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Rhodium vs Mendelevium


Mendelevium vs Rhodium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Rh  
Md  

Group Number
9  
9
3  
15

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440166  
99+
7440111  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

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.
  
  • 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  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1804  
In 1955  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
36
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Mendelevium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,966.00 °C  
12
827.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
3,727.00 °C  
17
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
-  

Brinell Hardness
980.00 MPa  
10
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
1,100.00 MPa  
15
0.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s  
19
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.40  
7
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
84.00 %  
5
66.00 %  
17

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Rh  
Md  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
16  
23
16  
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.28  
4
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.28  
5
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.45  
17
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.28  
4
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.56  
27
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.72  
99+
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,740.00 kJ/mol  
27
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,997.00 kJ/mol  
27
2,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
11
3,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
26
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
36

6th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
40
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
35
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
3,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
33
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
16

13th Energy Level
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
27
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
37

14th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
21
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
23
63,500.00 kJ/mol  
37

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

17th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
39
1,107.00 kJ/mol  
21

18th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
29
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

20th Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
30
635.00 kJ/mol  
40

21st Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
13

22nd Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
24
635.00 kJ/mol  
34

23rd Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
13

24th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
23
635.00 kJ/mol  
36

25th Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
23
635.00 kJ/mol  
38

26th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
23
635.00 kJ/mol  
37

27th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
22
635.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

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

30th Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
23
635.00 kJ/mol  
40

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.28 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.21 g/amp-hr  
13

Electron Work Function
4.98 eV  
10
3.89 eV  
37

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
45  
99+
101  
17

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  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
45  
99+
101  
17

Number of Neutrons
58  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
45  
99+
101  
17

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
175.00 pm  
21

Covalent Radius
142.00 pm  
99+
175.00 pm  
25

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
102.91 amu  
99+
258.00 amu  
14

Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+
19.90 cm3/mol  
32

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ruthenium
  
Fermium
  

Next Element
Palladium
  
Nobelium
  

Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)  
22
63.70 (-eV)  
23

Lattice Constant
380.34 pm  
30
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.73  
7
1.58  
36

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.41 g/cm3  
30
10.30 g/cm3  
38

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.70 g/cm3  
35
10.30 g/cm3  
39

Tensile Strength
951.00 MPa  
5
80.00 MPa  
29

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
0.02 (Pa)  
19
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
150.00 GPa  
6
32.00 GPa  
24

Bulk Modulus
275.00 GPa  
5
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
380.00 GPa  
5
12.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.26  
22
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.41  
32
13.50  
29

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
43.30 nΩ·m  
99+
0.63 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.21 106/cm Ω  
8
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
109.70 kJ/mol  
8
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

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

Molar Heat Capacity
24.98 J/mol·K  
99+
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
2,237.00 K  
13
1,100.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
495.40 kJ/mol  
16
380.50 kJ/mol  
26

Enthalpy of Fusion
21.76 kJ/mol  
10
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
556.50 kJ/mol  
16
410.80 kJ/mol  
25

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

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