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Protactinium vs Rhodium


Rhodium vs Protactinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pa  
Rh  

Group Number
3  
15
9  
9

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Actinide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440133  
99+
7440166  
99+

Space Group Name
I4/mmm  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
139.00  
11
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Protactinium metal has 29 isotopes.
  • Isotopes of Protactinium-231 used in nuclear weapon.
  
  • Rhodium is the rarest element out of all non-radioactive metals on the earth .
  • Rhodium is one of the most durable and hard metal, which also have high reflectance.
  

Sources
Found in Uranium Ores, Mining, Ores of metals  
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Crookes  
William Hyde Wollaston  

Discovery
In 1900  
In 1804  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Protactinium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Rhodium metal is mainly used in catalytic converters for cars as it reduces nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases.
  • It is used as an industrial catalyst for nitric acid, acetic acid, hydrogenation reaction, etc.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,568.00 °C  
21
1,966.00 °C  
12

Boiling Point
4,027.00 °C  
12
3,727.00 °C  
17

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.00  
8
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
125.00 MPa  
99+
980.00 MPa  
10

Vickers Hardness
220.00 MPa  
99+
1,100.00 MPa  
15

Speed of Sound
12,400.00 m/s  
3
4,700.00 m/s  
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.60  
33
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
84.00 %  
5

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pa  
Rh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
27  
12
16  
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.50  
28
2.28  
4

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.50  
18
2.28  
5

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14  
29
1.45  
17

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.50  
26
2.28  
4

Allen Electronegativity
1.50  
32
1.56  
27

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.50  
27
1.72  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
29

2nd Energy Level
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,740.00 kJ/mol  
27

3rd Energy Level
1,814.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,997.00 kJ/mol  
27

4th Energy Level
2,991.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
11

5th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
26

6th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
40

7th Energy level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
35

8th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
33

11th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32

12th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
27

14th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
21

15th Energy Level
56,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
23

16th Energy Level
56,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
18

17th Energy Level
568.50 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
39

18th Energy Level
5,680.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
29

19th Energy Level
568.30 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
36

20th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
30

21st Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
24

23rd Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
23

25th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
23

26th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
23

27th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
22

28th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
28

29th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
29

30th Energy Level
568.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.00 kJ/mol  
23

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.72 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.28 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
5.89 eV  
3
4.98 eV  
10

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  

Atomic

Atomic Number
91  
27
45  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f2 6d1 7s2  
[Kr] 4d8 5s1  

Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Protactinium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
91  
27
45  
99+

Number of Neutrons
122  
22
58  
99+

Number of Electrons
91  
27
45  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
163.00 pm  
27
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
200.00 pm  
11
142.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
243.00 pm  
15
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
231.04 amu  
24
102.91 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
15.00 cm3/mol  
99+
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thorium
  
Ruthenium
  

Next Element
Uranium
  
Palladium
  

Valence Electron Potential
92.00 (-eV)  
11
64.00 (-eV)  
22

Lattice Constant
392.50 pm  
26
380.34 pm  
30

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
36
1.73  
7

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
15.37 g/cm3  
20
12.41 g/cm3  
30

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
15.37 g/cm3  
21
10.70 g/cm3  
35

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
951.00 MPa  
5

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
32
0.02 (Pa)  
19

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
16.00 GPa  
99+
150.00 GPa  
6

Bulk Modulus
47.00 GPa  
26
275.00 GPa  
5

Young's Modulus
47.00 GPa  
99+
380.00 GPa  
5

Poisson Ratio
0.23  
30
0.26  
22

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
15.37  
23
12.41  
32

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
21
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
177.00 nΩ·m  
21
43.30 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω  
39
0.21 106/cm Ω  
8

Electron Affinity
53.03 kJ/mol  
22
109.70 kJ/mol  
8

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.24 J/(kg K)  
22

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K  
24
24.98 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
47.00 W/m·K  
32
150.00 W/m·K  
9

Critical Temperature
1,841.00 K  
25
2,237.00 K  
13

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+
8.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
481.00 kJ/mol  
17
495.40 kJ/mol  
16

Enthalpy of Fusion
12.34 kJ/mol  
34
21.76 kJ/mol  
10

Enthalpy of Atomization
481.90 kJ/mol  
19
556.50 kJ/mol  
16

Standard Molar Entropy
198.10 J/mol.K  
1
31.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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