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Rhodium (45Rh102.9055)
[7440-16-6]
[7440-16-6]
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Elemental Form| Occurring native with other platinum group metals, rhodium is the highest in electrical and thermal conductivity. It is silvery-white and has a very reflective surface. Rhodium is very hard, durable, and highly resistant to corrosion. It is harder and has a higher melting point than both platinum and palladium, making it a useful hardening element in alloying. | ||||
| Melting Point | 1966°C | Boiling Point | 3695°C | |
| Density | 12.41g/cm3 | Themal Conductivity @ 11°C | 0.21cal/cm2/cm/s/°C | |
| Specific Heat @ 0°C | 0.059cal/g°C | Heat of Fusion | 5.2k-cal/g-atom | |
| Heat of Vaporization | 127k-cal/g-atom | Atomic Volume | 8.3W/D | |
| First Ionization Energy | 178K-cal/g-mole | Electronegativity | 2.2Pauling's | |
| Covalent Radius | 1.25Angstroms | Vickers Hardness (annealed) | 120 | |
| Linear Coefficient of Expansion | 8.3x10-6K-1 | Electrical Resistivity @ 20°C | 4.5µΩ-cm | |
| Crystal Structure | Cubic, face centered | Vapor Pressure @ M.P. | 1.0mmHg | |
| Thermionic Work Function | 4.80eV | Young's Modulus of Elasticity | 60x106psi | |
| Magnetic Susceptibility | 0.99x10-6cgs | Tensile Strength | 110,000psi | |