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Rutherfordium vs Copper


Copper vs Rutherfordium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Rf  
Cu  

Group Number
4  
14
11  
7

Period Number
7  
4  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
53850365  
13
7440508  
37

Space Group Name
-  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
  • Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
-  

Discovery
In 1964  
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
13

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.01 %  
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.01 %  
17

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
8

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
10

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes  
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
26.00 p.p.m.  
12

Physical

Melting Point
2,100.00 °C  
11
1,084.62 °C  
40

Boiling Point
5,500.00 °C  
3
2,562.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Copper  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
3.00  
13

Brinell Hardness
1,300.00 MPa  
9
235.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
550.00 MPa  
31
343.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
6,100.00 m/s  
5
3,810.00 m/s  
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.10  
99+

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
90.00 %  
4

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Rf  
Cu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
13  
26
29  
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.00  
99+
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.98  
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.75  
4

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.49  
27

Allen Electronegativity
0.90  
99+
1.85  
12

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
579.90 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
22

2nd Energy Level
1,389.40 kJ/mol  
99+
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15

3rd Energy Level
2,296.40 kJ/mol  
99+
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15

4th Energy Level
3,077.90 kJ/mol  
99+
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21

5th Energy Level
5,790.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17

6th Energy Level
11,600.00 kJ/mol  
7
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16

7th Energy level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7

8th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

9th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11

11th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13

12th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27

13th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6

14th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7

15th Energy Level
58,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
58,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
579.90 kJ/mol  
99+
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12

18th Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10

19th Energy Level
579.90 kJ/mol  
99+
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11

20th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2

21st Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2

22nd Energy Level
579.00 kJ/mol  
99+
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1

23rd Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1

24th Energy Level
579.10 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

26th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

27th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
18

28th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
14
745.50 kJ/mol  
24

29th Energy Level
580.60 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
25

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
6.00 eV  
1
4.65 eV  
16

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
104  
14
29  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
104  
14
29  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
35  
99+

Number of Electrons
104  
14
29  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
150.00 pm  
35
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
157.00 pm  
33
132.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
250.00 pm  
10
140.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
267.00 amu  
11
63.55 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
23.20 cm3/mol  
15
7.10 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nickel
  

Next Element
Dubnium
  
Zinc
  

Valence Electron Potential
6.00 (-eV)  
99+
34.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
-  
361.49 pm  
39

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
22
1.28  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
23.20 g/cm3  
8
8.96 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
23.20 g/cm3  
9
8.02 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
23.00 MPa  
99+
210.00 MPa  
19

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
1.53 (Pa)  
8

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
23.00 GPa  
99+
48.00 GPa  
15

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
140.00 GPa  
12

Young's Modulus
12.80 GPa  
99+
120.00 GPa  
19

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.34  
10

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
23.00  
10
8.89  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
19

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
31

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.29 nΩ·m  
99+
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
222.80 kJ/mol  
1

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.27 J/(kg K)  
19
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15

Molar Heat Capacity
23.20 J/mol·K  
99+
24.44 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
0.23 W/m·K  
99+
401.00 W/m·K  
2

Critical Temperature
2,400.00 K  
12
1,358.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
23.20 µm/(m·K)  
17
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
580.00 kJ/mol  
12
283.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
580.00 kJ/mol  
14
338.90 kJ/mol  
39

Standard Molar Entropy
57.60 J/mol.K  
28
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+

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