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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Rh
Pd
1.2 Group Number
910
0 17
1.3 Period Number
55
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74401667440053
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
225.00225.00
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 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.
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
2.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston
William Hyde Wollaston
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1804
In 1803
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-8 %2 * 10-7 %
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %~0.0000003 %
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
NANA
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
  • It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
NA
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
NANA
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
NANA
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,966.00 °C1,554.90 °C
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
3,727.00 °C2,963.00 °C
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silver
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
6.004.75
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
980.00 MPa320.00 MPa
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
1,100.00 MPa121.00 MPa
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s3,070.00 m/s
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NA1.72
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
84.00 %84.00 %
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Rh
Pd
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
1638
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
2.282.20
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.451.35
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.561.59
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
1.721.80
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol520.23 kJ/mol
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,740.00 kJ/mol7,298.22 kJ/mol
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,997.00 kJ/mol11,815.13 kJ/mol
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
NANA
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NANA
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.28 g/amp-hr1.99 g/amp-hr
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.98 eV5.12 eV
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
4546
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d8 5s1
[Kr] 4d10
6.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
4546
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
5860
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
4546
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
134.00 pm137.00 pm
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
142.00 pm139.00 pm
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm163.00 pm
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
102.91 amu106.42 amu
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol8.90 cm3/mol
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)33.00 (-eV)
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
380.34 pm389.07 pm
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
12.41 g/cm312.02 g/cm3
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.70 g/cm310.38 g/cm3
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
951.00 MPaNA
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.02 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
150.00 GPa44.00 GPa
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
275.00 GPa180.00 GPa
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
380.00 GPa121.00 GPa
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.260.39
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
12.4112.02
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
43.30 nΩ·m105.40 nΩ·m
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.21 106/cm Ω0.10 106/cm Ω
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
109.70 kJ/mol54.23 kJ/mol
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)0.24 J/(kg K)
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
24.98 J/mol·K25.98 J/mol·K
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
150.00 W/m·K71.80 W/m·K
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
8.20 µm/(m·K)11.80 µm/(m·K)
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
495.40 kJ/mol376.60 kJ/mol
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
21.76 kJ/mol16.74 kJ/mol
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
556.50 kJ/mol393.30 kJ/mol
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
31.50 J/mol.K37.60 J/mol.K
9.5 198.1