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Thulium vs Ruthenium


Ruthenium vs Thulium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tm  
Ru  

Group Number
3  
15
8  
10

Period Number
6  
5  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440304  
99+
7440188  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  
  • 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, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve  
Karl Ernst Claus  

Discovery
In 1879  
In 1844  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
31
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
26

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
38

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Thulium metal produces isotopes that emits X-rays. This isotope is used in X-ray machine.
  • Thulium element is also used in Surgical equipment like laser.
  
  • 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
-  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Medical Research  

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  
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
1,545.00 °C  
23
2,250.00 °C  
8

Boiling Point
1,730.00 °C  
99+
3,900.00 °C  
14

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.25  
16
6.50  
5

Brinell Hardness
471.00 MPa  
30
2,160.00 MPa  
3

Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa  
33
1,160.00 MPa  
14

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
5,970.00 m/s  
7

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.60  
33
2.60  
4

Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
6.00 %  
38

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Tm  
Ru  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
32  
7
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.25  
36
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.25  
28
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11  
30
1.42  
19

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.25  
35
2.20  
6

Allen Electronegativity
1.25  
99+
1.54  
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.75  
19
1.80  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,160.00 kJ/mol  
99+
710.22 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,285.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,747.00 kJ/mol  
38

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
12

5th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
27

6th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,107.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
37

8th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,197.00 kJ/mol  
32

12th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,190.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
35
710.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
25

16th Energy Level
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
36
71,000.00 kJ/mol  
21

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

18th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
31

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr  
30
1.26 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
2.40 eV  
99+
4.71 eV  
14

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
69  
99+
44  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f13 6s2  
[Kr] 4d7 5s1  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
69  
99+
44  
99+

Number of Neutrons
100  
33
57  
99+

Number of Electrons
69  
99+
44  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
160.00 pm  
32
146.00 pm  
40

Van der Waals Radius
227.00 pm  
26
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
168.93 amu  
99+
101.07 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
18.10 cm3/mol  
40
8.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Erbium
  

Next Element
Ytterbium
  
Rhodium
  

Valence Electron Potential
49.70 (-eV)  
29
64.00 (-eV)  
22

Lattice Constant
353.75 pm  
99+
270.59 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
40
1.58  
33

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
69.00 MPa  
32
50.00 MPa  
38

Viscosity
0.00  
19
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.06 (Pa)  
10
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
23

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.50 GPa  
26
173.00 GPa  
4

Bulk Modulus
44.50 GPa  
30
220.00 GPa  
7

Young's Modulus
74.00 GPa  
29
447.00 GPa  
3

Poisson Ratio
0.21  
32
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.32  
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
676.00 nΩ·m  
5
71.00 nΩ·m  
38

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω  
18

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

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.16 J/(kg K)  
36
0.24 J/(kg K)  
24

Molar Heat Capacity
27.03 J/mol·K  
28
24.06 J/mol·K  
99+

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

Critical Temperature
1,818.00 K  
27
2,607.00 K  
9

Thermal Expansion
13.30 µm/(m·K)  
35
6.40 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
16.80 kJ/mol  
17
25.50 kJ/mol  
7

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

Standard Molar Entropy
74.00 J/mol.K  
9
28.50 J/mol.K  
99+

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