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Roentgenium vs Ruthenium


Ruthenium vs Roentgenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Rg  
Ru  

Group Number
11  
7
8  
10

Period Number
7  
5  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
-  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
54386242  
1
7440188  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
Roentgenium is a highly unstable synthetic element.  
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Karl Ernst Claus  

Discovery
In 1994  
In 1844  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
38

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Roentgenium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • It is used for producing chip resistors and contact.
  • Ruthenium oxide is used to coat the anodes cells for chlorine production in chemical industry. It also works as catalysts for ammonia and acetic acid reaction.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
Medical Research  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
-  
2,250.00 °C  
8

Boiling Point
2,800.00 °C  
38
3,900.00 °C  
14

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
6.50  
5

Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
2,160.00 MPa  
3

Vickers Hardness
450.00 MPa  
38
1,160.00 MPa  
14

Speed of Sound
3,430.00 m/s  
32
5,970.00 m/s  
7

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
2.60  
4

Reflectivity
64.00 %  
19
6.00 %  
38

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Rg  
Ru  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
1  
34
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.00  
99+
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.42  
19

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.90  
99+
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
0.80  
99+
1.54  
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
1,022.70 kJ/mol  
3
710.20 kJ/mol  
32

2nd Energy Level
2,074.40 kJ/mol  
10
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,077.90 kJ/mol  
24
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38

4th Energy Level
4,052.40 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12

5th Energy Level
5,306.70 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27

6th Energy Level
11,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37

8th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
24
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32

12th Energy Level
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
16
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
16
710.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
87,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25

16th Energy Level
83,000.00 kJ/mol  
11
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21

17th Energy Level
830.80 kJ/mol  
30
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
19
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
31

19th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
38

20th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
32

21st Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
26

23rd Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
538.70 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
26

26th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

27th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

28th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
8
710.20 kJ/mol  
30

29th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
31

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
25

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.10 g/amp-hr  
18
1.26 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.71 eV  
14

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
111  
7
44  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2  
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
111  
7
44  
99+

Number of Neutrons
161  
4
57  
99+

Number of Electrons
111  
7
44  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
200.00 pm  
7
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
126.00 pm  
99+
146.00 pm  
40

Van der Waals Radius
280.00 pm  
6
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
281.00 amu  
6
101.07 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
28.70 cm3/mol  
12
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element

Next Element
Rhodium
  

Valence Electron Potential
11.90 (-eV)  
99+
64.00 (-eV)  
22

Lattice Constant
0.00 pm  
99+
270.59 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.90  
1
1.58  
33

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
28.70 g/cm3  
6
12.45 g/cm3  
29

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
28.70 g/cm3  
7
10.65 g/cm3  
37

Tensile Strength
65.00 MPa  
33
50.00 MPa  
38

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
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
23

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa  
36
173.00 GPa  
4

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
220.00 GPa  
7

Young's Modulus
12.70 GPa  
99+
447.00 GPa  
3

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
28.70  
8
12.45  
31

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.20 nΩ·m  
99+
71.00 nΩ·m  
38

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω  
18

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
101.30 kJ/mol  
11

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.24 J/(kg K)  
24

Molar Heat Capacity
23.70 J/mol·K  
99+
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
0.10 W/m·K  
99+
117.00 W/m·K  
13

Critical Temperature
1,100.00 K  
99+
2,607.00 K  
9

Thermal Expansion
12.60 µm/(m·K)  
40
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
580.00 kJ/mol  
12
567.80 kJ/mol  
13

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
25.50 kJ/mol  
7

Enthalpy of Atomization
580.00 kJ/mol  
14
603.00 kJ/mol  
10

Standard Molar Entropy
57.00 J/mol.K  
30
28.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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