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Lithium vs Rutherfordium

Lithium
Rutherfordium
Rutherfordium vs Lithium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Li   
Rf   
Group Number
1   
17
4   
14
Period Number
2   
7   
Block
s block   
d block   
Element Family
Alkali   
Transition Metal   
CAS Number
7439932   
99+
53850365   
13
Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Not Available   
Space Group Number
229.00   
1
Not Available   
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
  • Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   
Discovery
In 1817   
In 1964   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 %   
18
Not Available   
Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~-9999 %   
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
22
Not Available   
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
Not Available   
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   
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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   
Medical Uses
NA   
NA   
Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Research Purposes   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
NA   
Unknown   
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.   
17
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Physical Properties
Melting Point
180.54 °C   
99+
2,100.00 °C   
11
Boiling Point
1,347.00 °C   
99+
5,500.00 °C   
3
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Silvery White   
Unknown   
Luster
NA   
Unknown Luster   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
0.60   
21
Not Available   
Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa   
99+
Not Available   
Speed of Sound
6,000.00 m/s   
3
Not Available   
Optical Properties
  
  
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
Li   
Rf   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
8   
30
13   
26
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
0.98   
99+
Not Available   
Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89   
26
Not Available   
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97   
38
Not Available   
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.97   
19
Not Available   
Allen Electronegativity
0.91   
99+
Not Available   
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
3.02   
8
Not Available   
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol   
99+
579.90 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
7,298.10 kJ/mol   
3
1,389.40 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
11,815.00 kJ/mol   
4
2,296.40 kJ/mol   
99+
4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,077.90 kJ/mol   
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.26 g/amp-hr   
99+
Not Available   
Electron Work Function
2.90 eV   
37
Not Available   
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
3   
99+
104   
14
Electron Configuration
[He] 2s1   
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2   
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
3   
99+
104   
14
Number of Neutrons
4   
99+
157   
7
Number of Electrons
3   
99+
104   
14
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
152.00 pm   
31
150.00 pm   
33
Covalent Radius
128.00 pm   
99+
157.00 pm   
31
Van der Waals Radius
182.00 pm   
35
Not Available   
Atomic Weight
6.94 amu   
99+
267.00 amu   
11
Atomic Volume
13.10 cm3/mol   
39
Not Available   
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
No Previous Element   
Lawrencium
  
Next Element
Beryllium
  
Dubnium
  
Valence Electron Potential
19.00 (-eV)   
99+
Not Available   
Lattice Constant
351.00 pm   
99+
Not Available   
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
NA   
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
0.53 g/cm3   
99+
23.20 g/cm3   
8
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.51 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
109.00 (Pa)   
2
Not Available   
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
4.20 GPa   
99+
Not Available   
Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa   
99+
Not Available   
Young's Modulus
4.90 GPa   
99+
Not Available   
Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   
Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Unknown   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
0.53   
99+
Not Available   
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Unknown   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   
Resistivity
92.80 nΩ·m   
33
Not Available   
Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω   
19
Not Available   
Electron Affinity
59.60 kJ/mol   
16
Not Available   
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
3.60 J/(kg K)   
1
Not Available   
Molar Heat Capacity
24.86 J/mol·K   
99+
Not Available   
Thermal Conductivity
84.80 W/m·K   
20
Not Available   
Critical Temperature
3,223.00 K   
1
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
46.00 µm/(m·K)   
7
Not Available   
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
134.70 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   
Enthalpy of Fusion
3.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   
Enthalpy of Atomization
160.70 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   
Standard Molar Entropy
29.10 J/mol.K   
99+
Not Available   
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