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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ru
Ag
1.2 Group Number
811
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
55
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74401887440224
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00225.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  • It is the most reflective element.
  • Silver is the second most ductile metal after Gold.
  • It is also used in Dentistry as a dental alloys for clips and crowning.
2.2 Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus
Unknown
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1844
Before 5000 BC
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-7 %6 * 10-8 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %~0.0000001 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • 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.
  • Silver is mainly used for Jewelry and show piece.
  • It is used for manufacturing high quality mirrors due to its reflectivity property.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Medical Research
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Low Toxic
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
NA0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
NA0.44 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
2,250.00 °C961.93 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
3,900.00 °C2,212.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
6.502.50
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa251.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NA229.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
5,970.00 m/s2,680.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NA97.00 %
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Ru
Ag
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
2636
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
2.201.93
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA1.83
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.421.42
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA1.47
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.541.87
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
1.802.07
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol731.00 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/mol2,070.00 kJ/mol
Palladium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/mol3,361.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
NANA
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.26 g/amp-hr4.02 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.71 eV4.26 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
4447
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d7 5s1
[Kr] 4d10 5s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
4447
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
5761
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
4447
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
134.00 pm144.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
146.00 pm145.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm172.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
101.07 amu107.87 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol10.30 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)11.40 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
270.59 pm408.53 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58NA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
12.45 g/cm310.49 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.65 g/cm39.32 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
173.00 GPa30.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
220.00 GPa100.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
447.00 GPa83.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.300.37
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
12.4510.50
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NA0.00
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
71.00 nΩ·m15.87 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω0.63 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
101.30 kJ/mol125.60 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)0.24 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K25.35 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
117.00 W/m·K429.00 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)18.90 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
567.80 kJ/mol255.10 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
25.50 kJ/mol11.30 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
603.00 kJ/mol284.50 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
28.50 J/mol.K42.60 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1