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Ruthenium vs Sodium


Sodium vs Ruthenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ru  
-  

Group Number
8  
10
1  
17

Period Number
5  
3  

Block
d block  
s block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Alkali  

CAS Number
7440188  
99+
7440235  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
229.00  
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  
  • At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
  • The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
  

Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining  
By Electrolysis Process, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus  
Humphry Davy  

Discovery
In 1844  
In 1807  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
7

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
6

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
26
0.55 %  
6

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
2.30 %  
5

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
38
1.10 %  
1

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.14 %  
4

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.
  
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Medical Research  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
1

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
10,000.00 p.p.m.  
2

Physical

Melting Point
2,250.00 °C  
8
97.72 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
3,900.00 °C  
14
883.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.50  
5
0.50  
24

Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa  
3
0.69 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa  
14
0.69 MPa  
99+

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

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.60  
4
1.33  
99+

Reflectivity
6.00 %  
38
53.00 %  
28

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ru  
-  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
17  
22

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
0.93  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
0.56  
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.01  
36

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
0.91  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.54  
28
0.87  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
3.07  
6

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
32
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+
4,562.00 kJ/mol  
4

3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38
6,910.30 kJ/mol  
6

4th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12
9,543.00 kJ/mol  
5

5th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27
13,354.00 kJ/mol  
4

6th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,613.00 kJ/mol  
4

7th Energy level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37
20,117.00 kJ/mol  
4

8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25,496.00 kJ/mol  
4

9th Energy Level
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
28,932.00 kJ/mol  
4

10th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
141,362.00 kJ/mol  
2

11th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32
159,076.00 kJ/mol  
2

12th Energy Level
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
99+
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21
49,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

18th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
31
4,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

23rd Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

27th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
30
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
31
495.80 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.26 g/amp-hr  
99+
0.86 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.71 eV  
14
2.75 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
44  
99+
11  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  
[Ne] 3s1  

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

Crystal Lattice
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
44  
99+
11  
99+

Number of Neutrons
57  
99+
12  
99+

Number of Electrons
44  
99+
11  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
186.00 pm  
11

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
40
166.00 pm  
29

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
227.00 pm  
26

Atomic Weight
101.07 amu  
99+
22.99 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+
23.70 cm3/mol  
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Beryllium
  

Next Element
Rhodium
  
Magnesium
  

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

Lattice Constant
270.59 pm  
99+
429.06 pm  
22

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
33
1.01  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.45 g/cm3  
29
0.97 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.65 g/cm3  
37
0.93 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
10.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
5

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
3.30 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
220.00 GPa  
7
6.30 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
447.00 GPa  
3
10.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.45  
31
0.97  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
6

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
18
0.21 106/cm Ω  
9

Electron Affinity
101.30 kJ/mol  
11
52.80 kJ/mol  
24

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
24
1.23 J/(kg K)  
3

Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+
28.23 J/mol·K  
13

Thermal Conductivity
117.00 W/m·K  
13
142.00 W/m·K  
11

Critical Temperature
2,607.00 K  
9
2,573.00 K  
10

Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+
71.00 µm/(m·K)  
4

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
25.50 kJ/mol  
7
2.59 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
603.00 kJ/mol  
10
108.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
28.50 J/mol.K  
99+
51.30 J/mol.K  
39

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