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Rhodium vs Manganese


Manganese vs Rhodium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Rh  
Mn  

Group Number
9  
9
7  
11

Period Number
5  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440166  
99+
7439965  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
I_ 43m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
217.00  
5

Facts

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.
  
  • Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
  • Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston  
Johann Gottlieb Gahn  

Discovery
In 1804  
In 1774  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
9

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
8

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
36
0.27 %  
8

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.11 %  
8

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
13

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
15

Uses

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.
  
  • This metal is very brittle hence it mostly not used as a pure metal, but its alloys are very useful
  • Its alloy Manganese steel is extremely strong and used in railway tracks, safes, prison bars and riffle barrels.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3  
14

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
100.00 p.p.m.  
8

Physical

Melting Point
1,966.00 °C  
12
1,245.00 °C  
37

Boiling Point
3,727.00 °C  
17
1,962.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
980.00 MPa  
10
196.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,100.00 MPa  
15
196.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s  
19
5,150.00 m/s  
11

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.40  
7
2.00  
15

Reflectivity
84.00 %  
5
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Rh  
Mn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
16  
23
21  
18

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.28  
4
1.55  
26

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.28  
5
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.45  
17
1.60  
10

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.28  
4
1.55  
23

Allen Electronegativity
1.56  
27
1.75  
18

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.72  
99+
2.45  
29

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
29
717.30 kJ/mol  
30

2nd Energy Level
1,740.00 kJ/mol  
27
1,509.00 kJ/mol  
40

3rd Energy Level
2,997.00 kJ/mol  
27
3,248.00 kJ/mol  
21

4th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
11
4,940.00 kJ/mol  
30

5th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
26
6,990.00 kJ/mol  
29

6th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
40
9,220.00 kJ/mol  
22

7th Energy level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
35
11,500.00 kJ/mol  
16

8th Energy Level
3,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
18,770.00 kJ/mol  
5

9th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21,400.00 kJ/mol  
6

10th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
33
23,960.00 kJ/mol  
9

11th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32
27,590.00 kJ/mol  
10

12th Energy Level
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
30,330.00 kJ/mol  
32

13th Energy Level
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
27
33,150.00 kJ/mol  
11

14th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
21
38,880.00 kJ/mol  
10

15th Energy Level
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
23
41,987.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
18
109,480.00 kJ/mol  
1

17th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
39
118,100.00 kJ/mol  
2

18th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
29
127,100.00 kJ/mol  
3

19th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
36
138,600.00 kJ/mol  
4

20th Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
30
148,500.00 kJ/mol  
6

21st Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+
158,600.00 kJ/mol  
6

22nd Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
24
172,500.00 kJ/mol  
5

23rd Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+
181,380.00 kJ/mol  
5

24th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
23
650.90 kJ/mol  
34

25th Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
23
717.30 kJ/mol  
24

26th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
23
650.90 kJ/mol  
35

27th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
22
650.90 kJ/mol  
36

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

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

30th Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
23
650.90 kJ/mol  
38

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

Electron Work Function
4.98 eV  
10
4.10 eV  
32

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
45  
99+
25  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d8 5s1  
[Ar] 3d5 4s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
45  
99+
25  
99+

Number of Neutrons
58  
99+
30  
99+

Number of Electrons
45  
99+
25  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
127.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
142.00 pm  
99+
139.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
102.91 amu  
99+
54.94 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ruthenium
  
Chromium
  

Next Element
Palladium
  
Iron
  

Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)  
22
220.00 (-eV)  
2

Lattice Constant
380.34 pm  
30
891.25 pm  
1

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.73  
7
1.55  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.41 g/cm3  
30
7.21 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.70 g/cm3  
35
5.95 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
951.00 MPa  
5
370.00 MPa  
11

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
2

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
12

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.02 (Pa)  
19
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
150.00 GPa  
6
40.00 GPa  
19

Bulk Modulus
275.00 GPa  
5
120.00 GPa  
14

Young's Modulus
380.00 GPa  
5
198.00 GPa  
13

Poisson Ratio
0.26  
22
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.41  
32
7.21  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
7

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
12

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
43.30 nΩ·m  
99+
1.44 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.21 106/cm Ω  
8
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
109.70 kJ/mol  
8
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
22
0.48 J/(kg K)  
11

Molar Heat Capacity
24.98 J/mol·K  
99+
26.32 J/mol·K  
37

Thermal Conductivity
150.00 W/m·K  
9
7.81 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
2,237.00 K  
13
1,519.00 K  
40

Thermal Expansion
8.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
21.70 µm/(m·K)  
22

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
495.40 kJ/mol  
16
219.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
21.76 kJ/mol  
10
14.64 kJ/mol  
25

Enthalpy of Atomization
556.50 kJ/mol  
16
280.30 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
31.50 J/mol.K  
99+
32.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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