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Ruthenium vs Seaborgium


Seaborgium vs Ruthenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ru  
Sg  

Group Number
8  
10
6  
12

Period Number
5  
7  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440188  
99+
54038812  
9

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.
  
  • Seaborgium most stable isotope is Sg and it has 2.1 min of half- life.
  • And other isotopes of Seaborgium have half-lives as short as 3 ms.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1844  
In 1974  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
22
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
26
-  

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 Seaborgium 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  
27

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
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa  
3
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa  
14
520.00 MPa  
33

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  
Sg  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
9  
29

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
0.00  
99+

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
1.90  
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
32
757.40 kJ/mol  
21

2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+
1,732.90 kJ/mol  
29

3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38
2,483.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12
3,415.60 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27
4,561.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,715.80 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,710.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32
6,600.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

13th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25
54,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27

17th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
31
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
38
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
32
579.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14

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

23rd Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
5,790.00 kJ/mol  
22

24th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
971.00 kJ/mol  
4

25th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
26
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
579.10 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
870.00 kJ/mol  
7

28th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
30
870.00 kJ/mol  
10

29th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
31
761.90 kJ/mol  
21

30th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
25
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.26 g/amp-hr  
99+
3.20 g/amp-hr  
14

Electron Work Function
4.71 eV  
14
6.00 eV  
1

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
44  
99+
106  
12

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

Crystal Lattice
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BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
44  
99+
106  
12

Number of Neutrons
57  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
44  
99+
106  
12

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
132.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
40
143.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
230.00 pm  
24

Atomic Weight
101.07 amu  
99+
269.00 amu  
9

Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+
35.00 cm3/mol  
8

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Dubnium
  

Next Element
Rhodium
  
Bohrium
  

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

Lattice Constant
270.59 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
33
1.36  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.45 g/cm3  
29
35.00 g/cm3  
4

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.65 g/cm3  
37
35.00 g/cm3  
4

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
30.00 MPa  
99+

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
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
220.00 GPa  
7
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
447.00 GPa  
3
12.60 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.45  
31
35.00  
6

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
7

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
71.00 nΩ·m  
38
0.38 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
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19

Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+
35.00 J/mol·K  
5

Thermal Conductivity
117.00 W/m·K  
13
0.14 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
2,607.00 K  
9
1,200.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
567.80 kJ/mol  
13
585.00 kJ/mol  
10

Enthalpy of Fusion
25.50 kJ/mol  
7
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
603.00 kJ/mol  
10
650.00 kJ/mol  
8

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

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