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Ruthenium vs Tin


Tin
Tin vs Ruthenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ru  
Sn  

Group Number
8  
10
14  
4

Period Number
5  
5  

Block
d block  
p block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440188  
99+
7440315  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
I41/amd  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
141.00  
10

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus  
-  

Discovery
In 1844  
Before 3500 BC  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
38
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
15

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.
  
  • Tin-niobium alloy is used for producing superconducting magnets.
  • Tin salt known as a tin II chloride, it is used as a mordant and as a reducing agent for dyeing calico and silk.
  

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

Medical Uses
Medical Research  
Dentistry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.38 Blood/mg dm-3  
10

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
1.40 p.p.m.  
17

Physical

Melting Point
2,250.00 °C  
8
231.90 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
3,900.00 °C  
14
2,270.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.50  
5
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa  
3
50.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa  
14
50.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
5,970.00 m/s  
7
2,730.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.60  
4
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
6.00 %  
38
51.00 %  
30

Allotropes
No  
Yes  

α Allotropes
-  
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)  

β Allotropes
-  
White Tin (Beta Tin)  

γ Allotropes
-  
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ru  
Sn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.96  
9

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.49  
19

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.72  
5

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
2.21  
5

Allen Electronegativity
1.54  
28
1.82  
14

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.04  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
32
708.60 kJ/mol  
33

2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+
1,411.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38
2,943.00 kJ/mol  
30

4th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12
3,930.30 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27
7,456.00 kJ/mol  
21

6th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
39

8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
35

9th Energy Level
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
32

10th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
36

11th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
34

12th Energy Level
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
31

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

15th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
27

16th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

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

18th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
31
7,086.00 kJ/mol  
33

19th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
38
708.60 kJ/mol  
39

20th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
32
708.00 kJ/mol  
33

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

22nd Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
26
708.00 kJ/mol  
27

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

24th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
708.60 kJ/mol  
26

25th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
26
708.60 kJ/mol  
28

26th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

27th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

28th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
30
708.60 kJ/mol  
32

29th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
31
708.60 kJ/mol  
33

30th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
25
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

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

Electron Work Function
4.71 eV  
14
4.42 eV  
22

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
44  
99+
50  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Tetragonal (TETR)  

Crystal Lattice
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100  
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
44  
99+
50  
99+

Number of Neutrons
57  
99+
69  
99+

Number of Electrons
44  
99+
50  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
140.00 pm  
40

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
40
139.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
217.00 pm  
29

Atomic Weight
101.07 amu  
99+
118.71 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+
16.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Indium
  

Next Element
Rhodium
  
Cesium
  

Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)  
22
83.50 (-eV)  
14

Lattice Constant
270.59 pm  
99+
583.18 pm  
7

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
33
0.68  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
15.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
15

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
18

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
23
0.00 (Pa)  
38

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
173.00 GPa  
4
18.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
220.00 GPa  
7
58.00 GPa  
21

Young's Modulus
447.00 GPa  
3
50.00 GPa  
39

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.36  
8

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.45  
31
7.31  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
30

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
71.00 nΩ·m  
38
115.00 nΩ·m  
28

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
18
0.09 106/cm Ω  
28

Electron Affinity
101.30 kJ/mol  
11
107.30 kJ/mol  
9

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
24
0.23 J/(kg K)  
28

Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+
27.11 J/mol·K  
26

Thermal Conductivity
117.00 W/m·K  
13
66.80 W/m·K  
25

Critical Temperature
2,607.00 K  
9
505.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+
22.00 µm/(m·K)  
21

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

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

Standard Molar Entropy
28.50 J/mol.K  
99+
51.20 J/mol.K  
40

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