Properties of Ruthenium and Lutetium
Melting Point
1,652.00 °C
  
19
Boiling Point
3,900.00 °C
  
14
3,402.00 °C
  
19
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa
  
3
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
1,160.00 MPa
  
8
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
5,970.00 m/s
  
4
Not Available
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Ru
  
Lu
  
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
710.20 kJ/mol
  
32
523.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,340.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/mol
  
37
2,022.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.26 g/amp-hr
  
99+
2.18 g/amp-hr
  
23
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
12.45 g/cm3
  
27
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.65 g/cm3
  
16
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Symbol
Ru
  
Lu
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
5
  
6
  
Atomic Weight
101.07 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol
  
99+
17.78 cm3/mol
  
30
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d7 5s1
  
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1
  
Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)
  
22
50.90 (-eV)
  
26
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω
  
16
0.02 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
101.30 kJ/mol
  
10
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)
  
24
0.15 J/(kg K)
  
36
Thermal Conductivity
117.00 W/m·K
  
13
16.40 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K
  
99+
26.86 J/mol·K
  
24
Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
9.90 µm/(m·K)
  
40
Standard Molar Entropy
28.50 J/mol.K
  
99+
51.00 J/mol.K
  
30
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
567.80 kJ/mol
  
10
355.90 kJ/mol
  
22
Enthalpy of Fusion
25.50 kJ/mol
  
7
18.70 kJ/mol
  
13
Enthalpy of Atomization
603.00 kJ/mol
  
9
398.00 kJ/mol
  
20