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Rubidium Bismuth Comparison


Bismuth Rubidium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Rb  
Bi  

Group Number
1  
17
15  
3

Period Number
5  
6  

Block
s block  
p block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440177  
99+
7440699  
22

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
C12/m1  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
12.00  
15

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
  • Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
  
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  

Sources
Obtained from Lithium Production.  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff  
Claude François Geoffroy  

Discovery
In 1861  
In 1753  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
14

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
18
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
7
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
8
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Rubidium's main application is in the glass manufacturing.
  • Rubidium can very easily get ionized and hence it is used for ion engines, but it is still less efficient than that of Caesium.
  
  • Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
2.49 Blood/mg dm-3  
7
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3  
20

In Bone
5.00 p.p.m.  
13
0.20 p.p.m.  
27

Physical

Melting Point
38.89 °C  
99+
271.30 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
688.00 °C  
99+
1,560.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Grayish White  
Silver  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.30  
26
2.25  
16

Brinell Hardness
0.22 MPa  
99+
70.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
0.22 MPa  
99+
30.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
1,300.00 m/s  
99+
1,790.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.54  
35
2.50  
5

Reflectivity
52.00 %  
29
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Rb  
Bi  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29  
10
33  
6

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.82  
99+
2.02  
7

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.31  
99+
2.34  
3

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.67  
7

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.69  
99+
2.15  
8

Allen Electronegativity
0.71  
99+
2.01  
5

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.18  
3
1.98  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
35

2nd Energy Level
2,633.00 kJ/mol  
6
1,610.00 kJ/mol  
34

3rd Energy Level
3,860.00 kJ/mol  
11
2,466.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,080.00 kJ/mol  
28
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
38

5th Energy Level
6,850.00 kJ/mol  
31
5,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,140.00 kJ/mol  
31
8,520.00 kJ/mol  
29

7th Energy level
9,570.00 kJ/mol  
20
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
13,120.00 kJ/mol  
17
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
37

9th Energy Level
14,500.00 kJ/mol  
18
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
34

10th Energy Level
26,740.00 kJ/mol  
6
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
38

11th Energy Level
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
36

12th Energy Level
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
32

14th Energy Level
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
22

15th Energy Level
40,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,300.00 kJ/mol  
28

16th Energy Level
40,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,300.00 kJ/mol  
23

17th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
34

19th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
40

20th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
34

21st Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
12

22nd Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
28

23rd Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
10

24th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
27

25th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
29

26th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
28

27th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
29

28th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
34

29th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
35

30th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
703.00 kJ/mol  
29

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.19 g/amp-hr  
16
2.60 g/amp-hr  
23

Electron Work Function
2.16 eV  
99+
4.22 eV  
29

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
37  
99+
83  
33

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 5s1  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Rhombohedral (RHO)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
37  
99+
83  
33

Number of Neutrons
48  
99+
126  
19

Number of Electrons
37  
99+
83  
33

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
248.00 pm  
3
156.00 pm  
31

Covalent Radius
220.00 pm  
4
148.00 pm  
38

Van der Waals Radius
303.00 pm  
4
207.00 pm  
33

Atomic Weight
85.47 amu  
99+
208.98 amu  
29

Atomic Volume
55.90 cm3/mol  
3
21.30 cm3/mol  
23

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gallium
  
Lead
  

Next Element
Strontium
  
Polonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
9.47 (-eV)  
99+
41.90 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
558.50 pm  
11
667.40 pm  
2

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
28
1.86  
4

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.53 g/cm3  
99+
9.78 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.46 g/cm3  
99+
10.05 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
30.00 MPa  
99+
32.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
29

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
35
0.00 (Pa)  
24

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
2.50 GPa  
99+
12.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
2.50 GPa  
99+
31.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
2.40 GPa  
99+
32.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.37  
7
0.33  
11

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.53  
99+
9.79  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
20

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
36

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Semiconductor  

Resistivity
128.00 nΩ·m  
26
1.29 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.08 106/cm Ω  
29
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
46.90 kJ/mol  
29
91.20 kJ/mol  
13

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.36 J/(kg K)  
17
0.12 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
31.06 J/mol·K  
7
25.52 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
58.20 W/m·K  
26
7.97 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
2,093.00 K  
18
544.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
90.00 µm/(m·K)  
2
13.40 µm/(m·K)  
34

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
69.20 kJ/mol  
99+
151.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.19 kJ/mol  
99+
10.90 kJ/mol  
39

Enthalpy of Atomization
82.00 kJ/mol  
99+
207.10 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
76.80 J/mol.K  
5
56.70 J/mol.K  
32

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