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Rubidium vs Copper


Copper vs Rubidium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Rb  
Cu  

Group Number
1  
17
11  
7

Period Number
5  
4  

Block
s block  
d block  

Element Family
Alkali  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440177  
99+
7440508  
37

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
225.00  
3

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.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

Sources
Obtained from Lithium Production.  
Found in Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff  
-  

Discovery
In 1861  
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
13

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
17
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
19
0.01 %  
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
18
0.01 %  
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
7
0.00 %  
8

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
8
0.00 %  
10

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.
  
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes  
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
Yes  

In Blood
2.49 Blood/mg dm-3  
7
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8

In Bone
5.00 p.p.m.  
13
26.00 p.p.m.  
12

Physical

Melting Point
38.89 °C  
99+
1,084.62 °C  
40

Boiling Point
688.00 °C  
99+
2,562.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Grayish White  
Copper  

Luster
-  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.30  
26
3.00  
13

Brinell Hardness
0.22 MPa  
99+
235.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
0.22 MPa  
99+
343.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
1,300.00 m/s  
99+
3,810.00 m/s  
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.54  
35
1.10  
99+

Reflectivity
52.00 %  
29
90.00 %  
4

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Rb  
Cu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29  
10
29  
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.82  
99+
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.31  
99+
1.98  
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.89  
99+
1.75  
4

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.69  
99+
1.49  
27

Allen Electronegativity
0.71  
99+
1.85  
12

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.18  
3
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
22

2nd Energy Level
2,633.00 kJ/mol  
6
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15

3rd Energy Level
3,860.00 kJ/mol  
11
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15

4th Energy Level
5,080.00 kJ/mol  
28
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21

5th Energy Level
6,850.00 kJ/mol  
31
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17

6th Energy Level
8,140.00 kJ/mol  
31
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16

7th Energy level
9,570.00 kJ/mol  
20
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7

8th Energy Level
13,120.00 kJ/mol  
17
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

9th Energy Level
14,500.00 kJ/mol  
18
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9

10th Energy Level
26,740.00 kJ/mol  
6
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11

11th Energy Level
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13

12th Energy Level
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27

13th Energy Level
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6

14th Energy Level
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7

15th Energy Level
40,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
40,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12

18th Energy Level
4,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10

19th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11

20th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2

21st Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2

22nd Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1

23rd Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1

24th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

25th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

26th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

27th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
18

28th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
24

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

30th Energy Level
403.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.19 g/amp-hr  
16
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
2.16 eV  
99+
4.65 eV  
16

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
37  
99+
29  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 5s1  
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
37  
99+
29  
99+

Number of Neutrons
48  
99+
35  
99+

Number of Electrons
37  
99+
29  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
248.00 pm  
3
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
220.00 pm  
4
132.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
303.00 pm  
4
140.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
85.47 amu  
99+
63.55 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
55.90 cm3/mol  
3
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gallium
  
Nickel
  

Next Element
Strontium
  
Zinc
  

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

Lattice Constant
558.50 pm  
11
361.49 pm  
39

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
28
1.28  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
30.00 MPa  
99+
210.00 MPa  
19

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
1.53 (Pa)  
8

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
35
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
2.50 GPa  
99+
48.00 GPa  
15

Bulk Modulus
2.50 GPa  
99+
140.00 GPa  
12

Young's Modulus
2.40 GPa  
99+
120.00 GPa  
19

Poisson Ratio
0.37  
7
0.34  
10

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
1.53  
99+
8.89  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
11
0.00 H/m  
19

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
31

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.08 106/cm Ω  
29
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2

Electron Affinity
46.90 kJ/mol  
29
222.80 kJ/mol  
1

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.36 J/(kg K)  
17
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15

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

Thermal Conductivity
58.20 W/m·K  
26
401.00 W/m·K  
2

Critical Temperature
2,093.00 K  
18
1,358.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
90.00 µm/(m·K)  
2
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.19 kJ/mol  
99+
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
82.00 kJ/mol  
99+
338.90 kJ/mol  
39

Standard Molar Entropy
76.80 J/mol.K  
5
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+

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