Properties of Neodymium and Rhodium
Melting Point
1,010.00 °C
  
99+
1,966.00 °C
  
12
Boiling Point
3,127.00 °C
  
28
3,727.00 °C
  
17
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
1,100.00 MPa
  
9
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
2,330.00 m/s
  
38
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
Nd
  
Rh
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
533.10 kJ/mol
  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol
  
29
2nd Energy Level
1,040.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,740.00 kJ/mol
  
26
3rd Energy Level
2,130.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2,997.00 kJ/mol
  
27
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.79 g/amp-hr
  
37
1.28 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
7.01 g/cm3
  
99+
12.41 g/cm3
  
28
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.70 g/cm3
  
14
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Symbol
Nd
  
Rh
  
Period Number
6
  
5
  
Atomic Weight
144.24 amu
  
99+
102.91 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
20.60 cm3/mol
  
18
8.30 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f4 6s2
  
[Kr] 4d8 5s1
  
Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV)
  
99+
64.00 (-eV)
  
22
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Neodymium.jpg#100
  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.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
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
43.30 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.21 106/cm Ω
  
8
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
109.70 kJ/mol
  
7
Electrical Property
NA
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)
  
32
0.24 J/(kg K)
  
22
Thermal Conductivity
16.50 W/m·K
  
99+
150.00 W/m·K
  
9
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
27.45 J/mol·K
  
17
24.98 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Expansion
9.60 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
8.20 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
71.50 J/mol.K
  
13
31.50 J/mol.K
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
273.00 kJ/mol
  
34
495.40 kJ/mol
  
12
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.14 kJ/mol
  
99+
21.76 kJ/mol
  
10
Enthalpy of Atomization
322.00 kJ/mol
  
32
556.50 kJ/mol
  
12