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Technetium vs Rhodium


Rhodium vs Technetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tc  
Rh  

Group Number
7  
11
9  
9

Period Number
5  
5  

Block
d block  
d block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440268  
99+
7440166  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  
  • Rhodium is the rarest element out of all non-radioactive metals on the earth .
  • Rhodium is one of the most durable and hard metal, which also have high reflectance.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons  
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero  
William Hyde Wollaston  

Discovery
In 1937  
In 1804  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
-  

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  
  • Rhodium metal is mainly used in catalytic converters for cars as it reduces nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases.
  • It is used as an industrial catalyst for nitric acid, acetic acid, hydrogenation reaction, etc.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

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

Physical

Melting Point
2,200.00 °C  
9
1,966.00 °C  
12

Boiling Point
4,877.00 °C  
7
3,727.00 °C  
17

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Shiny Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.25  
16
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
550.00 MPa  
27
980.00 MPa  
10

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
1,100.00 MPa  
15

Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s  
1
4,700.00 m/s  
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
84.00 %  
5

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Tc  
Rh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18  
21
16  
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
2.28  
4

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
2.28  
5

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.36  
21
1.45  
17

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
2.28  
4

Allen Electronegativity
1.51  
31
1.56  
27

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
1.72  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
36
719.70 kJ/mol  
29

2nd Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,740.00 kJ/mol  
27

3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol  
34
2,997.00 kJ/mol  
27

4th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
14
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
11

5th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
28
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
26

6th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
40

7th Energy level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
35

8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
39
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
33

11th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
37
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32

12th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
33
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
27

14th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
23
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
21

15th Energy Level
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
29
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
23

16th Energy Level
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
24
71,900.00 kJ/mol  
18

17th Energy Level
702.50 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
39

18th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
29

19th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
36

20th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
35
719.00 kJ/mol  
30

21st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
29
719.00 kJ/mol  
24

23rd Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
719.70 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
702.50 kJ/mol  
28
719.70 kJ/mol  
23

25th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
719.00 kJ/mol  
23

26th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
29
719.70 kJ/mol  
23

27th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
719.70 kJ/mol  
22

28th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
35
719.70 kJ/mol  
28

29th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
36
719.70 kJ/mol  
29

30th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
719.00 kJ/mol  
23

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.52 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.28 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.98 eV  
10

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
43  
99+
45  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s2  
[Kr] 4d8 5s1  

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

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
43  
99+
45  
99+

Number of Neutrons
55  
99+
58  
99+

Number of Electrons
43  
99+
45  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
136.00 pm  
99+
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
147.00 pm  
39
142.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
98.00 amu  
99+
102.91 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
8.50 cm3/mol  
99+
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ruthenium
  

Next Element
Ruthenium
  
Palladium
  

Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)  
3
64.00 (-eV)  
22

Lattice Constant
273.50 pm  
99+
380.34 pm  
30

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
21
1.73  
7

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.00 g/cm3  
36
12.41 g/cm3  
30

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
11.00 g/cm3  
34
10.70 g/cm3  
35

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
951.00 MPa  
5

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.02 (Pa)  
19

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
150.00 GPa  
6

Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa  
16
275.00 GPa  
5

Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
39
380.00 GPa  
5

Poisson Ratio
0.38  
6
0.26  
22

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.50  
37
12.41  
32

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
200.00 nΩ·m  
18
43.30 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω  
35
0.21 106/cm Ω  
8

Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol  
23
109.70 kJ/mol  
8

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)  
30
0.24 J/(kg K)  
22

Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K  
99+
24.98 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
50.60 W/m·K  
30
150.00 W/m·K  
9

Critical Temperature
2,150.00 K  
16
2,237.00 K  
13

Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
8.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
660.00 kJ/mol  
7
495.40 kJ/mol  
16

Enthalpy of Fusion
23.01 kJ/mol  
9
21.76 kJ/mol  
10

Enthalpy of Atomization
649.00 kJ/mol  
9
556.50 kJ/mol  
16

Standard Molar Entropy
181.10 J/mol.K  
2
31.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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