Symbol
Lv
Rb
Group Number
161
0
17
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Period Number
75
2
7
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Block
p block
s block
Element Family
Probably Post-Transition
Alkali
CAS Number
541007197440177
7429905
54386242
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Space Group Name
-
Im_ 3m
Space Group Number
166.00229.00
11
276
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Interesting Facts
Livermorium was first synthesized in 2000 by a joint Russian-American research team.
- Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
- Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
Sources
Synthetically Produced
Obtained from Lithium Production.
History
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
Discovery
In 2000
In 1861
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %0.00 %
0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
-0.00 %
0
0.1
👆🏻
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
0
22
👆🏻
Abundance In Earth's Crust
-0.01 %
1E-37
8.1
👆🏻
Abundance In Oceans
-0.00 %
0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
-0.00 %
0
1.4
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Livermorium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Rubidium's main application is in the glass manufacturing.
- Rubidium can very easily get ionized and hence it is used for ion engines, but it is still less efficient than that of Caesium.
Industrial Uses
-
-
Medical Uses
-
-
Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys, Research Purposes
Biological Properties
Toxicity
-
Non Toxic
Present in Human Body
✔
✘
✔
✘
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-32.49 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
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In Bone
0.50 p.p.m.5.00 p.p.m.
0
170000
👆🏻
Melting Point
-38.89 °C
-38.83
3410
👆🏻
Boiling Point
3,500.00 °C688.00 °C
0
5660
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Appearance
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
-
Grayish White
Luster
Unknown Luster
-
Hardness
Mohs Hardness
-0.30
0.2
8.5
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Brinell Hardness
350.00 MPa0.22 MPa
0.14
3490
👆🏻
Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa0.22 MPa
0
3920
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Speed of Sound
4,600.00 m/s1,300.00 m/s
818
16200
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Optical Properties
Refractive Index
1.901.54
0.155
3.41
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Reflectivity
66.00 %52.00 %
5
97
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Allotropes
✔
✘
✔
✘
α Allotropes
-
-
β Allotropes
-
-
γ Allotropes
-
-
Chemical Formula
Lv
Rb
Isotopes
Known Isotopes
529
0
38
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Electronegativity
Pauling Electronegativity
2.000.82
0
2.6
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Sanderson Electronegativity
1.900.31
0.22
2.56
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.900.89
0.86
1.9
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Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.900.69
0.62
2.48
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Allen Electronegativity
1.900.71
0.659
2.7
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Electropositivity
Pauling Electropositivity
2.003.18
1.46
3.3
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Ionization Energies
1st Energy Level
723.60 kJ/mol403.00 kJ/mol
375.7
26130
👆🏻
2nd Energy Level
1,331.50 kJ/mol2,633.00 kJ/mol
392.8
28750
👆🏻
3rd Energy Level
2,846.30 kJ/mol3,860.00 kJ/mol
392.8
34230
👆🏻
4th Energy Level
3,811.20 kJ/mol5,080.00 kJ/mol
375.7
37066
👆🏻
5th Energy Level
6,078.60 kJ/mol6,850.00 kJ/mol
392
97510
👆🏻
6th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol8,140.00 kJ/mol
1007
105800
👆🏻
7th Energy level
7,090.00 kJ/mol9,570.00 kJ/mol
1007
114300
👆🏻
8th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol13,120.00 kJ/mol
730
125300
👆🏻
9th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol14,500.00 kJ/mol
1007
134700
👆🏻
10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol26,740.00 kJ/mol
392
144300
👆🏻
11th Energy Level
6,200.00 kJ/mol4,030.00 kJ/mol
392
169988
👆🏻
12th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol4,030.00 kJ/mol
0
189368
👆🏻
13th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol4,030.00 kJ/mol
1007
76015
👆🏻
14th Energy Level
1,168.00 kJ/mol4,030.00 kJ/mol
380
86450
👆🏻
15th Energy Level
70,900.00 kJ/mol40,300.00 kJ/mol
33000
100700
👆🏻
16th Energy Level
58,000.00 kJ/mol40,300.00 kJ/mol
375.7
109480
👆🏻
17th Energy Level
1,085.00 kJ/mol403.00 kJ/mol
375.7
122200
👆🏻
18th Energy Level
7,090.00 kJ/mol4,030.00 kJ/mol
0
134810
👆🏻
19th Energy Level
1,169.70 kJ/mol403.00 kJ/mol
375.7
148700
👆🏻
20th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol403.00 kJ/mol
