Properties of Cobalt and Rubidium
Melting Point
1,495.00 °C
  
29
Boiling Point
2,870.00 °C
  
34
Hardness
  
  
Vickers Hardness
1,043.00 MPa
  
11
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
4,720.00 m/s
  
14
1,300.00 m/s
  
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Allotropes
Yes
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Co
  
Rb
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol
  
19
403.00 kJ/mol
  
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2nd Energy Level
1,648.00 kJ/mol
  
31
2,633.00 kJ/mol
  
6
3rd Energy Level
3,232.00 kJ/mol
  
22
3,860.00 kJ/mol
  
11
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.10 g/amp-hr
  
99+
3.19 g/amp-hr
  
14
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
4.51 g/cm3
  
99+
1.53 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
4.11 g/cm3
  
99+
1.46 g/cm3
  
99+
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
Co
  
Rb
  
Period Number
4
  
5
  
Atomic Volume
10.64 cm3/mol
  
99+
55.90 cm3/mol
  
2
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d2 4s2
  
[Kr] 5s1
  
Valence Electron Potential
95.20 (-eV)
  
10
9.47 (-eV)
  
99+
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Cobalt.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
420.00 nΩ·m
  
12
128.00 nΩ·m
  
26
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.08 106/cm Ω
  
24
Electron Affinity
7.60 kJ/mol
  
37
46.90 kJ/mol
  
24
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.52 J/(kg K)
  
9
0.36 J/(kg K)
  
17
Thermal Conductivity
21.90 W/m·K
  
99+
58.20 W/m·K
  
26
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
25.06 J/mol·K
  
99+
31.06 J/mol·K
  
5
Thermal Expansion
8.60 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
90.00 µm/(m·K)
  
2
Standard Molar Entropy
27.30 J/mol.K
  
99+
76.80 J/mol.K
  
5
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
429.00 kJ/mol
  
15
69.20 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol
  
19
2.19 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
468.60 kJ/mol
  
15
82.00 kJ/mol
  
99+