Ruthenium
Latin name | Ruthenium |
English name | Ruthenium |
chemical symbol | Ru |
atomic number | 44 |
relative atomic mass | 101,07 |
period | 5 |
group | VIII.B |
classification | transition metals |
discovery year | 1844 |
discoverer | K. K. Klaus |
melting point [°C] | 2334 |
boiling point [°C] | 4150 |
density [g cm-3] | 12,2 |
density at melting point [g cm-3] | 10,65 |
electronegativity [Pauling] | 2,2 |
stand. el. potential [V] | +0,80 |
oxidation states | II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII |
electron configuration | [Kr]4d7 5s1 |
atomic radius [pm] | 178 |
covalent radius [pm] | 126 |
specific heat [J g-1K-1] | 0,238 |
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1] | 24,0 |
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1] | 120 |
el. conductivity [S m-1] | 1,4.107 |
1. ionizing potential [eV] | 7,3605 |
2. ionizing potential [eV] | 16,76 |
3. ionizing potential [eV] | 28,47 |
Mohs hardness | 6,5 |
Brinell hardness [MPa] | 2160 |
shear modulus [GPa] | 173 |
Young's modulus [GPa] | 447 |
point of superconductivity [K] | 0,49 |
state at normal conditions | solid |
Resources
- BARTHELMY, David. Mineral Species containing Ruthenium. In: Mineralogy database [online]. 2010 [cit. 2012-06-20]. Available from: http://webmineral.com/chem/Chem-Ru.shtml
- GINZBURG, Susanna. Analitičeskaja chimija platinovych metallov. Moskva: Nauka, 1972.
- LIVINGSTONE, Stanley. Chimija rutenija, rodija, palladija, osmija, iridija, platiny. Moskva: Mir, 1978.
- MELLOR, Joseph. Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry. Vol. 15. Londýn: Longmans, Green & Co., 1936.
- STWERTKA, Albert. A Guide to the Elements. Oxford: University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19-515027-9.
technetium ← ruthenium → rhodium