0
171200
👆🏻
21st Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol403.00 kJ/mol
375.7
179100
👆🏻
22nd Energy Level
370.00 kJ/mol403.00 kJ/mol
330
184900
👆🏻
23rd Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol403.00 kJ/mol
357.6
198800
👆🏻
24th Energy Level
548.90 kJ/mol403.00 kJ/mol
297.3
195200
👆🏻
25th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol403.00 kJ/mol
0
121900
👆🏻
26th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol403.00 kJ/mol
357.6
127700
👆🏻
27th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol403.00 kJ/mol
0
133800
👆🏻
28th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol403.00 kJ/mol
297.3
139800
👆🏻
29th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol403.00 kJ/mol
0
148100
👆🏻
30th Energy Level
709.00 kJ/mol403.00 kJ/mol
0
154500
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Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr3.19 g/amp-hr
0.16812
8.3209
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Electron Work Function
4.90 eV2.16 eV
2.14
6
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Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Atomic Number
11637
3
117
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Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4
[Kr] 5s1
Crystal Structure
Not Known
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
Atom
Number of Protons
11637
3
117
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Number of Neutrons
16048
4
285
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Number of Electrons
11637
3
117
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Radius of an Atom
Atomic Radius
183.00 pm248.00 pm
0
348
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Covalent Radius
183.00 pm220.00 pm
0
260
👆🏻
Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm303.00 pm
0
348
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Atomic Weight
293.00 amu85.47 amu
6.94
294
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Atomic Volume
22.90 cm3/mol55.90 cm3/mol
1.39
71.07
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Adjacent Atomic Numbers
Previous Element
Next Element
Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)9.47 (-eV)
0
392.42
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Lattice Constant
362.15 pm558.50 pm
0
891.25
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Lattice Angles
-
π/2, π/2, π/2
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.601.59
0.423
1.9
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Density
Density At Room Temperature
12.90 g/cm31.53 g/cm3
0.534
40.7
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Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
12.90 g/cm31.46 g/cm3
0.512
41
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Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa30.00 MPa
0.1
11000
👆🏻
Viscosity
0.000.00
1.5E-05
0.0035
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Vapor Pressure
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
121
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Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
0
774
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Elasticity properties
Shear Modulus
28.50 GPa2.50 GPa
1.3
222
👆🏻
Bulk Modulus
42.00 GPa2.50 GPa
0
462
👆🏻
Young's Modulus
12.50 GPa2.40 GPa
0
528
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Poisson Ratio
0.300.37
0.032
0.47
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Other Mechanical Properties
-
Ductile
Magnetic Characteristics
Specific Gravity
12.001.53
0.53
4500
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Permeability
0.00 H/m0.00 H/m
1.25643E-06
0.0063
👆🏻
Susceptibility
0.000.00
-0.000166
200000
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Electrical Properties
Electrical Property
-
Conductor
Resistivity
0.50 nΩ·m128.00 nΩ·m
0.1
961
👆🏻
Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω0.08 106/cm Ω
0
0.63
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Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol46.90 kJ/mol
0
222.8
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Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)0.36 J/(kg K)
0.1
3.6
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Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K31.06 J/mol·K
13.1
62.7
👆🏻
Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K58.20 W/m·K
0
429
👆🏻
Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K2,093.00 K
26.3
3695
👆🏻
Thermal Expansion
9.70 µm/(m·K)90.00 µm/(m·K)
4.5
97
👆🏻
Enthalpy
Enthalpy of Vaporization
722.00 kJ/mol69.20 kJ/mol
7.32
799.1
👆🏻
Enthalpy of Fusion
-2.19 kJ/mol
2.1
35.23
👆🏻
Enthalpy of Atomization
380.50 kJ/mol82.00 kJ/mol
61.5
837
👆🏻
Standard Molar Entropy
50.20 J/mol.K76.80 J/mol.K
9.5
198.1
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