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Neodymium vs Rhodium


Rhodium vs Neodymium


Periodic Table

Symbol
-  
Rh  

Group Number
1  
17
9  
9

Period Number
6  
5  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440008  
99+
7440166  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3

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.
  
  • 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
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Auer von Welsbach  
William Hyde Wollaston  

Discovery
In 1885  
In 1804  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
30
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
20
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
30
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
34
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,010.00 °C  
99+
1,966.00 °C  
12

Boiling Point
3,127.00 °C  
29
3,727.00 °C  
17

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
265.00 MPa  
99+
980.00 MPa  
10

Vickers Hardness
345.00 MPa  
99+
1,100.00 MPa  
15

Speed of Sound
2,330.00 m/s  
99+
4,700.00 m/s  
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.64  
30
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
80.00 %  
7
84.00 %  
5

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
-  
Rh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
30  
9
16  
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.14  
99+
2.28  
4

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.14  
35
2.28  
5

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.07  
33
1.45  
17

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.14  
99+
2.28  
4

Allen Electronegativity
1.14  
99+
1.56  
27

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.86  
13
1.72  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
29

2nd Energy Level
1,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,740.00 kJ/mol  
27

3rd Energy Level
2,130.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,997.00 kJ/mol  
27

4th Energy Level
3,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
11

5th Energy Level
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
26

6th Energy Level
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
40

7th Energy level
5,331.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
35

8th Energy Level
5,360.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
33

11th Energy Level
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32

12th Energy Level
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
27

14th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
21

15th Energy Level
53,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
23

16th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
18

17th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
39

18th Energy Level
5,331.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
29

19th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
36

20th Energy Level
536.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
30

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

22nd Energy Level
533.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
24

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

24th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
23

25th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
23

26th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
23

27th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
22

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

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

30th Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
23

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.79 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.28 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
3.20 eV  
99+
4.98 eV  
10

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
60  
99+
45  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f4 6s2  
[Kr] 4d8 5s1  

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Neodymium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
60  
99+
45  
99+

Number of Neutrons
84  
99+
58  
99+

Number of Electrons
60  
99+
45  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
181.00 pm  
15
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
201.00 pm  
10
142.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pm  
25
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
144.24 amu  
99+
102.91 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
20.60 cm3/mol  
28
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ruthenium
  

Next Element
Palladium
  

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

Lattice Constant
365.80 pm  
33
380.34 pm  
30

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
18
1.73  
7

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.01 g/cm3  
99+
12.41 g/cm3  
30

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.89 g/cm3  
99+
10.70 g/cm3  
35

Tensile Strength
345.00 MPa  
13
951.00 MPa  
5

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
101.00 (Pa)  
2
0.02 (Pa)  
19

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
16.30 GPa  
99+
150.00 GPa  
6

Bulk Modulus
31.80 GPa  
99+
275.00 GPa  
5

Young's Modulus
41.40 GPa  
99+
380.00 GPa  
5

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
16
0.26  
22

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.00  
99+
12.41  
32

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
7
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
9
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
643.00 nΩ·m  
6
43.30 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.21 106/cm Ω  
8

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
109.70 kJ/mol  
8

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)  
33
0.24 J/(kg K)  
22

Molar Heat Capacity
27.45 J/mol·K  
22
24.98 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
16.50 W/m·K  
99+
150.00 W/m·K  
9

Critical Temperature
1,297.00 K  
99+
2,237.00 K  
13

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
273.00 kJ/mol  
99+
495.40 kJ/mol  
16

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.14 kJ/mol  
99+
21.76 kJ/mol  
10

Enthalpy of Atomization
322.00 kJ/mol  
99+
556.50 kJ/mol  
16

Standard Molar Entropy
71.50 J/mol.K  
13
31.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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