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Ru, 44
ruthenium (English)
ruthénium, m. (French)
Ruthenium, n. (German)
rutenij (Russian)
rutenium (Swedish)


Symbol, numberRu, 44 (metal), Group: 8; 8B
Weight101.07
In Nature
Discovered1808, by J.A. Sniadecki (Lithuania)
Density  [kg/m3]12370 [293 K] (solid)   10900 [2583 K] (liquid)   
Molar volume8.14 cm3
Melting Temperature2583 K   (2310 °C)   Enthalpy: 567.8 kJ/mol
Boiling Temperature4173 K   (3900 °C)   Enthalpy: 23.7 kJ/mol
Electrical resistance7.6E-8 [273 K] Wm
ThermalConductivity: 117 [300 K] W/Km     Expansion: 9.1E-6 /K
Ionisation [kJ/mol]
  M-->  M+--> M2+--> M3+--> M4+--> M5+--> M6+--> M7+--> M8+--> M9+-->M10+
Thermodynamics
State Df Df CpH 298.15-H°0
[kJ/mol] [J/Kmol] [kJ/mol]
Isotopes
Mass In nature Half-life Spin m/mN NMM Decay
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