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Rubidium Palladium Comparison


Palladium Rubidium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Rb   
Pd   

Group Number
1   
17
10   
8

Period Number
5   
5   

Block
s block   
d block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440177   
99+
7440053   
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
225.00   
2

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.
  
  • 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
  

Sources
Obtained from Lithium Production.   
Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   
William Hyde Wollaston   

Discovery
In 1861   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.000003 %   
17
~0.0000003 %   
24

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
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
7
Not Available   

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes   
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
2.49 Blood/mg dm-3   
7
Not Available   

In Bone
5.00 p.p.m.   
13
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
38.89 °C   
99+
1,554.90 °C   
22

Boiling Point
688.00 °C   
99+
2,963.00 °C   
33

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Grayish White   
Silver   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.30   
24
4.75   
9

Brinell Hardness
0.22 MPa   
99+
320.00 MPa   
33

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
121.00 MPa   
36

Speed of Sound
1,300.00 m/s   
99+
3,070.00 m/s   
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
Not Available   
1.72   
1

Reflectivity
Not Available   
84.00 %   
4

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Rb   
Pd   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
38   
1

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.82   
99+
2.20   
4

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.31   
32
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.89   
40
1.35   
21

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.69   
24
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.71   
99+
1.59   
22

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.18   
3
1.80   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol   
99+
520.23 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
2,633.00 kJ/mol   
6
7,298.22 kJ/mol   
2

3rd Energy Level
3,860.00 kJ/mol   
11
11,815.13 kJ/mol   
3

4th Energy Level
5,080.00 kJ/mol   
18
Not Available   

5th Energy Level
6,850.00 kJ/mol   
19
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
8,140.00 kJ/mol   
20
Not Available   

7th Energy level
9,570.00 kJ/mol   
20
Not Available   

8th Energy Level
13,120.00 kJ/mol   
17
Not Available   

9th Energy Level
14,500.00 kJ/mol   
18
Not Available   

10th Energy Level
26,740.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.19 g/amp-hr   
14
1.99 g/amp-hr   
30

Electron Work Function
2.16 eV   
99+
5.12 eV   
3

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
37   
99+
46   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 5s1   
[Kr] 4d10   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Palladium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
37   
99+
46   
99+

Number of Neutrons
48   
99+
60   
99+

Number of Electrons
37   
99+
46   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
248.00 pm   
2
137.00 pm   
40

Covalent Radius
220.00 pm   
4
139.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
303.00 pm   
3
163.00 pm   
40

Atomic Weight
85.47 amu   
99+
106.42 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
55.90 cm3/mol   
2
8.90 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Gallium
  
Rhodium
  

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Strontium
  
Silver
  

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

Lattice Constant
558.50 pm   
10
389.07 pm   
25

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
1.53 g/cm3   
99+
12.02 g/cm3   
29

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.46 g/cm3   
99+
10.38 g/cm3   
17

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
27

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
44.00 GPa   
17

Bulk Modulus
2.50 GPa   
99+
180.00 GPa   
9

Young's Modulus
2.40 GPa   
99+
121.00 GPa   
16

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.39   
5

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile   
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.53   
99+
12.02   
21

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
128.00 nΩ·m   
26
105.40 nΩ·m   
29

Electrical Conductivity
0.08 106/cm Ω   
24
0.10 106/cm Ω   
22

Electron Affinity
46.90 kJ/mol   
24
54.23 kJ/mol   
17

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.36 J/(kg K)   
17
0.24 J/(kg K)   
23

Molar Heat Capacity
31.06 J/mol·K   
5
25.98 J/mol·K   
33

Thermal Conductivity
58.20 W/m·K   
26
71.80 W/m·K   
23

Critical Temperature
2,093.00 K   
4
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
90.00 µm/(m·K)   
2
11.80 µm/(m·K)   
33

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
69.20 kJ/mol   
99+
376.60 kJ/mol   
19

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.19 kJ/mol   
99+
16.74 kJ/mol   
18

Enthalpy of Atomization
82.00 kJ/mol   
99+
393.30 kJ/mol   
22

Standard Molar Entropy
76.80 J/mol.K   
5
37.60 J/mol.K   
40

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