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Lithium Rhodium Comparison


Rhodium Lithium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Li  
Rh  

Group Number
1  
17
9  
9

Period Number
2  
5  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7439932  
99+
7440166  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • 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
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson  
William Hyde Wollaston  

Discovery
In 1817  
In 1804  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
11
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
15
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • The main usage of Lithium is manufacturing rechargeable batteries for electronic equipment and gadgets.
  • it is also used in manufacturing non-rechargeable batteries.
  
  • 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, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
1.30 p.p.m.  
18
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
180.54 °C  
99+
1,966.00 °C  
12

Boiling Point
1,347.00 °C  
99+
3,727.00 °C  
17

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.60  
23
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa  
99+
980.00 MPa  
10

Vickers Hardness
5.30 MPa  
99+
1,100.00 MPa  
15

Speed of Sound
6,000.00 m/s  
6
4,700.00 m/s  
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.35  
99+
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
84.00 %  
5

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Li  
Rh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
8  
30
16  
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.98  
99+
2.28  
4

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
2.28  
5

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97  
39
1.45  
17

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.97  
99+
2.28  
4

Allen Electronegativity
0.91  
99+
1.56  
27

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.02  
8
1.72  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
29

2nd Energy Level
7,298.10 kJ/mol  
3
1,740.00 kJ/mol  
27

3rd Energy Level
11,815.00 kJ/mol  
4
2,997.00 kJ/mol  
27

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

5th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
26

6th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
40

7th Energy level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
35

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

9th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

11th Energy Level
5,202.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32

12th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
27

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

15th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
23

16th Energy Level
52,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
18

17th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
39

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

19th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
36

20th Energy Level
520.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
30

21st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+

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

23rd Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

27th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
22

28th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
28

29th Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
29

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.26 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.28 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
2.90 eV  
99+
4.98 eV  
10

Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  

Atomic

Atomic Number
3  
99+
45  
99+

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s1  
[Kr] 4d8 5s1  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
3  
99+
45  
99+

Number of Neutrons
4  
99+
58  
99+

Number of Electrons
3  
99+
45  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
152.00 pm  
33
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
142.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
182.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
6.94 amu  
99+
102.91 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
13.10 cm3/mol  
99+
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
No Previous Element  
Ruthenium
  

Next Element
Beryllium
  
Palladium
  

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

Lattice Constant
351.00 pm  
99+
380.34 pm  
30

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
16
1.73  
7

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.53 g/cm3  
99+
12.41 g/cm3  
30

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.51 g/cm3  
99+
10.70 g/cm3  
35

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa  
35
951.00 MPa  
5

Viscosity
0.00  
10
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
109.00 (Pa)  
2
0.00 (Pa)  
37

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.20 GPa  
99+
150.00 GPa  
6

Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa  
99+
275.00 GPa  
5

Young's Modulus
4.90 GPa  
99+
380.00 GPa  
5

Poisson Ratio
0.36  
8
0.26  
22

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.53  
99+
12.41  
32

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
16
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
92.80 nΩ·m  
33
43.30 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
22
0.21 106/cm Ω  
8

Electron Affinity
59.60 kJ/mol  
20
109.70 kJ/mol  
8

Thermal

Specific Heat
3.60 J/(kg K)  
1
0.24 J/(kg K)  
22

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

Thermal Conductivity
84.80 W/m·K  
20
150.00 W/m·K  
9

Critical Temperature
3,223.00 K  
5
2,237.00 K  
13

Thermal Expansion
46.00 µm/(m·K)  
7
8.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21.76 kJ/mol  
10

Enthalpy of Atomization
160.70 kJ/mol  
99+
556.50 kJ/mol  
16

Standard Molar Entropy
29.10 J/mol.K  
99+
31.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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