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Ruthenium vs Zinc


Zinc vs Ruthenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ru  
Zn  

Group Number
8  
10
12  
6

Period Number
5  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440188  
99+
7440666  
24

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
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.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

Sources
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Karl Ernst Claus  
Indian metallurgists  

Discovery
In 1844  
Before 1000 BCE  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
26
0.02 %  
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
16

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
38
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
7

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.
  
  • It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
  • It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
  

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  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
6

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
170.00 p.p.m.  
6

Physical

Melting Point
2,250.00 °C  
8
419.58 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
3,900.00 °C  
14
907.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.50  
5
2.50  
15

Brinell Hardness
2,160.00 MPa  
3
327.00 MPa  
39

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa  
14
207.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
5,970.00 m/s  
7
3,850.00 m/s  
25

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.60  
4
1.00  
99+

Reflectivity
6.00 %  
38
80.00 %  
7

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ru  
Zn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
25  
14

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.65  
20

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
2.23  
7

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.66  
8

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.65  
20

Allen Electronegativity
1.54  
28
1.59  
25

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.35  
35

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
32
906.40 kJ/mol  
6

2nd Energy Level
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+
1,733.30 kJ/mol  
28

3rd Energy Level
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38
3,833.00 kJ/mol  
12

4th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12
5,731.00 kJ/mol  
20

5th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27
7,970.00 kJ/mol  
15

6th Energy Level
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15

7th Energy level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
9

8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,800.00 kJ/mol  
6

9th Energy Level
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19,600.00 kJ/mol  
8

10th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35
23,000.00 kJ/mol  
10

11th Energy Level
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32
26,400.00 kJ/mol  
11

12th Energy Level
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29,990.00 kJ/mol  
33

13th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29
40,490.00 kJ/mol  
5

14th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
99+
43,800.00 kJ/mol  
6

15th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25
47,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
55,900.00 kJ/mol  
10

18th Energy Level
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
31
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
11

19th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
38
67,300.00 kJ/mol  
10

20th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
32
171,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

21st Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
179,100.00 kJ/mol  
1

22nd Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
26
906.00 kJ/mol  
9

23rd Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
37

24th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
906.40 kJ/mol  
5

25th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
26
906.40 kJ/mol  
4

26th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
906.40 kJ/mol  
4

27th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
25
906.40 kJ/mol  
3

28th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
30
906.40 kJ/mol  
6

29th Energy Level
710.20 kJ/mol  
31
906.40 kJ/mol  
7

30th Energy Level
710.00 kJ/mol  
25
906.40 kJ/mol  
4

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

Electron Work Function
4.71 eV  
14
4.33 eV  
24

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
44  
99+
30  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  
[Ar] 3d10 4s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Zinc.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
44  
99+
30  
99+

Number of Neutrons
57  
99+
35  
99+

Number of Electrons
44  
99+
30  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm  
99+
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
146.00 pm  
40
122.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
139.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
101.07 amu  
99+
65.38 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Copper
  

Next Element
Rhodium
  
Gallium
  

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

Lattice Constant
270.59 pm  
99+
266.49 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
33
1.86  
4

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
120.00 MPa  
27

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
7

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)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
173.00 GPa  
4
43.00 GPa  
18

Bulk Modulus
220.00 GPa  
7
70.00 GPa  
20

Young's Modulus
447.00 GPa  
3
108.00 GPa  
21

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.45  
31
6.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
6

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
71.00 nΩ·m  
38
59.00 nΩ·m  
40

Electrical Conductivity
0.14 106/cm Ω  
18
0.17 106/cm Ω  
12

Electron Affinity
101.30 kJ/mol  
11
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)  
24
0.39 J/(kg K)  
14

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

Thermal Conductivity
117.00 W/m·K  
13
116.00 W/m·K  
14

Critical Temperature
2,607.00 K  
9
692.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+
30.20 µm/(m·K)  
11

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

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

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

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