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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Rf
Ca
1.2 Group Number
42
0 17
1.3 Period Number
74
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
s block
1.5 Element Family
Transition Metal
Alkaline Earth
1.6 CAS Number
538503657440702
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Not Available
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
NA225.00
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.
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Humphry Davy
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1964
In 1808
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA7 * 10-3 %
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.007 %
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NA1.10 %
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA5.00 %
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NA1.40 %
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • It is used as a reducing agent while preparing metals like thorium and uranium. It is also used as an alloying agent for metals such as aluminum, copper & lead.
  • Calcium carbonate or lime stone is used in cement.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Chemical Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-360.50 Blood/mg dm-3
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.170,000.00 p.p.m.
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
2,100.00 °C839.00 °C
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
5,500.00 °C1,484.00 °C
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Unknown
Gray
4.3.3 Luster
Unknown Luster
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA1.75
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA170.00 MPa
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NANA
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA3,810.00 m/s
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
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
Ca
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
1319
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
NA1.00
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA0.95
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
NA1.04
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA1.08
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.03
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
NA3.00
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
579.90 kJ/mol589.80 kJ/mol
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,389.40 kJ/mol1,145.40 kJ/mol
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,296.40 kJ/mol4,912.40 kJ/mol
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,077.90 kJ/mol6,491.00 kJ/mol
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NA8,153.00 kJ/mol
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA10,496.00 kJ/mol
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NA12,270.00 kJ/mol
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA14,206.00 kJ/mol
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA18,191.00 kJ/mol
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA20,385.00 kJ/mol
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NA57,110.00 kJ/mol
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NA63,410.00 kJ/mol
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NA70,110.00 kJ/mol
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NA78,890.00 kJ/mol
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NA86,310.00 kJ/mol
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NA94,000.00 kJ/mol
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NA104,900.00 kJ/mol
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NA111,711.00 kJ/mol
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
NA0.75 g/amp-hr
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA2.87 eV
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
10420
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2
[Ar] 4s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
10420
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
15720
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
10420
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
150.00 pm197.00 pm
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
157.00 pm176.00 pm
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
NA231.00 pm
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
267.00 amu40.08 amu
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
NA29.90 cm3/mol
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
NA29.00 (-eV)
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
NA558.84 pm
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
23.20 g/cm31.55 g/cm3
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA1.38 g/cm3
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA25.50 (Pa)
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA7.40 GPa
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA17.00 GPa
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA20.00 GPa
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.31
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
NA4.58
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Unknown
Diamagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
NA33.60 nΩ·m
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.30 106/cm Ω
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA2.37 kJ/mol
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
NA0.63 J/(kg K)
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA25.93 J/mol·K
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
NA201.00 W/m·K
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
NA22.30 µm/(m·K)
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA150.00 kJ/mol
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA8.54 kJ/mol
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA184.00 kJ/mol
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA41.60 J/mol.K
9.5 198.1