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Hassium vs Rhodium


Rhodium vs Hassium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hs  
Rh  

Group Number
8  
10
9  
9

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54037579  
11
7440166  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Hassium metals rate of decay is very high.
  • Hassium metals 1st sample was synthesized through a nuclear reaction.
  
  • 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
Synthetically Produced  
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
William Hyde Wollaston  

Discovery
In 1984  
In 1804  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Hassium 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
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

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
-  
1,966.00 °C  
12

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
3,727.00 °C  
17

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.50  
10
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
230.00 MPa  
99+
980.00 MPa  
10

Vickers Hardness
2,450.00 MPa  
5
1,100.00 MPa  
15

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
4,700.00 m/s  
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
69.00 %  
14
84.00 %  
5

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Hs  
Rh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
7  
31
16  
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
2.28  
4

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
2.28  
5

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.45  
17

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
2.28  
4

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.56  
27

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
1.72  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
733.30 kJ/mol  
26
719.70 kJ/mol  
29

2nd Energy Level
1,756.00 kJ/mol  
25
1,740.00 kJ/mol  
27

3rd Energy Level
2,827.00 kJ/mol  
37
2,997.00 kJ/mol  
27

4th Energy Level
3,637.50 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
11

5th Energy Level
4,940.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
26

6th Energy Level
6,175.10 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
40

7th Energy level
7,535.50 kJ/mol  
32
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
35

8th Energy Level
8,857.40 kJ/mol  
21
3,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
33

11th Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32

12th Energy Level
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
27

14th Energy Level
1,124.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
21

15th Energy Level
68,200.00 kJ/mol  
31
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
23

16th Energy Level
32,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
18

17th Energy Level
1,089.00 kJ/mol  
22
719.70 kJ/mol  
39

18th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
29

19th Energy Level
1,086.50 kJ/mol  
19
719.70 kJ/mol  
36

20th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
14
719.00 kJ/mol  
30

21st Energy Level
1,086.00 kJ/mol  
30
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
350.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
24

23rd Energy Level
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
34
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
540.90 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
23

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

26th Energy Level
587.40 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
23

27th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
5
719.70 kJ/mol  
22

28th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
14
719.70 kJ/mol  
28

29th Energy Level
867.80 kJ/mol  
11
719.70 kJ/mol  
29

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
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
108  
10
45  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d6 7s2  
[Kr] 4d8 5s1  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
108  
10
45  
99+

Number of Neutrons
158  
7
58  
99+

Number of Electrons
108  
10
45  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
126.00 pm  
99+
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
142.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
269.00 amu  
9
102.91 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
22.70 cm3/mol  
18
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Bohrium
  
Ruthenium
  

Next Element
Palladium
  

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

Lattice Constant
-  
380.34 pm  
30

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.31  
99+
1.73  
7

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
40.70 g/cm3  
1
12.41 g/cm3  
30

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
41.00 g/cm3  
1
10.70 g/cm3  
35

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
951.00 MPa  
5

Viscosity
0.00  
27
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.02 (Pa)  
19

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
40.00 GPa  
19
150.00 GPa  
6

Bulk Modulus
40.00 GPa  
38
275.00 GPa  
5

Young's Modulus
40.00 GPa  
99+
380.00 GPa  
5

Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.26  
22

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
41.00  
2
12.41  
32

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
25
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
41.00 nΩ·m  
99+
43.30 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.21 106/cm Ω  
8

Electron Affinity
63.20 kJ/mol  
19
109.70 kJ/mol  
8

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
25.92 J/mol·K  
99+
24.98 J/mol·K  
99+

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

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
2,237.00 K  
13

Thermal Expansion
21.20 µm/(m·K)  
23
8.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
21.76 kJ/mol  
10

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
556.50 kJ/mol  
16

Standard Molar Entropy
57.20 J/mol.K  
29
31.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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