Properties of Mercury and Rhodium
Melting Point
Not Available
  
1,966.00 °C
  
12
Boiling Point
3,727.00 °C
  
17
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
1,100.00 MPa
  
9
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
1,451.40 m/s
  
99+
4,700.00 m/s
  
15
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Hg
  
Rh
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol
  
4
719.70 kJ/mol
  
29
2nd Energy Level
1,810.00 kJ/mol
  
20
1,740.00 kJ/mol
  
26
3rd Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol
  
20
2,997.00 kJ/mol
  
27
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.74 g/amp-hr
  
10
1.28 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
13.53 g/cm3
  
24
12.41 g/cm3
  
28
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available
  
10.70 g/cm3
  
14
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
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
  
Young's Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Symbol
Hg
  
Rh
  
Period Number
6
  
5
  
Atomic Weight
102.91 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
14.82 cm3/mol
  
35
8.30 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2
  
[Kr] 4d8 5s1
  
Valence Electron Potential
28.20 (-eV)
  
99+
64.00 (-eV)
  
22
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100
  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
NA
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
43.30 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.21 106/cm Ω
  
8
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol
  
40
109.70 kJ/mol
  
7
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)
  
38
0.24 J/(kg K)
  
22
Thermal Conductivity
8.30 W/m·K
  
99+
150.00 W/m·K
  
9
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
27.98 J/mol·K
  
13
24.98 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Expansion
60.40 µm/(m·K)
  
5
8.20 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
75.80 J/mol.K
  
6
31.50 J/mol.K
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
56.90 kJ/mol
  
99+
495.40 kJ/mol
  
12
Enthalpy of Fusion
2.29 kJ/mol
  
99+
21.76 kJ/mol
  
10
Enthalpy of Atomization
61.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
556.50 kJ/mol
  
12