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Neodymium vs Rutherfordium

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Nd
Rf
1.2 Group Number
14
Gadolinium
0 17
2.5 Period Number
67
Lithium
2 7
2.6 Block
f block
d block
2.7 Element Family
Lanthanide
Transition Metal
2.8 CAS Number
744000853850365
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
2.9 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Not Available
2.10 Space Group Number
194.00NA
Plutonium
11 229
4 Facts
4.1 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.
  • Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
  • Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
4.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
4.3 History
4.3.1 Who Discovered
Carl Auer von Welsbach
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
4.3.2 Discovery
In 1885
In 1964
4.4 Abundance
4.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %NA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
5.1.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
5.2.1 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %NA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
5.4.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %NA
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
5.4.4 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
5.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
6 Uses
6.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Neodymium-Iron-boron alloy is used to make permanent magnets.
  • It is used in microphones, Mp3 player, loudspeakers, mobile phones, etc.
  • Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
6.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
NA
6.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
6.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Research Purposes
6.2 Biological Properties
6.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
Unknown
6.3.1 Present in Human Body
6.3.2 In Blood
NA0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
6.3.3 In Bone
NA0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
7 Physical
7.1 Melting Point
1,010.00 °C2,100.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
8.3 Boiling Point
3,127.00 °C5,500.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
8.5 Appearance
8.5.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
8.5.2 Color
Silvery White
Unknown
8.5.3 Luster
Metallic
Unknown Luster
8.6 Hardness
8.6.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
8.6.3 Brinell Hardness
265.00 MPaNA
Cesium
0.14 3490
8.6.5 Vickers Hardness
345.00 MPaNA
Palladium
121 3430
8.7 Speed of Sound
2,330.00 m/sNA
Thallium
818 16200
8.8 Optical Properties
8.8.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
8.8.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
8.10 Allotropes
8.10.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8.10.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8.10.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
9 Chemical
9.1 Chemical Formula
Nd
Rf
9.2 Isotopes
9.2.1 Known Isotopes
3013
Tennessine
0 38
9.4 Electronegativity
9.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.14NA
Francium
0.7 2.54
9.4.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
9.4.5 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.07NA
Cesium
0.86 1.82
9.4.7 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
9.4.9 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
9.5 Electropositivity
9.5.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.86NA
Gold
1.46 3.3
9.6 Ionization Energies
9.6.1 1st Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol579.90 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
9.6.3 2nd Energy Level
1,040.00 kJ/mol1,389.40 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
9.6.5 3rd Energy Level
2,130.00 kJ/mol2,296.40 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
9.6.7 4th Energy Level
3,900.00 kJ/mol3,077.90 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
9.6.9 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
9.6.11 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
9.6.12 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
9.6.14 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
9.6.16 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
9.6.18 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
9.6.20 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
9.6.22 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
9.6.24 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
9.6.26 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
9.6.29 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
9.6.31 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
9.6.33 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
9.6.35 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
9.6.38 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
9.6.40 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
9.6.42 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
9.6.44 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
9.6.45 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
9.6.47 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
9.7.1 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
9.8.1 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
9.8.2 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
10.1.1 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
10.1.2 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
10.4.2 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
10.5 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.79 g/amp-hrNA
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
10.6 Electron Work Function
3.20 eVNA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
10.7 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
11 Atomic
11.1 Atomic Number
60104
Lithium
3 117
11.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f4 6s2
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2
11.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
11.3.1 Crystal Lattice
11.4 Atom
11.4.1 Number of Protons
60104
Lithium
3 117
11.5.2 Number of Neutrons
84157
Lithium
4 184
11.5.5 Number of Electrons
60104
Lithium
3 117
11.7 Radius of an Atom
11.7.1 Atomic Radius
181.00 pm150.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
11.7.2 Covalent Radius
201.00 pm157.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
11.8.1 Van der Waals Radius
229.00 pmNA
Zinc
139 348
11.11 Atomic Weight
144.24 amu267.00 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
11.13 Atomic Volume
20.60 cm3/molNA
Manganese
1.39 71.07
11.16 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
11.16.1 Previous Element
11.16.2 Next Element
11.17 Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV)NA
Francium
8 392.42
12.2 Lattice Constant
365.80 pmNA
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
12.3 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
NA
12.4 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61NA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
13 Mechanical
13.1 Density
13.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
7.01 g/cm323.20 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
13.3.1 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.89 g/cm3NA
Lithium
0.512 20
13.5 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
13.6 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
13.8 Vapor Pressure
13.8.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
13.8.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
101.00 (Pa)NA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
13.9 Elasticity properties
13.9.1 Shear Modulus
16.30 GPaNA
Potassium
1.3 222
13.9.3 Bulk Modulus
31.80 GPaNA
Cesium
1.6 462
13.10.1 Young's Modulus
41.40 GPaNA
Cesium
1.7 528
14.2 Poisson Ratio
0.28NA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
14.3 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Unknown
15 Magnetic
15.1 Magnetic Characteristics
15.1.1 Specific Gravity
7.00NA
Lithium
0.53 4500
15.1.3 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Unknown
15.2.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
15.2.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
15.3 Electrical Properties
15.3.1 Electrical Property
NA
Unknown
15.3.2 Resistivity
643.00 nΩ·mNA
Thallium
0.18 961
15.3.4 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm ΩNA
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
16.1.1 Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/molNA
Mercury
0 222.8
17 Thermal
17.1 Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)NA
Americium
0.11 3.6
17.3 Molar Heat Capacity
27.45 J/mol·KNA
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
17.5 Thermal Conductivity
16.50 W/m·KNA
Neptunium
6.3 429
17.7 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
17.8 Thermal Expansion
9.60 µm/(m·K)NA
Tungsten
4.5 97
17.10 Enthalpy
17.10.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
273.00 kJ/molNA
Zinc
7.32 799.1
17.10.3 Enthalpy of Fusion
7.14 kJ/molNA
Cesium
2.1 35.23
17.10.5 Enthalpy of Atomization
322.00 kJ/molNA
Mercury
61.5 837
17.11 Standard Molar Entropy
71.50 J/mol.KNA
Beryllium
9.5 198.1