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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Rf
Zr
1.2 Group Number
44
Gadolinium
0 17
3.8 Period Number
75
Lithium
2 7
3.13 Block
d block
d block
3.14 Element Family
Transition Metal
Transition Metal
3.15 CAS Number
538503657440677
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
4.2 Space Group Name
Not Available
P63/mmc
4.4 Space Group Number
NA194.00
Plutonium
11 229
5 Facts
5.1 Interesting Facts
  • Rutherfordium does not occur in nature as it is a synthetic element.
  • Till date Rutherfordium metal has 15 radioisotopes created synthetically.
  • Zirconium metal can resist to weak acids.
  • Zirconium metal reacts with oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere.
5.2 Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Accelerated 113 to 115 MeV Neon Ions, Synthetically Produced
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
5.3 History
5.3.1 Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
5.3.2 Discovery
In 1964
In 1789
5.4 Abundance
5.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA5 * 10-6 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
7.4.1 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.000004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
8.1.1 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
8.2.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.01 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
8.3.3 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
8.7.4 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
Radium
1E-13 1.4
9 Uses
9.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Rutherfordium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • As this metal does not absorb neutrons; It is used in nuclear power stations.
  • Its oxide is used in ultra strong ceramics. It is also used in manufacturing Crucibles.
9.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry
9.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
9.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Research Purposes
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
9.2 Biological Properties
9.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
NA
9.2.2 Present in Human Body
9.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-30.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
10.2.1 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.10 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
11 Physical
11.1 Melting Point
2,100.00 °C1,852.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
12.3 Boiling Point
5,500.00 °C4,377.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
12.7 Appearance
12.7.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
12.7.2 Color
Unknown
Silvery White
12.7.3 Luster
Unknown Luster
Lustrous
12.8 Hardness
12.8.1 Mohs Hardness
NA5.00
Cesium
0.2 8.5
12.9.3 Brinell Hardness
NA638.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
12.9.8 Vickers Hardness
NA820.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
12.10 Speed of Sound
NA3,800.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
13.5 Optical Properties
13.5.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
13.5.6 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
13.6 Allotropes
13.6.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
13.6.3 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
13.6.4 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
14 Chemical
14.1 Chemical Formula
Rf
Zr
14.2 Isotopes
14.2.1 Known Isotopes
1324
Tennessine
0 38
14.3 Electronegativity
14.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
NA1.33
Francium
0.7 2.54
15.1.4 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA0.90
Cesium
0.22 2.56
15.3.1 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
NA1.22
Cesium
0.86 1.82
15.3.5 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
15.4.4 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.32
Cesium
0.659 2.7
15.7 Electropositivity
15.7.1 Pauling Electropositivity
NA2.67
Gold
1.46 3.3
15.8 Ionization Energies
15.8.1 1st Energy Level
579.90 kJ/mol640.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
15.8.5 2nd Energy Level
1,389.40 kJ/mol1,270.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
15.8.9 3rd Energy Level
2,296.40 kJ/mol2,218.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
15.8.14 4th Energy Level
3,077.90 kJ/mol3,313.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
15.9.4 5th Energy Level
NA7,752.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
15.9.8 6th Energy Level
NA9,500.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
15.10.2 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
15.11.2 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
15.11.5 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
16.1.3 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
16.4.2 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
16.4.6 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
16.5.2 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
16.6.1 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
17.1.2 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
17.1.5 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
17.4.3 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
17.5.1 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
17.7.1 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
17.8.2 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
18.1.1 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
18.3.1 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
18.7.2 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
18.8.2 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
18.10.2 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
19.1.2 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
19.2.1 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
19.2.3 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
19.4.1 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
19.5.1 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
19.9 Electrochemical Equivalent
NA0.85 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
1.4 Electron Work Function
NA4.05 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
1.9 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Anti Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
2 Atomic
2.1 Atomic Number
10440
Lithium
3 117
3.4 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d2 7s2
[Kr] 4d2 5s2
3.5 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
3.5.1 Crystal Lattice
3.6 Atom
3.6.1 Number of Protons
10440
Lithium
3 117
3.9.3 Number of Neutrons
15751
Lithium
4 184
4.1.1 Number of Electrons
10440
Lithium
3 117
5.3 Radius of an Atom
5.3.1 Atomic Radius
150.00 pm160.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.2.2 Covalent Radius
157.00 pm175.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.2.8 Van der Waals Radius
NA200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.4 Atomic Weight
267.00 amu91.22 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.8 Atomic Volume
NA14.10 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.10 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.10.1 Previous Element
6.10.2 Next Element
6.11 Valence Electron Potential
NA80.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
7.4 Lattice Constant
NA323.20 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
9.2 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
9.3 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.59
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
23.20 g/cm36.52 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
11.3.1 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA5.80 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
12.3 Tensile Strength
NA330.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
12.5 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
12.7 Vapor Pressure
12.7.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
12.10.1 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
12.11 Elasticity properties
12.11.1 Shear Modulus
NA33.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
12.12.3 Bulk Modulus
NA91.10 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
14.2.2 Young's Modulus
NA88.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
15.3 Poisson Ratio
NA0.34
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
15.6 Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
Ductile, Malleable
16 Magnetic
16.1 Magnetic Characteristics
16.1.1 Specific Gravity
NA6.51
Lithium
0.53 4500
16.3.1 Magnetic Ordering
Unknown
Paramagnetic
16.3.2 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
16.5.1 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
16.6 Electrical Properties
16.6.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
16.6.2 Resistivity
NA421.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
16.9.2 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.02 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
16.11.2 Electron Affinity
NA41.10 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
17 Thermal
17.1 Specific Heat
NA0.27 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
17.3 Molar Heat Capacity
NA25.36 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
17.5 Thermal Conductivity
NA22.60 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
17.6 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
17.7 Thermal Expansion
NA5.70 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
17.8 Enthalpy
17.8.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA581.60 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
17.8.3 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA20.90 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
17.8.5 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA598.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
17.9 Standard Molar Entropy
NA39.00 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1