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Ruthenium vs Vanadium


Vanadium vs Ruthenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ru  
V  

Group Number
8  
10
5  
13

Period Number
5  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440188  
99+
7440622  
27

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.
  
  • Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus  
Andrés Manuel del Río  

Discovery
In 1844  
In 1801  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
11

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
13

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
26
0.01 %  
14

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.02 %  
12

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
38
0.00 %  
14

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
19

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.
  
  • Its ally with steel is used very tough and hence it is used in armor plates, axles, piston rods, tools and crankshafts.
  • Its oxide is used as pigments for glass and ceramics.
  

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

Medical Uses
Medical Research  
-  

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
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
39

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
36

Physical

Melting Point
2,250.00 °C  
8
1,890.00 °C  
13

Boiling Point
3,900.00 °C  
14
3,380.00 °C  
21

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Blue-Silver Grey  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.50  
5
6.70  
4

Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa  
3
600.00 MPa  
24

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa  
14
628.00 MPa  
25

Speed of Sound
5,970.00 m/s  
7
4,560.00 m/s  
22

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.60  
4
2.05  
13

Reflectivity
6.00 %  
38
61.00 %  
22

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ru  
V  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
22  
17

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.63  
21

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.39  
21

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.45  
17

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.63  
21

Allen Electronegativity
1.54  
28
1.53  
29

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.37  
34

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+
1,414.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38
2,830.00 kJ/mol  
36

4th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12
4,507.00 kJ/mol  
35

5th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27
6,298.70 kJ/mol  
38

6th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12,363.00 kJ/mol  
6

7th Energy level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37
14,530.00 kJ/mol  
5

8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,730.00 kJ/mol  
7

9th Energy Level
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19,860.00 kJ/mol  
7

10th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
22,240.00 kJ/mol  
12

11th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32
24,670.00 kJ/mol  
15

12th Energy Level
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29,730.00 kJ/mol  
34

13th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29
32,446.00 kJ/mol  
12

14th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
99+
86,450.00 kJ/mol  
1

15th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25
94,170.00 kJ/mol  
3

16th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21
102,300.00 kJ/mol  
3

17th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
112,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

18th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
31
121,600.00 kJ/mol  
5

19th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
38
130,700.00 kJ/mol  
6

20th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
32
143,400.00 kJ/mol  
8

21st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
151,440.00 kJ/mol  
8

22nd Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
26
650.00 kJ/mol  
32

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

24th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
650.90 kJ/mol  
34

25th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
26
650.90 kJ/mol  
36

26th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
650.90 kJ/mol  
35

27th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
650.90 kJ/mol  
36

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

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

30th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
25
650.90 kJ/mol  
38

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

Electron Work Function
4.71 eV  
14
4.30 eV  
25

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
44  
99+
23  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  
[Ar] 3d3 4s2  

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+
23  
99+

Number of Neutrons
57  
99+
28  
99+

Number of Electrons
44  
99+
23  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
40
153.00 pm  
35

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
101.07 amu  
99+
50.94 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Titanium
  

Next Element
Rhodium
  
Chromium
  

Valence Electron Potential
64.00 (-eV)  
22
120.00 (-eV)  
6

Lattice Constant
270.59 pm  
99+
303.00 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
33
1.70  
9

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
800.00 MPa  
6

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
11

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
23
0.23 (Pa)  
16

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
173.00 GPa  
4
47.00 GPa  
16

Bulk Modulus
220.00 GPa  
7
160.00 GPa  
11

Young's Modulus
447.00 GPa  
3
128.00 GPa  
17

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.45  
31
5.96  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
15

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
8

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
71.00 nΩ·m  
38
197.00 nΩ·m  
19

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
18
0.05 106/cm Ω  
40

Electron Affinity
101.30 kJ/mol  
11
50.60 kJ/mol  
25

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
24
0.49 J/(kg K)  
10

Molar Heat Capacity
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+
24.89 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
117.00 W/m·K  
13
30.70 W/m·K  
40

Critical Temperature
2,607.00 K  
9
2,183.00 K  
15

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
567.80 kJ/mol  
13
458.60 kJ/mol  
19

Enthalpy of Fusion
25.50 kJ/mol  
7
17.57 kJ/mol  
14

Enthalpy of Atomization
603.00 kJ/mol  
10
514.60 kJ/mol  
17

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

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