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.
- Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
- Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
Sources
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions
Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1804
In 1955
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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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 Mendelevium 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
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, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d8 5s1
[Rn] 5f13 7s2
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Not Known
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.jpg#100
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Mendelevium.jpg#100
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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