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Niobium Rutherfordium Comparison


Rutherfordium Niobium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Nb   
Rf   

Group Number
5   
13
4   
14

Period Number
5   
7   

Block
d block   
d block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440031   
99+
53850365   
13

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
  • Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
  • Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett   
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1964   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
35
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
25
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Niobium alloys are used in jet engines and rockets and spacecraft, beams and girders for buildings and oil and gas pipelines.
  • It is used superconducting magnets in particles accelerators, NMR and MRI equipment.
  
  • Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
25
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
0.07 p.p.m.   
25
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
2,468.00 °C   
6
2,100.00 °C   
11

Boiling Point
2,468.00 °C   
99+
5,500.00 °C   
3

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Gray   
Unknown   

Luster
Metallic   
Unknown Luster   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00   
6
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
735.00 MPa   
14
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
870.00 MPa   
12
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
3,480.00 m/s   
21
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Nb   
Rf   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
17   
22
13   
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.60   
23
Not Available   

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.42   
16
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23   
25
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.41   
31
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.40   
31
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
652.10 kJ/mol   
99+
579.90 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,380.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,389.40 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,416.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,296.40 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,700.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,077.90 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
4,877.00 kJ/mol   
36
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
9,847.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   

7th Energy level
12,100.00 kJ/mol   
14
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.69 g/amp-hr   
99+
Not Available   

Electron Work Function
4.30 eV   
18
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
41   
99+
104   
14

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d4 5s1   
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
41   
99+
104   
14

Number of Neutrons
52   
99+
157   
7

Number of Electrons
41   
99+
104   
14

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
146.00 pm   
35
150.00 pm   
33

Covalent Radius
164.00 pm   
28
157.00 pm   
31

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
92.91 amu   
99+
267.00 amu   
11

Atomic Volume
10.87 cm3/mol   
99+
Not Available   

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Zirconium
  
Lawrencium
  

Next Element
Molybdenum
  
Dubnium
  

Valence Electron Potential
104.00 (-eV)   
8
Not Available   

Lattice Constant
330.04 pm   
99+
Not Available   

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
NA   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Tensile Strength
330.00 MPa   
12
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
27
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
38.00 GPa   
19
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
170.00 GPa   
10
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
105.00 GPa   
20
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.40   
4
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Unknown   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.57   
37
Not Available   

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Unknown   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   

Resistivity
152.00 nΩ·m   
23
Not Available   

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω   
28
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
86.10 kJ/mol   
12
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.26 J/(kg K)   
20
Not Available   

Molar Heat Capacity
24.60 J/mol·K   
99+
Not Available   

Thermal Conductivity
53.70 W/m·K   
29
Not Available   

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
7.30 µm/(m·K)   
99+
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
696.60 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Fusion
27.20 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

Enthalpy of Atomization
745.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
36.40 J/mol.K   
99+
Not Available   

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