Symbol
Ru
  
Lu
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
5
  
6
  
Block
d block
  
f block
  
Element Family
Transition Metal
  
Lanthanide
  
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
  
P63/mmc
  
Interesting Facts
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  
- Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
- Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus
  
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach
  
Discovery
In 1844
  
In 1906
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %
  
22
~0.0000001 %
  
26
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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.
  
- Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
Medical Research
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
Alloys
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic
  
Low Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
No
  
No
  
Melting Point
1,652.00 °C
  
19
Boiling Point
3,900.00 °C
  
14
3,402.00 °C
  
19
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silvery White
  
Silvery White
  
Luster
Metallic
  
Metallic
  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa
  
3
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
1,160.00 MPa
  
8
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 Formula
Ru
  
Lu
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol
  
32
523.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,340.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/mol
  
37
2,022.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
4th Energy Level
Not Available
  
4,370.00 kJ/mol
  
28
5th Energy Level
Not Available
  
6,445.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.26 g/amp-hr
  
99+
2.18 g/amp-hr
  
23
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
  
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
  
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d7 5s1
  
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1
  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
  
Crystal Lattice
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Weight
101.07 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol
  
99+
17.78 cm3/mol
  
30
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)
  
22
50.90 (-eV)
  
26
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
12.45 g/cm3
  
27
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.65 g/cm3
  
16
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
  
NA
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor
  
Conductor
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω
  
16
0.02 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
101.30 kJ/mol
  
10
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)
  
24
0.15 J/(kg K)
  
36
Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K
  
99+
26.86 J/mol·K
  
24
Thermal Conductivity
117.00 W/m·K
  
13
16.40 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
9.90 µm/(m·K)
  
40
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
567.80 kJ/mol
  
10
355.90 kJ/mol
  
22
Enthalpy of Fusion
25.50 kJ/mol
  
7
18.70 kJ/mol
  
13
Enthalpy of Atomization
603.00 kJ/mol
  
9
398.00 kJ/mol
  
20
Standard Molar Entropy
28.50 J/mol.K
  
99+
51.00 J/mol.K
  
30