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Nickel vs Rutherfordium


Rutherfordium vs Nickel


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ni  
Rf  

Group Number
10  
8
4  
14

Period Number
4  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440020  
99+
53850365  
13

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • After iron, Zinc metal the second most abundant element in the earth crust.
  
  • Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
  • Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In 1751  
In 1964  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.01 %  
5
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.01 %  
3
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
1.30 %  
3
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
15
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
13
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
17
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It has corrosion resistance and hence it is used to plate other metals.
  • Its alloys are very useful; Nichrome alloy is used in the hot coil of toasters and electric oven.
  
  • Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.05 Blood/mg dm-3  
17
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.70 p.p.m.  
20
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,453.00 °C  
31
2,100.00 °C  
11

Boiling Point
2,732.00 °C  
40
5,500.00 °C  
3

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
-  

Brinell Hardness
667.00 MPa  
20
1,300.00 MPa  
9

Vickers Hardness
638.00 MPa  
24
550.00 MPa  
31

Speed of Sound
4,900.00 m/s  
16
6,100.00 m/s  
5

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.68  
28
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
72.00 %  
11
65.00 %  
18

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ni  
Rf  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
25  
14
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.91  
11
0.00  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.94  
12
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75  
4
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.91  
12
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.88  
9
0.90  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.09  
99+
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
25
579.90 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,753.00 kJ/mol  
26
1,389.40 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,395.00 kJ/mol  
17
2,296.40 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,300.00 kJ/mol  
24
3,077.90 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,339.00 kJ/mol  
23
5,790.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15
11,600.00 kJ/mol  
7

7th Energy level
12,800.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
15,600.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
18,600.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
21,670.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
30,970.00 kJ/mol  
7
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
34,000.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
37,100.00 kJ/mol  
7
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
41,500.00 kJ/mol  
8
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
44,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
48,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
55,101.00 kJ/mol  
11
579.90 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
58,570.00 kJ/mol  
12
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
148,700.00 kJ/mol  
1
579.90 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
159,000.00 kJ/mol  
3
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
169,400.00 kJ/mol  
3
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

22nd Energy Level
182,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
579.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
194,000.00 kJ/mol  
2
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

24th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
21
579.10 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
21
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
21
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
20
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
26
840.00 kJ/mol  
14

29th Energy Level
737.10 kJ/mol  
27
580.60 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
737.00 kJ/mol  
21
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Electron Work Function
5.15 eV  
6
6.00 eV  
1

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
28  
99+
104  
14

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d8 4s2 Or [Ar] 3d9 4s1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Nickel.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
28  
99+
104  
14

Number of Neutrons
31  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
28  
99+
104  
14

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
124.00 pm  
99+
150.00 pm  
35

Covalent Radius
124.00 pm  
99+
157.00 pm  
33

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm  
99+
250.00 pm  
10

Atomic Weight
58.69 amu  
99+
267.00 amu  
11

Atomic Volume
6.59 cm3/mol  
99+
23.20 cm3/mol  
15

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cobalt
  

Next Element
Copper
  
Dubnium
  

Valence Electron Potential
42.00 (-eV)  
99+
6.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
352.40 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.86  
4
1.60  
22

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.91 g/cm3  
99+
23.20 g/cm3  
8

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.81 g/cm3  
99+
23.20 g/cm3  
9

Tensile Strength
345.00 MPa  
13
23.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
8
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
33
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
19.50 (Pa)  
6
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
76.00 GPa  
12
23.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
200.00 GPa  
12
12.80 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.31  
13
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.90  
99+
23.00  
10

Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
2
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
600.00  
2
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
69.30 nΩ·m  
39
0.29 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
14
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
112.00 kJ/mol  
7
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.44 J/(kg K)  
13
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19

Molar Heat Capacity
26.07 J/mol·K  
39
23.20 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
90.90 W/m·K  
18
0.23 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,728.00 K  
35
2,400.00 K  
12

Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)  
34
23.20 µm/(m·K)  
17

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
371.80 kJ/mol  
29
580.00 kJ/mol  
12

Enthalpy of Fusion
17.57 kJ/mol  
14
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
422.60 kJ/mol  
22
580.00 kJ/mol  
14

Standard Molar Entropy
29.90 J/mol.K  
99+
57.60 J/mol.K  
28

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