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Osmium Rubidium Comparison


Rubidium Osmium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Os   
Rb   

Group Number
8   
10
1   
17

Period Number
6   
5   

Block
d block   
s block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Alkali   

CAS Number
7440042   
99+
7440177   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
229.00   
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  
  • Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
  • Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining   
Obtained from Lithium Production.   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant   
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1861   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-7 %   
21
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.000003 %   
17

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
28
0.00 %   
19

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.01 %   
18

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
7

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
7

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
  
  • 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, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
2.49 Blood/mg dm-3   
7

In Bone
Not Available   
5.00 p.p.m.   
13

Physical Properties

Melting Point
3,045.00 °C   
3
38.89 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
5,027.00 °C   
6
688.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray   
Grayish White   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00   
3
0.30   
24

Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPa   
1
0.22 MPa   
99+

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s   
11
1,300.00 m/s   
99+

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
Os   
Rb   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
29   
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20   
4
0.82   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.31   
32

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.52   
12
0.89   
40

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.69   
24

Allen Electronegativity
1.65   
19
0.71   
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80   
99+
3.18   
3

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol   
12
403.00 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol   
99+
2,633.00 kJ/mol   
6

3rd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,860.00 kJ/mol   
11

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
5,080.00 kJ/mol   
18

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
6,850.00 kJ/mol   
19

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
8,140.00 kJ/mol   
20

7th Energy level
Not Available   
9,570.00 kJ/mol   
20

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
13,120.00 kJ/mol   
17

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
14,500.00 kJ/mol   
18

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
26,740.00 kJ/mol   
6

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr   
38
3.19 g/amp-hr   
14

Electron Work Function
4.83 eV   
8
2.16 eV   
99+

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
76   
40
37   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2   
[Kr] 5s1   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
76   
39
37   
99+

Number of Neutrons
114   
25
48   
99+

Number of Electrons
76   
39
37   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
133.80 pm   
99+
248.00 pm   
2

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
220.00 pm   
4

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm   
24
303.00 pm   
3

Atomic Weight
190.23 amu   
35
85.47 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
8.49 cm3/mol   
99+
55.90 cm3/mol   
2

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhenium
  
Gallium
  

Next Element
Iridium
  
Strontium
  

Valence Electron Potential
91.40 (-eV)   
12
9.47 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
273.44 pm   
99+
558.50 pm   
10

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58   
14
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
22.59 g/cm3   
9
1.53 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
20.00 g/cm3   
1
1.46 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
1,000.00 MPa   
4
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
28
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
222.00 GPa   
1
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
462.00 GPa   
1
2.50 GPa   
99+

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
2.40 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.25   
24
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
Ductile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
22.57   
2
1.53   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
81.20 nΩ·m   
35
128.00 nΩ·m   
26

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω   
18
0.08 106/cm Ω   
24

Electron Affinity
106.10 kJ/mol   
9
46.90 kJ/mol   
24

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39
0.36 J/(kg K)   
17

Molar Heat Capacity
24.70 J/mol·K   
99+
31.06 J/mol·K   
5

Thermal Conductivity
87.60 W/m·K   
19
58.20 W/m·K   
26

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
2,093.00 K   
4

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
627.60 kJ/mol   
7
69.20 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
29.30 kJ/mol   
4
2.19 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
669.00 kJ/mol   
6
82.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K   
99+
76.80 J/mol.K   
5

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