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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Ru
Po
1.2 Group Number
816
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
56
Lithium
2 7
1.5 Block
d block
p block
1.6 Element Family
Transition Metal
Post-​Transition
1.7 CAS Number
74401887440086
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.9 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Pm-3m
1.10 Space Group Number
194.00221.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  • Polonium was the first radioactive element to be discovered.
  • Polonium element and its compounds are highly radioactive.
  • Its alloy with Beryllium provides source of neutrons.
2.2 Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
Mining, Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus
Pierre Curie and Marie Curie
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1844
In 1898
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-7 %NA
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
3.2.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %~-9999 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
3.3.2 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %NA
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.3.3 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %NA
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.3.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
3.3.7 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 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.
  • Polonium metal has different Allotropes, it is used in antistatic devices and for research purpose.
  • A 1 gram of Polonium can reach a temperature of 500°C, hence it is used as a heat source for space equipment.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
Medical Research
NA
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Low Toxic
Highly Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
NA0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
4.2.4 In Bone
NA0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
2,250.00 °C254.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
5.3 Boiling Point
3,900.00 °C962.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
5.5 Appearance
5.5.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.5.2 Color
Silvery White
Silver
5.5.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
5.6 Hardness
5.6.1 Mohs Hardness
6.50NA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
5.6.4 Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPaNA
Cesium
0.14 3490
5.6.6 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium
121 3430
5.7 Speed of Sound
5,970.00 m/sNA
Thallium
818 16200
5.8 Optical Properties
5.8.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
5.8.3 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
5.9 Allotropes
5.9.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
α-polonium
5.9.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
β-polonium
5.9.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6 Chemical
6.1 Chemical Formula
Ru
Po
6.2 Isotopes
6.2.1 Known Isotopes
2629
Tennessine
0 38
6.3 Electronegativity
6.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
2.202.00
Francium
0.7 2.54
6.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
6.3.4 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.421.76
Cesium
0.86 1.82
6.3.6 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA2.48
Cesium
0.62 2.48
6.3.7 Allen Electronegativity
1.542.19
Cesium
0.659 2.7
6.4 Electropositivity
6.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
1.802.00
Gold
1.46 3.3
6.5 Ionization Energies
6.5.1 1st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol812.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
6.5.3 2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/molNA
Palladium
710.2162 28750
6.5.5 3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/molNA
Osmium
1600 34230
6.5.7 4th Energy Level
NANA
Thorium
2780 37066
6.5.9 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
6.5.11 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
6.5.13 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
6.5.15 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
6.5.17 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
6.5.19 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
6.5.21 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
6.5.23 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
6.5.26 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
6.5.28 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
6.5.30 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
6.6.1 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
6.6.2 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
6.7.1 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
7.1.1 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
7.1.2 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
7.4.2 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
7.4.3 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
7.4.4 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
7.4.6 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
7.4.7 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
7.4.9 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
7.4.10 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
7.5.2 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
7.5.3 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
7.5.5 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
7.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.26 g/amp-hr3.90 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
7.8 Electron Work Function
4.71 eVNA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
7.9 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
8 Atomic
8.1 Atomic Number
4484
Lithium
3 117
8.3 Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d7 5s1
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4
8.4 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Monoclinic (MON)
8.4.1 Crystal Lattice
8.5 Atom
8.5.1 Number of Protons
4484
Lithium
3 117
8.7.1 Number of Neutrons
57125
Lithium
4 184
8.8.1 Number of Electrons
4484
Lithium
3 117
8.11 Radius of an Atom
8.11.1 Atomic Radius
134.00 pm168.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
9.1.2 Covalent Radius
146.00 pm140.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
9.1.4 Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm197.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
9.2 Atomic Weight
101.07 amu209.00 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
9.4 Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol22.23 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
9.7 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.7.1 Previous Element
9.7.2 Next Element
9.8 Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)NA
Francium
8 392.42
9.9 Lattice Constant
270.59 pm335.90 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
9.10 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
9.11 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58NA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
12.45 g/cm39.20 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
10.1.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.65 g/cm39.40 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
10.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
10.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
10.4 Vapor Pressure
10.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
10.5.1 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
11.2 Elasticity properties
11.2.1 Shear Modulus
173.00 GPaNA
Potassium
1.3 222
11.2.4 Bulk Modulus
220.00 GPaNA
Cesium
1.6 462
11.2.6 Young's Modulus
447.00 GPaNA
Cesium
1.7 528
11.4 Poisson Ratio
0.30NA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
11.5 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
NA
12 Magnetic
12.1 Magnetic Characteristics
12.1.1 Specific Gravity
12.459.32
Lithium
0.53 4500
12.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Nonmagnetic
12.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
12.1.5 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
12.2 Electrical Properties
12.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
12.2.2 Resistivity
71.00 nΩ·m0.40 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
13.1.1 Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω0.02 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
13.2.1 Electron Affinity
101.30 kJ/mol183.30 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
14 Thermal
14.1 Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)0.12 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
14.3 Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K26.40 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
14.4 Thermal Conductivity
117.00 W/m·K20.00 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
14.6 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
14.8 Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)23.50 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
14.9 Enthalpy
14.9.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
567.80 kJ/mol60.30 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
14.9.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
25.50 kJ/mol13.00 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
14.9.4 Enthalpy of Atomization
603.00 kJ/mol134.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
14.11 Standard Molar Entropy
28.50 J/mol.KNA
Beryllium
9.5 198.1