Element Family
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Transition Metal
Space Group Name
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Im_ 3m
Interesting Facts
Roentgenium is a highly unstable synthetic element.
- Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
- Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
Sources
Synthetically Produced
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Andrés Manuel del Río
Discovery
In 1994
In 1801
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Roentgenium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Its ally with steel is used very tough and hence it is used in armor plates, axles, piston rods, tools and crankshafts.
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Its oxide is used as pigments for glass and ceramics.
Industrial Uses
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Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silver
Blue-Silver Grey
Luster
Unknown Luster
Metallic
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
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Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2
[Ar] 3d3 4s2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Ordering
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Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
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Superconductor