Element Family
Transition Metal
Actinide
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
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Interesting Facts
- 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.
- It is synthetically produced metal.
- Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Discovery
In 1804
In 1961–1971
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- 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.
- Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
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Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silver
Luster
Metallic
Unknown Luster
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d8 5s1
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
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Electrical Property
Conductor
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