275.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
78.00 GPa380.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.370.26
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
13.3112.41
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
331.00 nΩ·m43.30 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω0.21 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol109.70 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)0.24 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
25.73 J/mol·K24.98 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
23.00 W/m·K150.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
5.90 µm/(m·K)8.20 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
661.10 kJ/mol495.40 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
25.10 kJ/mol21.76 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
703.00 kJ/mol556.50 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
43.60 J/mol.K31.50 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1