Ru - Ruthenium

Ruthenium was discovered in 1827 by Osann in Russia.

Atomic number - 44 Density g/mL 12 .2
Atomic weight u 101 .07 Melting point K 2523
Bonding radius A 1 .25 Boiling point K 4423
Atomic radius A 1 .89 Heat of vaporization kJ/mol 595
Ionization Potential V 7 .37 Heat of fusion kJ/mol 24
Electronegativity - 2 .2 Specific heat J/gK 0 .238
The oxide is mildly acidic.
Crystal are hexagonal.

Electron config. : [Kr] 4d7 5s1


Isotopes of Ru: Click mass number for decay process, product for element page.


090
13 sec
EC,5.600 MeV
Tc-90
89.929790
091
9 sec
EC/ECp,7.400
Tc-91/Mo-90
90.926354
092
3.65 min
EC,4.500 MeV
Tc-92
91.920128
093
59.7 sec
EC/ECp,6.340
Tc-93/Mo-92
92.917047
094
51.8 min
EC,1.593 MeV
Tc-94
93.911365
095
1.643 hr
EC,2.572 MeV
Tc-95
94.910418
096 5.52%

Stable

95.907603
097
2.9 da
EC,1.115 MeV
Tc-97
96.907560
098 1.88%

Stable

97.905286
099 12.7%

Stable

98.905938
100 12.6%

Stable

99.904218
101 17.0%

Stable

100.90558
102 31.6%

Stable

101.90434
103
39.26 da
B-,2.660 MeV
Rh-103
102.90632
104 18.7%

Stable

103.90542
105
4.44 hr
B-,1.917 MeV
Rh-105
104.90774
106
373.59 da
B-,6.547 MeV
Rh-106
105.90732
107
3.75 min
B-,2.940 MeV
Rh-107
106.90990
108
4.55 min
B-,1.360 MeV
Rh-108
107.91018
109
34.5 sec
B-,4.160 MeV
Rh-109
108.91320
110
14.6 sec
B-,2.810 MeV
Rh-110
109.91396
111
2.12 sec
B-,5.500 MeV
Rh-111
110.91755
112
1.75 sec
B-,3.670 MeV
Rh-112
111.91851
113
0.80 sec
B-,6.600 MeV
Rh-113
112.92249
114
0.53 sec
B-,4.800 MeV
Rh-114
113.92399
115
0.40 sec
B-/B-n,7.600
Rh-115/Rh-114
114.92828
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