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Palladium vs Ruthenium


Ruthenium vs Palladium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pd  
Ru  

Group Number
10  
8
8  
10

Period Number
5  
5  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440053  
99+
7440188  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  

Sources
Ores of metals  
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston  
Karl Ernst Claus  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1844  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
26

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
38

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
  • It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
  
  • It is used for producing chip resistors and contact.
  • Ruthenium oxide is used to coat the anodes cells for chlorine production in chemical industry. It also works as catalysts for ammonia and acetic acid reaction.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
Medical Research  

Other Uses
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,554.90 °C  
22
2,250.00 °C  
8

Boiling Point
2,963.00 °C  
34
3,900.00 °C  
14

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.75  
9
6.50  
5

Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa  
40
2,160.00 MPa  
3

Vickers Hardness
121.00 MPa  
99+
1,160.00 MPa  
14

Speed of Sound
3,070.00 m/s  
38
5,970.00 m/s  
7

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.72  
25
2.60  
4

Reflectivity
84.00 %  
5
6.00 %  
38

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pd  
Ru  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
38  
1
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.35  
22
1.42  
19

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.59  
25
1.54  
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.23 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
32

2nd Energy Level
7,298.22 kJ/mol  
2
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
11,815.13 kJ/mol  
3
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38

4th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12

5th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
13
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27

6th Energy Level
8,044.00 kJ/mol  
33
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37

8th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
28
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
27
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32

12th Energy Level
8,040.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,310.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
80,400.00 kJ/mol  
16
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25

16th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21

17th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
33
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,045.00 kJ/mol  
22
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
31

19th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
30
710.20 kJ/mol  
38

20th Energy Level
804.00 kJ/mol  
23
710.00 kJ/mol  
32

21st Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
804.00 kJ/mol  
18
710.00 kJ/mol  
26

23rd Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
14
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

25th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
12
710.00 kJ/mol  
26

26th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
12
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

27th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
11
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

28th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
17
710.20 kJ/mol  
30

29th Energy Level
804.40 kJ/mol  
16
710.20 kJ/mol  
31

30th Energy Level
804.00 kJ/mol  
12
710.00 kJ/mol  
25

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.99 g/amp-hr  
34
1.26 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
5.12 eV  
7
4.71 eV  
14

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
46  
99+
44  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10  
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  

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

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Palladium.jpg#100  
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
46  
99+
44  
99+

Number of Neutrons
60  
99+
57  
99+

Number of Electrons
46  
99+
44  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm  
99+
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
146.00 pm  
40

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
106.42 amu  
99+
101.07 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
8.90 cm3/mol  
99+
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhodium
  

Next Element
Silver
  
Rhodium
  

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

Lattice Constant
389.07 pm  
28
270.59 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.58  
33

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.02 g/cm3  
31
12.45 g/cm3  
29

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.38 g/cm3  
38
10.65 g/cm3  
37

Tensile Strength
550.00 MPa  
8
50.00 MPa  
38

Viscosity
0.00  
14
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
29
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
23

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa  
17
173.00 GPa  
4

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
220.00 GPa  
7

Young's Modulus
121.00 GPa  
18
447.00 GPa  
3

Poisson Ratio
0.39  
5
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.02  
33
12.45  
31

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
18
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
27
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
105.40 nΩ·m  
29
71.00 nΩ·m  
38

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
27
0.14 106/cm Ω  
18

Electron Affinity
54.23 kJ/mol  
21
101.30 kJ/mol  
11

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
23
0.24 J/(kg K)  
24

Molar Heat Capacity
25.98 J/mol·K  
99+
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
71.80 W/m·K  
23
117.00 W/m·K  
13

Critical Temperature
1,825.00 K  
26
2,607.00 K  
9

Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
376.60 kJ/mol  
28
567.80 kJ/mol  
13

Enthalpy of Fusion
16.74 kJ/mol  
18
25.50 kJ/mol  
7

Enthalpy of Atomization
393.30 kJ/mol  
29
603.00 kJ/mol  
10

Standard Molar Entropy
37.60 J/mol.K  
99+
28.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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