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Rhodium Lead comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
Pb   
Rh   
Group Number
14   
4
9   
9
Period Number
6   
5   
Block
p block   
d block   
Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Transition Metal   
CAS Number
7439921   
99+
7440166   
99+
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   
Space Group Number
225.00   
2
225.00   
2
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
  • The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
  
  • 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
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Unknown   
William Hyde Wollaston   
Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)   
In 1804   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
6 * 10-8 %   
26
Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %   
18
~0.0000002 %   
25
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
23
0.00 %   
36
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
26
0.00 %   
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
Not Available   
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
8
Not Available   
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • It is also used in insecticides, hair dyes and as an anti-knocking additive for petrol. But all these are banned by the government as Lead metal is known for detrimental to health.
  
  • 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
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Medical Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
NA   
Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic   
NA   
Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   
In Blood
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3   
11
Not Available   
In Bone
30.00 p.p.m.   
10
Not Available   
Physical Properties
Melting Point
327.50 °C   
99+
1,966.00 °C   
12
Boiling Point
1,740.00 °C   
99+
3,727.00 °C   
17
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Gray   
Silvery White   
Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
1.50   
18
6.00   
6
Brinell Hardness
38.00 MPa   
99+
980.00 MPa   
9
Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
1,100.00 MPa   
9
Speed of Sound
1,190.00 m/s   
99+
4,700.00 m/s   
15
Optical Properties
  
  
Reflectivity
Not Available   
84.00 %   
4
Allotropes
No   
No   
α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   
Chemical Properties
Chemical Formula
Pb   
Rh   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
35   
4
16   
23
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.87   
13
2.28   
3
Sanderson Electronegativity
2.29   
4
Not Available   
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.55   
11
1.45   
16
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.41   
2
Not Available   
Allen Electronegativity
1.85   
8
1.56   
24
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
1.67   
99+
1.72   
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
715.60 kJ/mol   
31
719.70 kJ/mol   
29
2nd Energy Level
1,450.50 kJ/mol   
99+
1,740.00 kJ/mol   
26
3rd Energy Level
3,081.50 kJ/mol   
23
2,997.00 kJ/mol   
27
4th Energy Level
4,083.00 kJ/mol   
35
Not Available   
5th Energy Level
6,640.00 kJ/mol   
20
Not Available   
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.87 g/amp-hr   
9
1.28 g/amp-hr   
99+
Electron Work Function
4.25 eV   
21
4.98 eV   
6
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
82   
34
45   
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2   
[Kr] 4d8 5s1   
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Lead.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
82   
34
45   
99+
Number of Neutrons
125   
19
58   
99+
Number of Electrons
82   
34
45   
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
175.00 pm   
19
134.00 pm   
99+
Covalent Radius
146.00 pm   
38
142.00 pm   
99+
Van der Waals Radius
202.00 pm   
27
200.00 pm   
28
Atomic Weight
207.20 amu   
30
102.91 amu   
99+
Atomic Volume
18.17 cm3/mol   
27
8.30 cm3/mol   
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Thallium
  
Ruthenium
  
Next Element
Bismuth
  
Palladium
  
Valence Electron Potential
24.20 (-eV)   
99+
64.00 (-eV)   
22
Lattice Constant
495.08 pm   
16
380.34 pm   
27
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, π/2   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
11.34 g/cm3   
33
12.41 g/cm3   
28
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.66 g/cm3   
15
10.70 g/cm3   
14
Tensile Strength
12.00 MPa   
20
951.00 MPa   
5
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.64 (Pa)   
7
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.02 (Pa)   
19
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
5.60 GPa   
99+
150.00 GPa   
6
Bulk Modulus
46.00 GPa   
24
275.00 GPa   
5
Young's Modulus
16.00 GPa   
99+
380.00 GPa   
5
Poisson Ratio
0.44   
3
0.26   
22
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Malleable   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
11.35   
25
12.41   
20
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Poor Conductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
208.00 nΩ·m   
16
43.30 nΩ·m   
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω   
36
0.21 106/cm Ω   
8
Electron Affinity
35.10 kJ/mol   
28
109.70 kJ/mol   
7
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.24 J/(kg K)   
22
Molar Heat Capacity
26.65 J/mol·K   
26
24.98 J/mol·K   
99+
Thermal Conductivity
35.30 W/m·K   
38
150.00 W/m·K   
9
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
28.90 µm/(m·K)   
13
8.20 µm/(m·K)   
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
179.40 kJ/mol   
99+
495.40 kJ/mol   
12
Enthalpy of Fusion
4.77 kJ/mol   
99+
21.76 kJ/mol   
10
Enthalpy of Atomization
194.60 kJ/mol   
99+
556.50 kJ/mol   
12
Standard Molar Entropy
64.80 J/mol.K   
17
31.50 J/mol.K   
99+
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