Properties of Ruthenium and Rhenium
Boiling Point
3,900.00 °C
  
14
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa
  
3
1,320.00 MPa
  
8
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
1,350.00 MPa
  
7
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
5,970.00 m/s
  
4
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
Ru
  
Re
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol
  
32
760.00 kJ/mol
  
20
2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,260.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/mol
  
37
2,510.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.26 g/amp-hr
  
99+
0.99 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
12.45 g/cm3
  
27
21.02 g/cm3
  
12
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.65 g/cm3
  
16
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
1,070.00 MPa
  
3
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
Ru
  
Re
  
Period Number
5
  
6
  
Atomic Weight
101.07 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol
  
99+
8.85 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d7 5s1
  
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)
  
22
180.00 (-eV)
  
3
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
  
  
Resistivity
193.00 nΩ·m
  
20
Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω
  
16
0.05 106/cm Ω
  
33
Electron Affinity
101.30 kJ/mol
  
10
14.50 kJ/mol
  
35
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)
  
24
0.13 J/(kg K)
  
39
Thermal Conductivity
117.00 W/m·K
  
13
48.00 W/m·K
  
31
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K
  
99+
25.48 J/mol·K
  
38
Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
6.20 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
28.50 J/mol.K
  
99+
36.90 J/mol.K
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
567.80 kJ/mol
  
10
707.10 kJ/mol
  
3
Enthalpy of Fusion
25.50 kJ/mol
  
7
33.05 kJ/mol
  
2
Enthalpy of Atomization
603.00 kJ/mol
  
9
791.00 kJ/mol
  
2