Symbol
Ts
  
Rh
  
Period Number
7
  
5
  
Block
p block
  
d block
  
Element Family
Probably Post-Transition
  
Transition Metal
  
Space Group Name
Not Available
  
Fm_ 3m
  
Space Group Number
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
Not Available
  
- 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
Synthetically Produced
  
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  
William Hyde Wollaston
  
Discovery
In 2010
  
In 1804
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
  
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
  
~0.0000002 %
  
25
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
  
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
  
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Ununseptium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
- 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
NA
  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Research Purposes
  
Alloys
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Unknown
  
NA
  
Present in Human Body
No
  
No
  
Melting Point
1,966.00 °C
  
12
Boiling Point
3,727.00 °C
  
17
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Unknown
  
Silvery White
  
Luster
Unknown Luster
  
Metallic
  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
1,100.00 MPa
  
9
Speed of Sound
Not Available
  
4,700.00 m/s
  
15
Optical Properties
  
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Ts
  
Rh
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available
  
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
742.90 kJ/mol
  
23
719.70 kJ/mol
  
29
2nd Energy Level
1,785.00 kJ/mol
  
22
1,740.00 kJ/mol
  
26
3rd Energy Level
Not Available
  
2,997.00 kJ/mol
  
27
Electrochemical Equivalent
Not Available
  
1.28 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization
  
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
  
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p5
  
[Kr] 4d8 5s1
  
Crystal Structure
Not Known
  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
  
Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Ununseptium.jpg#100
  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Rhodium.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
Not Available
  
Covalent Radius
Not Available
  
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
  
Atomic Weight
102.91 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
Not Available
  
8.30 cm3/mol
  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
No Previous Element
  
Valence Electron Potential
Not Available
  
64.00 (-eV)
  
22
Lattice Constant
Not Available
  
Lattice Angles
NA
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
7.10 g/cm3
  
99+
12.41 g/cm3
  
28
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available
  
10.70 g/cm3
  
14
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
  
Young's Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
  
Malleable
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available
  
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Unknown
  
Conductor
  
Resistivity
Not Available
  
43.30 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
Not Available
  
0.21 10
6/cm Ω
  
8
Electron Affinity
Not Available
  
109.70 kJ/mol
  
7
Specific Heat
Not Available
  
0.24 J/(kg K)
  
22
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available
  
24.98 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
Not Available
  
150.00 W/m·K
  
9
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
Not Available
  
8.20 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available
  
495.40 kJ/mol
  
12
Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available
  
21.76 kJ/mol
  
10
Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available
  
556.50 kJ/mol
  
12
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available
  
31.50 J/mol.K
  
99+