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Ruthenium vs Aluminium


Aluminium vs Ruthenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ru   
Al   

Group Number
8   
10
13   
5

Period Number
5   
3   

Block
d block   
p block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440188   
99+
7429905   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  

Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining   
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1844   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-7 %   
20
5 * 10-3 %   
5

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %   
22
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
26
0.91 %   
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
8.10 %   
1

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
10

Uses

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.
  
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
Medical Research   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3   
9

In Bone
Not Available   
27.00 p.p.m.   
11

Physical Properties

Melting Point
2,250.00 °C   
8
660.37 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,900.00 °C   
14
2,467.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.50   
5
2.75   
13

Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa   
3
160.00 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
160.00 MPa   
35

Speed of Sound
5,970.00 m/s   
4
5,000.00 m/s   
10

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
71.00 %   
10

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
Ru   
Al   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26   
13
11   
27

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20   
4
1.61   
22

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.71   
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42   
18
1.47   
14

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.83   
8

Allen Electronegativity
1.54   
25
1.61   
20

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80   
99+
2.39   
32

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol   
32
577.50 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/mol   
99+
1,816.70 kJ/mol   
19

3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/mol   
37
2,744.80 kJ/mol   
38

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
11,577.00 kJ/mol   
3

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
14,842.00 kJ/mol   
2

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
18,379.00 kJ/mol   
2

7th Energy level
Not Available   
23,326.00 kJ/mol   
2

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
27,465.00 kJ/mol   
2

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
31,853.00 kJ/mol   
2

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
38,473.00 kJ/mol   
4

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
42,647.00 kJ/mol   
5

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.26 g/amp-hr   
99+
0.34 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
4.71 eV   
9
4.28 eV   
19

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
44   
99+
13   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d7 5s1   
[Ne] 3s2 3p1   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
44   
99+
13   
99+

Number of Neutrons
57   
99+
14   
99+

Number of Electrons
44   
99+
13   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm   
99+
143.00 pm   
37

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm   
38
121.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
184.00 pm   
34

Atomic Weight
101.07 amu   
99+
26.98 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol   
99+
10.00 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Technetium
  
Magnesium
  

Next Element
Rhodium
  
Potassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)   
22
80.70 (-eV)   
17

Lattice Constant
270.59 pm   
99+
404.95 pm   
22

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58   
11
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.45 g/cm3   
27
2.70 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.65 g/cm3   
16
2.38 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
40.00 MPa   
19

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
18

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
23
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
173.00 GPa   
4
26.00 GPa   
29

Bulk Modulus
220.00 GPa   
7
76.00 GPa   
18

Young's Modulus
447.00 GPa   
3
70.00 GPa   
28

Poisson Ratio
0.30   
14
0.35   
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.45   
19
2.72   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
0.00 H/m   
4

Susceptibility
Not Available   
0.00   
3

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
71.00 nΩ·m   
38
28.20 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω   
16
0.38 106/cm Ω   
4

Electron Affinity
101.30 kJ/mol   
10
42.50 kJ/mol   
26

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)   
24
0.90 J/(kg K)   
5

Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K   
99+
24.20 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
117.00 W/m·K   
13
237.00 W/m·K   
4

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)   
99+
23.10 µm/(m·K)   
17

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
567.80 kJ/mol   
10
293.70 kJ/mol   
31

Enthalpy of Fusion
25.50 kJ/mol   
7
10.67 kJ/mol   
35

Enthalpy of Atomization
603.00 kJ/mol   
9
322.20 kJ/mol   
31

Standard Molar Entropy
28.50 J/mol.K   
99+
28.30 J/mol.K   
99+

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