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Rutherfordium Sodium Comparison

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Rf
Na
1.2 Group Number
41
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
73
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
s block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Alkali
1.6 CAS Number
538503657440235
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Not Available
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
NA229.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
  • Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
  • 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).
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
By Electrolysis Process, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Humphry Davy
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1964
In 1807
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA2 * 10-3 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.004 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.55 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA2.30 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
NA1.10 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NA0.14 %
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Pharmaceutical Industry
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-31,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.10,000.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
2,100.00 °C97.72 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
5,500.00 °C883.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Unknown
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
Unknown Luster
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA0.50
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA0.69 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA3,200.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Rf
Na
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
1317
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
NA0.93
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA0.56
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
NA1.01
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA0.91
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA0.87
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
NA3.07
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
579.90 kJ/mol495.80 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,389.40 kJ/mol4,562.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,296.40 kJ/mol6,910.30 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,077.90 kJ/mol9,543.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NA13,354.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA16,613.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NA20,117.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA25,496.00 kJ/mol
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA28,932.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA141,362.00 kJ/mol
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NA159,076.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
NA0.86 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA2.75 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
10411
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2
[Ne] 3s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
10411
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
15712
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
10411
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
150.00 pm186.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
157.00 pm166.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
1.2.1 Van der Waals Radius
NA227.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
1.4 Atomic Weight
267.00 amu22.99 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
1.5 Atomic Volume
NA23.70 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
1.9 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
1.9.1 Previous Element
1.9.2 Next Element
1.10 Valence Electron Potential
NA14.10 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
1.13 Lattice Constant
NA429.06 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
2.5 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, π/2
2.6 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
3 Mechanical
3.1 Density
3.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
23.20 g/cm30.97 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
3.1.4 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA0.93 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
3.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
3.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
3.4 Vapor Pressure
3.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
3.4.3 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
4.3 Elasticity properties
4.3.1 Shear Modulus
NA3.30 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
4.3.3 Bulk Modulus
NA6.30 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
5.1.1 Young's Modulus
NA10.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
5.3 Poisson Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
5.6 Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
NA
6 Magnetic
6.1 Magnetic Characteristics
6.1.1 Specific Gravity
NA0.97
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
6.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Unknown
Paramagnetic
6.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
6.1.5 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
6.2 Electrical Properties
6.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
6.2.3 Resistivity
NA47.70 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
6.3.1 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.21 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
6.3.2 Electron Affinity
NA52.80 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
7 Thermal
7.1 Specific Heat
NA1.23 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
8.3 Molar Heat Capacity
NA28.23 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
8.4 Thermal Conductivity
NA142.00 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
8.6 Critical Temperature
NA2,573.00 K
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
8.7 Thermal Expansion
NA71.00 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
8.8 Enthalpy
8.8.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA89.04 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
8.8.3 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA2.59 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
8.8.5 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA108.40 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
8.10 Standard Molar Entropy
NA51.30 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1