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Rutherfordium vs Neodymium

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Rf
Nd
1.2 Group Number
41
Gadolinium
0 17
1.4 Period Number
76
Lithium
2 7
1.5 Block
d block
f block
1.6 Element Family
Transition Metal
Lanthanide
1.7 CAS Number
538503657440008
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.9 Space Group Name
Not Available
P63/mmc
1.10 Space Group Number
NA194.00
Plutonium
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.
  • Neodymium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Neodymium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
Found in Minerals, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Carl Auer von Welsbach
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1964
In 1885
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA1 * 10-6 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.7.1 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000003 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.9.1 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.1.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.1.4 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
3.1.5 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • Neodymium-Iron-boron alloy is used to make permanent magnets.
  • It is used in microphones, Mp3 player, loudspeakers, mobile phones, etc.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes
Alloys
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Non Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Plutonium
0 1970
4.4.2 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.NA
Plutonium
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
2,100.00 °C1,010.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
5.2 Boiling Point
5,500.00 °C3,127.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
5.4 Appearance
5.4.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.4.2 Color
Unknown
Silvery White
5.4.3 Luster
Unknown Luster
Metallic
5.5 Hardness
5.5.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
5.5.4 Brinell Hardness
NA265.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
5.5.5 Vickers Hardness
NA345.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
6.2 Speed of Sound
NA2,330.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
6.3 Optical Properties
6.3.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
6.3.3 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
6.4 Allotropes
6.4.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.4.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.4.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7 Chemical
7.1 Chemical Formula
Rf
Nd
7.2 Isotopes
7.2.1 Known Isotopes
1330
Tennessine
0 38
7.4 Electronegativity
7.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
NA1.14
Francium
0.7 2.54
7.4.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
7.4.5 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
NA1.07
Cesium
0.86 1.82
8.1.1 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
8.1.2 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
8.3 Electropositivity
8.3.1 Pauling Electropositivity
NA2.86
Gold
1.46 3.3
8.5 Ionization Energies
8.5.1 1st Energy Level
579.90 kJ/mol533.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
8.6.1 2nd Energy Level
1,389.40 kJ/mol1,040.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
8.6.2 3rd Energy Level
2,296.40 kJ/mol2,130.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
8.7.1 4th Energy Level
3,077.90 kJ/mol3,900.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
8.8.2 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
8.8.3 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
8.8.5 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
8.8.7 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
8.8.8 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
8.9.1 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
8.9.2 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
8.9.3 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
8.9.4 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
8.9.5 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
8.9.6 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
8.9.7 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
8.9.8 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
8.9.9 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
8.9.10 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
8.9.11 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
8.9.12 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
8.9.13 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
8.9.14 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
8.9.15 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
8.9.16 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
8.9.17 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
8.9.18 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
8.9.19 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
8.9.20 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
8.9.21 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
8.10 Electrochemical Equivalent
NA1.79 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
8.11 Electron Work Function
NA3.20 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
8.12 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
10460
Lithium
3 117
9.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2
[Xe] 4f4 6s2
9.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
9.3.1 Crystal Lattice
9.4 Atom
9.4.1 Number of Protons
10460
Lithium
3 117
9.4.2 Number of Neutrons
15784
Lithium
4 184
9.4.3 Number of Electrons
10460
Lithium
3 117
9.5 Radius of an Atom
9.5.1 Atomic Radius
150.00 pm181.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
9.5.2 Covalent Radius
157.00 pm201.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
9.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
NA229.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
9.6 Atomic Weight
267.00 amu144.24 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
9.7 Atomic Volume
NA20.60 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
9.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.8.1 Previous Element
9.8.2 Next Element
9.9 Valence Electron Potential
NA43.40 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
9.10 Lattice Constant
NA365.80 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
9.11 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
9.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.61
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
23.20 g/cm37.01 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
10.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA6.89 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
10.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
10.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
10.4 Vapor Pressure
10.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
10.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA101.00 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
10.5 Elasticity properties
10.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA16.30 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
10.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA31.80 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
10.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA41.40 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
10.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.28
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
10.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
NA
11 Magnetic
11.1 Magnetic Characteristics
11.1.1 Specific Gravity
NA7.00
Lithium
0.53 4500
11.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Unknown
Paramagnetic
11.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
11.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
11.2 Electrical Properties
11.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
NA
11.2.2 Resistivity
NA643.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
11.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.02 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
11.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA50.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
12 Thermal
12.1 Specific Heat
NA0.19 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
12.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA27.45 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
12.3 Thermal Conductivity
NA16.50 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
12.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
12.5 Thermal Expansion
NA9.60 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
12.6 Enthalpy
12.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA273.00 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
12.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA7.14 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
12.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA322.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
12.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA71.50 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1