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Terbium vs Ruthenium


Ruthenium vs Terbium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tb  
Ru  

Group Number
3  
15
8  
10

Period Number
6  
5  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440279  
99+
7440188  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  
  • Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
  • Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander  
Karl Ernst Claus  

Discovery
In 1842  
In 1844  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
29
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
38

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Terbium salts are used in optical devices like laser devices.
  • Terbium’s alloy lengthens and shortens the magnetic field and this effect forms loudspeaker.
  
  • It is used for producing chip resistors and contact.
  • Ruthenium oxide is used to coat the anodes cells for chlorine production in chemical industry. It also works as catalysts for ammonia and acetic acid reaction.
  

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

Medical Uses
-  
Medical Research  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,356.00 °C  
33
2,250.00 °C  
8

Boiling Point
3,123.00 °C  
30
3,900.00 °C  
14

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
6.50  
5

Brinell Hardness
677.00 MPa  
19
2,160.00 MPa  
3

Vickers Hardness
863.00 MPa  
20
1,160.00 MPa  
14

Speed of Sound
2,620.00 m/s  
99+
5,970.00 m/s  
7

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.60  
32
2.60  
4

Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
6.00 %  
38

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Tb  
Ru  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.20  
40
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.20  
32
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10  
31
1.42  
19

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.20  
39
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.20  
99+
1.54  
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
32

2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol  
99+
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12

5th Energy Level
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27

6th Energy Level
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37

8th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32

12th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25

16th Energy Level
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21

17th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
31

19th Energy Level
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
38

20th Energy Level
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
32

21st Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
26

23rd Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

25th Energy Level
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
26

26th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

27th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
25

28th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
30

29th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
710.20 kJ/mol  
31

30th Energy Level
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.00 kJ/mol  
25

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.98 g/amp-hr  
35
1.26 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
3.00 eV  
99+
4.71 eV  
14

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
65  
99+
44  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2  
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Terbium.jpg#100  
rystal-Structure-of-Ruthenium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
65  
99+
44  
99+

Number of Neutrons
94  
37
57  
99+

Number of Electrons
65  
99+
44  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
177.00 pm  
19
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
194.00 pm  
16
146.00 pm  
40

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm  
27
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
158.93 amu  
99+
101.07 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
19.20 cm3/mol  
34
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element

Next Element
Rhodium
  

Valence Electron Potential
46.80 (-eV)  
34
64.00 (-eV)  
22

Lattice Constant
360.10 pm  
40
270.59 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
35
1.58  
33

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.23 g/cm3  
99+
12.45 g/cm3  
29

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.65 g/cm3  
99+
10.65 g/cm3  
37

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa  
35
50.00 MPa  
38

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
31
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
12.50 (Pa)  
8
0.00 (Pa)  
23

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
22.10 GPa  
99+
173.00 GPa  
4

Bulk Modulus
38.70 GPa  
40
220.00 GPa  
7

Young's Modulus
55.70 GPa  
37
447.00 GPa  
3

Poisson Ratio
0.26  
21
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.23  
99+
12.45  
31

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
1.15 nΩ·m  
99+
71.00 nΩ·m  
38

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω  
18

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
101.30 kJ/mol  
11

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)  
34
0.24 J/(kg K)  
24

Molar Heat Capacity
28.91 J/mol·K  
12
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
11.10 W/m·K  
99+
117.00 W/m·K  
13

Critical Temperature
1,629.00 K  
37
2,607.00 K  
9

Thermal Expansion
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
330.90 kJ/mol  
99+
567.80 kJ/mol  
13

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.80 kJ/mol  
40
25.50 kJ/mol  
7

Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol  
99+
603.00 kJ/mol  
10

Standard Molar Entropy
73.20 J/mol.K  
10
28.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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