Properties of Ruthenium and Neodymium
Melting Point
1,010.00 °C
  
99+
Boiling Point
3,900.00 °C
  
14
3,127.00 °C
  
28
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa
  
3
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
5,970.00 m/s
  
4
2,330.00 m/s
  
38
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Ru
  
Nd
  
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
533.10 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,040.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/mol
  
37
2,130.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.26 g/amp-hr
  
99+
1.79 g/amp-hr
  
37
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
12.45 g/cm3
  
27
7.01 g/cm3
  
99+
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
  
Nd
  
Period Number
5
  
6
  
Atomic Weight
101.07 amu
  
99+
144.24 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol
  
99+
20.60 cm3/mol
  
18
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d7 5s1
  
[Xe] 4f4 6s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)
  
22
43.40 (-eV)
  
99+
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100
  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Neodymium.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
Electrical Property
NA
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)
  
24
0.19 J/(kg K)
  
32
Thermal Conductivity
117.00 W/m·K
  
13
16.50 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K
  
99+
27.45 J/mol·K
  
17
Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
9.60 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
28.50 J/mol.K
  
99+
71.50 J/mol.K
  
13
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
567.80 kJ/mol
  
10
273.00 kJ/mol
  
34
Enthalpy of Fusion
25.50 kJ/mol
  
7
7.14 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
603.00 kJ/mol
  
9
322.00 kJ/mol
  
32