Symbol
Zn
  
Rb
  
Period Number
4
  
5
  
Block
d block
  
s block
  
Element Family
Transition Metal
  
Alkali
  
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
  
Im_ 3m
  
Interesting Facts
- Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
- The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  
- Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
- Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
Obtained from Lithium Production.
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists
  
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff
  
Discovery
Before 1000 BCE
  
In 1861
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.000003 %
  
17
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
- It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
  
- Rubidium's main application is in the glass manufacturing.
- Rubidium can very easily get ionized and hence it is used for ion engines, but it is still less efficient than that of Caesium.
  
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
NA
  
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
Alloys, Research Purposes
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
  
Non Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
Yes
  
In Blood
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
6
2.49 Blood/mg dm-3
  
7
In Bone
170.00 p.p.m.
  
6
5.00 p.p.m.
  
13
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silvery Gray
  
Grayish White
  
Luster
Metallic
  
NA
  
Hardness
  
  
Speed of Sound
3,850.00 m/s
  
18
1,300.00 m/s
  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
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
Zn
  
Rb
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
906.40 kJ/mol
  
6
403.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,733.30 kJ/mol
  
27
2,633.00 kJ/mol
  
6
3rd Energy Level
3,833.00 kJ/mol
  
12
3,860.00 kJ/mol
  
11
4th Energy Level
5,731.00 kJ/mol
  
11
5,080.00 kJ/mol
  
18
5th Energy Level
7,970.00 kJ/mol
  
9
6,850.00 kJ/mol
  
19
6th Energy Level
10,400.00 kJ/mol
  
9
8,140.00 kJ/mol
  
20
7th Energy level
12,900.00 kJ/mol
  
9
9,570.00 kJ/mol
  
20
8th Energy Level
16,800.00 kJ/mol
  
6
13,120.00 kJ/mol
  
17
9th Energy Level
19,600.00 kJ/mol
  
8
14,500.00 kJ/mol
  
18
10th Energy Level
23,000.00 kJ/mol
  
10
26,740.00 kJ/mol
  
6
11th Energy Level
26,400.00 kJ/mol
  
11
Not Available
  
12th Energy Level
29,990.00 kJ/mol
  
11
Not Available
  
13th Energy Level
40,490.00 kJ/mol
  
5
Not Available
  
14th Energy Level
43,800.00 kJ/mol
  
6
Not Available
  
15th Energy Level
47,300.00 kJ/mol
  
8
Not Available
  
16th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol
  
9
Not Available
  
17th Energy Level
55,900.00 kJ/mol
  
10
Not Available
  
18th Energy Level
59,700.00 kJ/mol
  
11
Not Available
  
19th Energy Level
67,300.00 kJ/mol
  
10
Not Available
  
20th Energy Level
171,200.00 kJ/mol
  
1
Not Available
  
21st Energy Level
179,100.00 kJ/mol
  
1
Not Available
  
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.22 g/amp-hr
  
99+
3.19 g/amp-hr
  
14
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
  
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
  
Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s2
  
[Kr] 5s1
  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Zinc.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Volume
9.20 cm3/mol
  
99+
55.90 cm3/mol
  
2
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
38.90 (-eV)
  
99+
9.47 (-eV)
  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
7.14 g/cm3
  
99+
1.53 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.46 g/cm3
  
99+
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Ductile
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor
  
Conductor
  
Resistivity
128.00 nΩ·m
  
26
Electrical Conductivity
0.17 106/cm Ω
  
12
0.08 106/cm Ω
  
24
Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol
  
40
46.90 kJ/mol
  
24
Specific Heat
0.39 J/(kg K)
  
14
0.36 J/(kg K)
  
17
Molar Heat Capacity
25.47 J/mol·K
  
39
31.06 J/mol·K
  
5
Thermal Conductivity
116.00 W/m·K
  
14
58.20 W/m·K
  
26
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
30.20 µm/(m·K)
  
11
90.00 µm/(m·K)
  
2
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
7.32 kJ/mol
  
99+
69.20 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.32 kJ/mol
  
99+
2.19 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
129.70 kJ/mol
  
99+
82.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K
  
36
76.80 J/mol.K
  
5