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Lutetium Ruthenium Comparison


Ruthenium Lutetium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lu   
Ru   

Group Number
Not Available   
8   
10

Period Number
6   
5   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7439943   
99+
7440188   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   
Karl Ernst Claus   

Discovery
In 1906   
In 1844   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
4 * 10-7 %   
20

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0000005 %   
22

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
26

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
38

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  
  • It is used for producing chip resistors and contact.
  • Ruthenium oxide is used to coat the anodes cells for chlorine production in chemical industry. It also works as catalysts for ammonia and acetic acid reaction.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Medical Research   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,652.00 °C   
19
2,250.00 °C   
8

Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C   
19
3,900.00 °C   
14

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
6.50   
5

Brinell Hardness
893.00 MPa   
10
2,160.00 MPa   
3

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa   
8
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
5,970.00 m/s   
4

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
Lu   
Ru   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
26   
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.27   
34
2.20   
4

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14   
28
1.42   
18

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.54   
25

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.73   
20
1.80   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol   
99+
710.20 kJ/mol   
32

2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol   
99+
710.22 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol   
99+
2,747.00 kJ/mol   
37

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28
Not Available   

5th Energy Level
6,445.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.18 g/amp-hr   
23
1.26 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
3.30 eV   
33
4.71 eV   
9

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
71   
99+
44   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1   
[Kr] 4d7 5s1   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
71   
99+
44   
99+

Number of Neutrons
104   
30
57   
99+

Number of Electrons
71   
99+
44   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm   
20
134.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm   
20
146.00 pm   
38

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
174.97 amu   
40
101.07 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
17.78 cm3/mol   
30
8.30 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  
Technetium
  

Next Element
Hafnium
  
Rhodium
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)   
26
64.00 (-eV)   
22

Lattice Constant
350.31 pm   
99+
270.59 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59   
10
1.58   
11

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.84 g/cm3   
38
12.45 g/cm3   
27

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.30 g/cm3   
22
10.65 g/cm3   
16

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
33
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
3.18 (Pa)   
11
0.00 (Pa)   
23

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.20 GPa   
26
173.00 GPa   
4

Bulk Modulus
47.60 GPa   
23
220.00 GPa   
7

Young's Modulus
68.60 GPa   
30
447.00 GPa   
3

Poisson Ratio
0.26   
21
0.30   
14

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.84   
29
12.45   
19

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
582.00 nΩ·m   
9
71.00 nΩ·m   
38

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω   
16

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
101.30 kJ/mol   
10

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36
0.24 J/(kg K)   
24

Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K   
24
24.06 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
16.40 W/m·K   
99+
117.00 W/m·K   
13

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
6.40 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
355.90 kJ/mol   
22
567.80 kJ/mol   
10

Enthalpy of Fusion
18.70 kJ/mol   
13
25.50 kJ/mol   
7

Enthalpy of Atomization
398.00 kJ/mol   
20
603.00 kJ/mol   
9

Standard Molar Entropy
51.00 J/mol.K   
30
28.50 J/mol.K   
99+

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