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Moscovium vs Ruthenium


Ruthenium vs Moscovium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Mc  
Ru  

Group Number
15  
3
8  
10

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
p block  
d block  

Element Family
Probably Post-​Transition  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54085642  
4
7440188  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
Moscovium is named after Moscow, where the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research is located.  
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  
Karl Ernst Claus  

Discovery
In 2003  
In 1844  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
38

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Ununpentium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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
-  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Medical Research  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
30
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.30 p.p.m.  
26
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
400.00 °C  
99+
2,250.00 °C  
8

Boiling Point
1,100.00 °C  
99+
3,900.00 °C  
14

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
6.50  
5

Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
2,160.00 MPa  
3

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
1,160.00 MPa  
14

Speed of Sound
3,790.00 m/s  
28
5,970.00 m/s  
7

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.70  
27
2.60  
4

Reflectivity
67.00 %  
16
6.00 %  
38

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Mc  
Ru  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
5  
32
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.90  
1
1.42  
19

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.20  
39
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.20  
99+
1.54  
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,756.00 kJ/mol  
25
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,653.30 kJ/mol  
99+
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38

4th Energy Level
4,679.50 kJ/mol  
34
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12

5th Energy Level
5,721.60 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27

6th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37

8th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
39
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32

12th Energy Level
67,000.00 kJ/mol  
6
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,600.00 kJ/mol  
23
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
1,139.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
67,000.00 kJ/mol  
33
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25

16th Energy Level
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21

17th Energy Level
540.10 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
3,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
31

19th Energy Level
540.10 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
38

20th Energy Level
830.00 kJ/mol  
20
710.00 kJ/mol  
32

21st Energy Level
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
31
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
540.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
26

23rd Energy Level
6,100.00 kJ/mol  
16
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
540.20 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

25th Energy Level
700.00 kJ/mol  
31
710.00 kJ/mol  
26

26th Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
30
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

27th Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
31
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

28th Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
36
710.20 kJ/mol  
30

29th Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
37
710.20 kJ/mol  
31

30th Energy Level
670.00 kJ/mol  
32
710.00 kJ/mol  
25

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
1.26 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.10 eV  
32
4.71 eV  
14

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
115  
3
44  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p3  
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Ununpentium.jpg#100  
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
115  
3
44  
99+

Number of Neutrons
159  
6
57  
99+

Number of Electrons
115  
3
44  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
170.00 pm  
24
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
170.00 pm  
27
146.00 pm  
40

Van der Waals Radius
320.00 pm  
3
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
289.00 amu  
3
101.07 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
22.60 cm3/mol  
19
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Flerovium
  

Next Element
Rhodium
  

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

Lattice Constant
0.00 pm  
99+
270.59 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.70  
8
1.58  
33

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
4.51 g/cm3  
99+
12.45 g/cm3  
29

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
13.50 g/cm3  
28
10.65 g/cm3  
37

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
50.00 MPa  
38

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
23

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
-  
173.00 GPa  
4

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
220.00 GPa  
7

Young's Modulus
11.80 GPa  
99+
447.00 GPa  
3

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.50  
29
12.45  
31

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
8
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.35 nΩ·m  
99+
71.00 nΩ·m  
38

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω  
18

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
101.30 kJ/mol  
11

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.24 J/(kg K)  
24

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+

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

Critical Temperature
1,100.00 K  
99+
2,607.00 K  
9

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
420.30 kJ/mol  
21
567.80 kJ/mol  
13

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
25.50 kJ/mol  
7

Enthalpy of Atomization
395.60 kJ/mol  
28
603.00 kJ/mol  
10

Standard Molar Entropy
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+
28.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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