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Rhodium vs Zinc

Rhodium
Zinc
Zinc vs Rhodium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Rh  
Zn  
Group Number
9  
9
12  
6
Period Number
5  
4  
Block
d block  
d block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440166  
99+
7440666  
24
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  
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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston  
Indian metallurgists  
Discovery
In 1804  
Before 1000 BCE  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
12
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
10
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
36
0.02 %  
12
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
16
Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
10
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
7
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.
  
  • It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
  • It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
-  
Highly Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
6
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
170.00 p.p.m.  
6
Physical
Melting Point
1,966.00 °C  
12
419.58 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
3,727.00 °C  
17
907.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery White  
Silvery Gray  
Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
2.50  
15
Brinell Hardness
980.00 MPa  
10
327.00 MPa  
39
Vickers Hardness
1,100.00 MPa  
15
207.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
4,700.00 m/s  
19
3,850.00 m/s  
25
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
2.40  
7
1.00  
99+
Reflectivity
84.00 %  
5
80.00 %  
7
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Rh  
Zn  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
16  
23
25  
14
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
2.28  
4
1.65  
20
Sanderson Electronegativity
2.28  
5
2.23  
7
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.45  
17
1.66  
8
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.28  
4
1.65  
20
Allen Electronegativity
1.56  
27
1.59  
25
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
1.72  
99+
2.35  
35
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
29
906.40 kJ/mol  
6
2nd Energy Level
1,740.00 kJ/mol  
27
1,733.30 kJ/mol  
28
3rd Energy Level
2,997.00 kJ/mol  
27
3,833.00 kJ/mol  
12
4th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
11
5,731.00 kJ/mol  
20
5th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
26
7,970.00 kJ/mol  
15
6th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
40
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15
7th Energy level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
35
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
9
8th Energy Level
3,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,800.00 kJ/mol  
6
9th Energy Level
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19,600.00 kJ/mol  
8
10th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
33
23,000.00 kJ/mol  
10
11th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32
26,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
12th Energy Level
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29,990.00 kJ/mol  
33
13th Energy Level
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
27
40,490.00 kJ/mol  
5
14th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
21
43,800.00 kJ/mol  
6
15th Energy Level
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
23
47,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
18
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
39
55,900.00 kJ/mol  
10
18th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
29
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
11
19th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
36
67,300.00 kJ/mol  
10
20th Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
30
171,200.00 kJ/mol  
1
21st Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+
179,100.00 kJ/mol  
1
22nd Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
24
906.00 kJ/mol  
9
23rd Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
37
24th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
23
906.40 kJ/mol  
5
25th Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
23
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
26th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
23
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
27th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
22
906.40 kJ/mol  
3
28th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
28
906.40 kJ/mol  
6
29th Energy Level
719.70 kJ/mol  
29
906.40 kJ/mol  
7
30th Energy Level
719.00 kJ/mol  
23
906.40 kJ/mol  
4
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.28 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.22 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
4.98 eV  
10
4.33 eV  
24
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Atomic
Atomic Number
45  
99+
30  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d8 5s1  
[Ar] 3d10 4s2  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Zinc.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
45  
99+
30  
99+
Number of Neutrons
58  
99+
35  
99+
Number of Electrons
45  
99+
30  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
134.00 pm  
99+
Covalent Radius
142.00 pm  
99+
122.00 pm  
99+
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
139.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
102.91 amu  
99+
65.38 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+
9.20 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Ruthenium
  
Copper
  
Next Element
Palladium
  
Gallium
  
Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)  
22
38.90 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
380.34 pm  
30
266.49 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.73  
7
1.86  
4
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
12.41 g/cm3  
30
7.14 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.70 g/cm3  
35
6.57 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
951.00 MPa  
5
120.00 MPa  
27
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
7
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
43.00 GPa  
18
Bulk Modulus
275.00 GPa  
5
70.00 GPa  
20
Young's Modulus
380.00 GPa  
5
108.00 GPa  
21
Poisson Ratio
0.26  
22
0.25  
24
Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
12.41  
32
6.90  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
16
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
6
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
43.30 nΩ·m  
99+
59.00 nΩ·m  
40
Electrical Conductivity
0.21 106/cm Ω  
8
0.17 106/cm Ω  
12
Electron Affinity
109.70 kJ/mol  
8
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
22
0.39 J/(kg K)  
14
Molar Heat Capacity
24.98 J/mol·K  
99+
25.47 J/mol·K  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
150.00 W/m·K  
9
116.00 W/m·K  
14
Critical Temperature
2,237.00 K  
13
692.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
8.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
30.20 µm/(m·K)  
11
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
495.40 kJ/mol  
16
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
21.76 kJ/mol  
10
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
556.50 kJ/mol  
16
129.70 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
31.50 J/mol.K  
99+
41.60 J/mol.K  
99+
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