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Ruthenium vs Meitnerium


Meitnerium vs Ruthenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ru  
Mt  

Group Number
8  
10
9  
9

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Probably Transition  

CAS Number
7440188  
99+
54038016  
10

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.
  
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.  

Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1844  
In 1982  

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 Meitnerium 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  
-  

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
-  

Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa  
3
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa  
14
350.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
5,970.00 m/s  
7
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.60  
4
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
6.00 %  
38
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ru  
Mt  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
4  
33

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.30  
33

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
800.80 kJ/mol  
15

2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+
1,823.60 kJ/mol  
18

3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38
2,904.20 kJ/mol  
31

4th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12
3,859.40 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27
4,920.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
34

7th Energy level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

9th Energy Level
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36

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

11th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32
6,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

13th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

14th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,156.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25
80,000.00 kJ/mol  
17

16th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39

17th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
20

18th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
31
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
23

19th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
38
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
17

20th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
32
850.00 kJ/mol  
18

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

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

23rd Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

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

25th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
26
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

26th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

27th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
800.00 kJ/mol  
12

28th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
30
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

29th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
31
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

30th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
25
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

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+
109  
9

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

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
44  
99+
109  
9

Number of Neutrons
57  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
44  
99+
109  
9

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
122.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
40
129.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
260.00 pm  
9

Atomic Weight
101.07 amu  
99+
278.00 amu  
7

Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+
20.20 cm3/mol  
30

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Hassium
  

Next Element
Rhodium
  

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

Lattice Constant
270.59 pm  
99+
0.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
33
1.59  
27

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.45 g/cm3  
29
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.65 g/cm3  
37
37.40 g/cm3  
2

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)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
173.00 GPa  
4
35.00 GPa  
21

Bulk Modulus
220.00 GPa  
7
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
447.00 GPa  
3
13.50 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.45  
31
37.40  
4

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
12

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
71.00 nΩ·m  
38
0.35 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
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

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+
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
567.80 kJ/mol  
13
110.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
25.50 kJ/mol  
7
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
603.00 kJ/mol  
10
350.20 kJ/mol  
37

Standard Molar Entropy
28.50 J/mol.K  
99+
63.80 J/mol.K  
22

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