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Ruthenium

44 Ru

Ruthenium

Transition metal period 5 group 8 d-block discovered: 1827

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
44
Atomic mass
101.1 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Kr]5s1 4d7
Electronegativity
2.2 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
207 pm
Ionization energy
7.361 eV
Electron affinity
1.05 eV
Oxidation states
+3

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
2607 K (2 333,85 °C)
Boiling point
4423 K (4 149,85 °C)
Density
12.1 g/cm³