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Ruthenium vs Livermorium


Livermorium vs Ruthenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ru  
Lv  

Group Number
8  
10
16  
2

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
d block  
p block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Probably Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440188  
99+
54100719  
3

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.
  
Livermorium was first synthesized in 2000 by a joint Russian-American research team.  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1844  
In 2000  

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 Livermorium 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  
31

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.50 p.p.m.  
22

Physical

Melting Point
2,250.00 °C  
8
-  

Boiling Point
3,900.00 °C  
14
3,500.00 °C  
18

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.50  
5
-  

Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa  
3
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa  
14
400.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
5,970.00 m/s  
7
4,600.00 m/s  
21

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.60  
4
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
6.00 %  
38
66.00 %  
17

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ru  
Lv  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.90  
1

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
1.54  
28
1.90  
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
32
723.60 kJ/mol  
28

2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+
1,331.50 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38
2,846.30 kJ/mol  
35

4th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12
3,811.20 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27
6,078.60 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
38

8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
34

9th Energy Level
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
31

10th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32
6,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
30

14th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,168.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25
70,900.00 kJ/mol  
26

16th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21
58,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
23

18th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
31
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
32

19th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
38
1,169.70 kJ/mol  
13

20th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
32
870.00 kJ/mol  
15

21st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
26
370.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

24th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
548.90 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
26
709.00 kJ/mol  
27

26th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
709.00 kJ/mol  
26

27th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
709.00 kJ/mol  
26

28th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
30
709.00 kJ/mol  
31

29th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
31
709.00 kJ/mol  
32

30th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
25
709.00 kJ/mol  
26

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  
Chemical Stability, Ionization  

Atomic

Atomic Number
44  
99+
116  
2

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Livermorium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
44  
99+
116  
2

Number of Neutrons
57  
99+
160  
5

Number of Electrons
44  
99+
116  
2

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
183.00 pm  
12

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
40
183.00 pm  
22

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
101.07 amu  
99+
293.00 amu  
2

Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+
22.90 cm3/mol  
16

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Moscovium
  

Next Element
Rhodium
  
No Next Element  

Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)  
22
0.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
270.59 pm  
99+
362.15 pm  
36

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
33
1.60  
22

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.45 g/cm3  
29
12.90 g/cm3  
28

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.65 g/cm3  
37
12.90 g/cm3  
30

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
23
0.00 (Pa)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
173.00 GPa  
4
28.50 GPa  
30

Bulk Modulus
220.00 GPa  
7
42.00 GPa  
34

Young's Modulus
447.00 GPa  
3
12.50 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.45  
31
12.00  
34

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
18
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
101.30 kJ/mol  
11
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
24
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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+
9.70 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
567.80 kJ/mol  
13
722.00 kJ/mol  
3

Enthalpy of Fusion
25.50 kJ/mol  
7
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
603.00 kJ/mol  
10
380.50 kJ/mol  
32

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

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