Element Family
Actinide
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
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Fm_ 3m
Interesting Facts
- Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
- Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
- 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
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
William Hyde Wollaston
Discovery
In 1955
In 1804
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Mendelevium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- 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
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Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f13 7s2
[Kr] 4d8 5s1
Crystal Structure
Not Known
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Mendelevium.jpg#100
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Malleable
Magnetic Ordering
-
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor