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Ruthenium vs Sodium


Sodium vs Ruthenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ru   
Na   

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   
5
229.00   
1

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
4 * 10-7 %   
20
2 * 10-3 %   
6

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %   
22
~0.004 %   
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
Not Available   
0.14 %   
3

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
Not Available   
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
1

In Bone
Not Available   
10,000.00 p.p.m.   
2

Physical Properties

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   
22

Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa   
3
0.69 MPa   
99+

Speed of Sound
5,970.00 m/s   
4
3,200.00 m/s   
24

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Ru   
Na   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26   
13
17   
22

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20   
4
0.93   
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.56   
30

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42   
18
1.01   
35

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
0.91   
21

Allen Electronegativity
1.54   
25
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   
37
6,910.30 kJ/mol   
6

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
9,543.00 kJ/mol   
5

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
13,354.00 kJ/mol   
4

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
16,613.00 kJ/mol   
4

7th Energy level
Not Available   
20,117.00 kJ/mol   
4

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
25,496.00 kJ/mol   
4

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
28,932.00 kJ/mol   
4

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
141,362.00 kJ/mol   
2

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
159,076.00 kJ/mol   
2

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

Electron Work Function
4.71 eV   
9
2.75 eV   
40

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

Atomic Properties

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   
9

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm   
38
166.00 pm   
27

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
227.00 pm   
21

Atomic Weight
101.07 amu   
99+
22.99 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol   
99+
23.70 cm3/mol   
10

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

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Technetium
  
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Next Element
Rhodium
  
Magnesium
  

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

Lattice Constant
270.59 pm   
99+
429.06 pm   
19

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58   
11
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
12.45 g/cm3   
27
0.97 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.65 g/cm3   
16
0.93 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
23
Not Available   

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
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.45   
19
0.97   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω   
16
0.21 106/cm Ω   
9

Electron Affinity
101.30 kJ/mol   
10
52.80 kJ/mol   
19

Thermal Properties

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   
10

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
2,573.00 K   
2

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
567.80 kJ/mol   
10
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   
9
108.40 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
28.50 J/mol.K   
99+
51.30 J/mol.K   
28

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