Rhodium
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| Property |
Value |
| Atomic Number |
45 |
| Element |
Rhodium |
| Symbol |
Rh |
| Atomic Mass |
102.91 u |
| Number of Neutrons |
58 (most common isotope, Rhodium-103) |
| Number of Protons |
45 |
| Number of Electrons |
45 |
| Period |
5 |
| Group |
9 |
| Phase |
Solid |
| Radioactive |
No |
| Natural |
Yes |
| Metal |
Yes |
| Nonmetal |
No |
| Metalloid |
No |
| Type |
Transition Metal |
| Atomic Radius |
173 pm |
| Electronegativity |
2.28 (Pauling scale) |
| First Ionization Energy |
7.459 eV |
| Density |
12.41 g/cm³ |
| Melting Point |
1964 °C |
| Boiling Point |
3695 °C |
| Number of Isotopes |
1 stable (Rhodium-103) |
| Discoverer |
William Hyde Wollaston |
| Year |
1803 |
| Specific Heat |
0.243 J/g·K |
| Number of Shells |
5 |
| Number of Valence Electrons |
9 |