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Ruthenium vs Dubnium

Ruthenium
Dubnium
Dubnium vs Ruthenium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Ru  
Db  
Group Number
8  
10
5  
13
Period Number
5  
7  
Block
d block  
d block  
Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  
CAS Number
7440188  
99+
53850354  
14
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
166.00  
9
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  
Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Discovery
In 1844  
In 1968  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
40
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
22
-  
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
-  
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
38
-  
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  
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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  
Medical Uses
Medical Research  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic  
-  
Present in Human Body
No  
No  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
Physical
Melting Point
2,250.00 °C  
8
-  
Boiling Point
3,900.00 °C  
14
0.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery White  
-  
Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
6.50  
5
6.00  
6
Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa  
3
330.00 MPa  
38
Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa  
14
400.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
5,970.00 m/s  
7
2,680.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
2.60  
4
1.20  
99+
Reflectivity
6.00 %  
38
55.00 %  
27
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Ru  
Db  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
26  
13
10  
28
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
2.20  
5
Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.30  
25
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.30  
25
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.10  
99+
Allen Electronegativity
1.54  
28
1.30  
40
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.00  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
32
664.80 kJ/mol  
38
2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
39
3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12
3,298.80 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
7th Energy level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
8,830.00 kJ/mol  
22
11th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
88,300.00 kJ/mol  
2
13th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29
4,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,129.00 kJ/mol  
19
18th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
31
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
38
1,094.90 kJ/mol  
18
20th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
32
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
883.00 kJ/mol  
36
22nd Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
26
330.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
33
24th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
528.30 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
26
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
30
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
3
29th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
31
1,094.00 kJ/mol  
5
30th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
25
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.26 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
Electron Work Function
4.71 eV  
14
4.90 eV  
12
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Atomic
Atomic Number
44  
99+
105  
13
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Crystal Lattice
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
44  
99+
105  
13
Number of Neutrons
57  
99+
157  
8
Number of Electrons
44  
99+
105  
13
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
139.00 pm  
99+
Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
40
149.00 pm  
37
Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
0.00 pm  
99+
Atomic Weight
101.07 amu  
99+
268.00 amu  
10
Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+
22.80 cm3/mol  
17
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Technetium
  
Rutherfordium
  
Next Element
Rhodium
  
Seaborgium
  
Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)  
22
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
270.59 pm  
99+
-  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
33
1.63  
14
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
12.45 g/cm3  
29
29.30 g/cm3  
5
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.65 g/cm3  
37
29.30 g/cm3  
6
Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
0.10 MPa  
99+
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
23
0.00 (Pa)  
30
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
173.00 GPa  
4
34.00 GPa  
22
Bulk Modulus
220.00 GPa  
7
39.00 GPa  
39
Young's Modulus
447.00 GPa  
3
0.00 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.39  
5
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
12.45  
31
39.00  
3
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  
Resistivity
71.00 nΩ·m  
38
6.80 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
18
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
101.30 kJ/mol  
11
-  
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
24
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+
29.30 J/mol·K  
11
Thermal Conductivity
117.00 W/m·K  
13
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
2,607.00 K  
9
1,323.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.20 µm/(m·K)  
37
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
567.80 kJ/mol  
13
289.70 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
25.50 kJ/mol  
7
-  
Enthalpy of Atomization
603.00 kJ/mol  
10
-  
Standard Molar Entropy
28.50 J/mol.K  
99+
55.00 J/mol.K  
34
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