Properties of Rubidium and Yttrium
Melting Point
1,523.00 °C
  
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Boiling Point
3,337.00 °C
  
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Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
1,300.00 m/s
  
99+
3,300.00 m/s
  
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Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Rb
  
Y
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
600.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
2,633.00 kJ/mol
  
6
1,180.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
3,860.00 kJ/mol
  
11
1,980.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
3.19 g/amp-hr
  
14
1.11 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.53 g/cm3
  
99+
4.47 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.46 g/cm3
  
99+
4.24 g/cm3
  
99+
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
Rb
  
Y
  
Period Number
5
  
5
  
Atomic Volume
55.90 cm3/mol
  
2
19.80 cm3/mol
  
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Electron Configuration
[Kr] 5s1
  
[Kr] 4d1 5s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
9.47 (-eV)
  
99+
48.00 (-eV)
  
30
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Yttrium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
128.00 nΩ·m
  
26
Electrical Conductivity
0.08 106/cm Ω
  
24
0.02 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
46.90 kJ/mol
  
24
29.60 kJ/mol
  
30
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.36 J/(kg K)
  
17
0.30 J/(kg K)
  
18
Thermal Conductivity
58.20 W/m·K
  
26
17.20 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
31.06 J/mol·K
  
5
26.53 J/mol·K
  
27
Thermal Expansion
90.00 µm/(m·K)
  
2
10.60 µm/(m·K)
  
37
Standard Molar Entropy
76.80 J/mol.K
  
5
44.40 J/mol.K
  
33
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
69.20 kJ/mol
  
99+
393.00 kJ/mol
  
18
Enthalpy of Fusion
2.19 kJ/mol
  
99+
17.15 kJ/mol
  
16
Enthalpy of Atomization
82.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
418.00 kJ/mol
  
18