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Ruthenium vs Tin


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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   
5
141.00   
7

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   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1844   
Before 3500 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-7 %   
20
4 * 10-7 %   
20

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000005 %   
22
~0.0000009 %   
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
Not Available   
0.00 %   
13

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   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.38 Blood/mg dm-3   
10

In Bone
Not Available   
1.40 p.p.m.   
16

Physical Properties

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   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.50   
5
1.50   
18

Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa   
3
50.00 MPa   
99+

Speed of Sound
5,970.00 m/s   
4
2,730.00 m/s   
32

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
Yes   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
White Tin (Beta Tin)   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Ru   
Sn   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26   
13
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20   
4
1.96   
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.49   
15

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42   
18
1.72   
4

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.21   
3

Allen Electronegativity
1.54   
25
1.82   
11

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   
37
2,943.00 kJ/mol   
30

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
3,930.30 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
7,456.00 kJ/mol   
13

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

Electron Work Function
4.71 eV   
9
4.42 eV   
16

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

Atomic Properties

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   
38

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm   
38
139.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
217.00 pm   
23

Atomic Weight
101.07 amu   
99+
118.71 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
8.30 cm3/mol   
99+
16.30 cm3/mol   
32

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Technetium
  
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   
11
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.65 g/cm3   
16
6.99 g/cm3   
34

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
17

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
173.00 GPa   
4
18.00 GPa   
36

Bulk Modulus
220.00 GPa   
7
58.00 GPa   
20

Young's Modulus
447.00 GPa   
3
50.00 GPa   
36

Poisson Ratio
0.30   
14
0.36   
8

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.45   
19
7.31   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Superconductor   

Resistivity
71.00 nΩ·m   
38
115.00 nΩ·m   
28

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω   
16
0.09 106/cm Ω   
23

Electron Affinity
101.30 kJ/mol   
10
107.30 kJ/mol   
8

Thermal Properties

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   
20

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)   
99+
22.00 µm/(m·K)   
20

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
567.80 kJ/mol   
10
290.40 kJ/mol   
32

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
603.00 kJ/mol   
9
301.30 kJ/mol   
35

Standard Molar Entropy
28.50 J/mol.K   
99+
51.20 J/mol.K   
29

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