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Ruthenium vs Hassium


Hassium vs Ruthenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ru  
Hs  

Group Number
8  
10
8  
10

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440188  
99+
54037579  
11

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Not Available  

Space Group Number
194.00  
5
Not Available  

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  
  • Hassium metals rate of decay is very high.
  • Hassium metals 1st sample was synthesized through a nuclear reaction.
  

Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1844  
In 1984  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-7 %  
20
Not Available  

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %  
22
~-9999 %  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
26
Not Available  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
Not Available  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
38
Not Available  

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 Hassium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

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

Medical Uses
Medical Research  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Unknown  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
Not Available  
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
Not Available  
0.00 p.p.m.  
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
2,250.00 °C  
8
Not Available  

Boiling Point
3,900.00 °C  
14
Not Available  

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silver  

Luster
Metallic  
NA  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.50  
5
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa  
3
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
5,970.00 m/s  
4
Not Available  

Optical Properties
  
  

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  
Hs  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
7  
31

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
4
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
18
Not Available  

Allen Electronegativity
1.54  
25
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
Not Available  

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
32
733.30 kJ/mol  
26

2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+
1,756.00 kJ/mol  
24

3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
37
2,827.00 kJ/mol  
36

4th Energy Level
Not Available  
3,637.50 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
Not Available  
4,940.00 kJ/mol  
34

6th Energy Level
Not Available  
6,175.10 kJ/mol  
23

7th Energy level
Not Available  
7,535.50 kJ/mol  
21

8th Energy Level
Not Available  
8,857.40 kJ/mol  
20

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.26 g/amp-hr  
99+
Not Available  

Electron Work Function
4.71 eV  
9
Not Available  

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
44  
99+
108  
10

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d6 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
44  
99+
108  
10

Number of Neutrons
57  
99+
158  
6

Number of Electrons
44  
99+
108  
10

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
126.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
38
134.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
28
Not Available  

Atomic Weight
101.07 amu  
99+
269.00 amu  
9

Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Bohrium
  

Next Element
Rhodium
  

Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)  
22
Not Available  

Lattice Constant
270.59 pm  
99+
Not Available  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
NA  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
11
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.45 g/cm3  
27
40.70 g/cm3  
1

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.65 g/cm3  
16
Not Available  

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
173.00 GPa  
4
Not Available  

Bulk Modulus
220.00 GPa  
7
Not Available  

Young's Modulus
447.00 GPa  
3
Not Available  

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Unknown  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.45  
19
Not Available  

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Unknown  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Unknown  

Resistivity
71.00 nΩ·m  
38
Not Available  

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
16
Not Available  

Electron Affinity
101.30 kJ/mol  
10
Not Available  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
24
Not Available  

Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+
Not Available  

Thermal Conductivity
117.00 W/m·K  
13
Not Available  

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Not Available  

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
567.80 kJ/mol  
10
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Fusion
25.50 kJ/mol  
7
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Atomization
603.00 kJ/mol  
9
Not Available  

Standard Molar Entropy
28.50 J/mol.K  
99+
Not Available  

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