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Neodymium Rubidium Comparison


Rubidium Neodymium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
-  
Rb  

Group Number
1  
17
1  
17

Period Number
6  
5  

Block
f block  
s block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Alkali  

CAS Number
7440008  
99+
7440177  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Neodymium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Neodymium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
  
  • Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
  • Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Obtained from Lithium Production.  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Auer von Welsbach  
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff  

Discovery
In 1885  
In 1861  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
19

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
20
0.01 %  
18

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
7

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
8

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Neodymium-Iron-boron alloy is used to make permanent magnets.
  • It is used in microphones, Mp3 player, loudspeakers, mobile phones, etc.
  
  • 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
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
34
2.49 Blood/mg dm-3  
7

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
5.00 p.p.m.  
13

Physical

Melting Point
1,010.00 °C  
99+
38.89 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
3,127.00 °C  
29
688.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Grayish White  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
0.30  
26

Brinell Hardness
265.00 MPa  
99+
0.22 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
345.00 MPa  
99+
0.22 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,330.00 m/s  
99+
1,300.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.64  
30
1.54  
35

Reflectivity
80.00 %  
7
52.00 %  
29

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
-  
Rb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
30  
9
29  
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.14  
99+
0.82  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.14  
35
0.31  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.07  
33
0.89  
99+

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.14  
99+
0.69  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.14  
99+
0.71  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.86  
13
3.18  
3

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,633.00 kJ/mol  
6

3rd Energy Level
2,130.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,860.00 kJ/mol  
11

4th Energy Level
3,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,080.00 kJ/mol  
28

5th Energy Level
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,850.00 kJ/mol  
31

6th Energy Level
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,140.00 kJ/mol  
31

7th Energy level
5,331.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,570.00 kJ/mol  
20

8th Energy Level
5,360.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,120.00 kJ/mol  
17

9th Energy Level
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14,500.00 kJ/mol  
18

10th Energy Level
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26,740.00 kJ/mol  
6

11th Energy Level
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
53,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
40,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
40,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,331.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
536.00 kJ/mol  
99+
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
533.00 kJ/mol  
99+
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
5,331.00 kJ/mol  
27
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.79 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.19 g/amp-hr  
16

Electron Work Function
3.20 eV  
99+
2.16 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization  
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
60  
99+
37  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f4 6s2  
[Kr] 5s1  

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Neodymium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
60  
99+
37  
99+

Number of Neutrons
84  
99+
48  
99+

Number of Electrons
60  
99+
37  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
181.00 pm  
15
248.00 pm  
3

Covalent Radius
201.00 pm  
10
220.00 pm  
4

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm  
25
303.00 pm  
4

Atomic Weight
144.24 amu  
99+
85.47 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
20.60 cm3/mol  
28
55.90 cm3/mol  
3

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gallium
  

Next Element
Strontium
  

Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV)  
99+
9.47 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
365.80 pm  
33
558.50 pm  
11

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
18
1.59  
28

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.01 g/cm3  
99+
1.53 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.89 g/cm3  
99+
1.46 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
345.00 MPa  
13
30.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
23

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
23
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
101.00 (Pa)  
2
0.00 (Pa)  
35

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
16.30 GPa  
99+
2.50 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
31.80 GPa  
99+
2.50 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
41.40 GPa  
99+
2.40 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
16
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.00  
99+
1.53  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
7
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
9
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
643.00 nΩ·m  
6
128.00 nΩ·m  
26

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.08 106/cm Ω  
29

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
46.90 kJ/mol  
29

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)  
33
0.36 J/(kg K)  
17

Molar Heat Capacity
27.45 J/mol·K  
22
31.06 J/mol·K  
7

Thermal Conductivity
16.50 W/m·K  
99+
58.20 W/m·K  
26

Critical Temperature
1,297.00 K  
99+
2,093.00 K  
18

Thermal Expansion
9.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+
90.00 µm/(m·K)  
2

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
273.00 kJ/mol  
99+
69.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.14 kJ/mol  
99+
2.19 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
322.00 kJ/mol  
99+
82.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
71.50 J/mol.K  
13
76.80 J/mol.K  
5

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