General Information
| Symbol: | Ru |
| Atomic Number: | 44 |
| Atomic Weight: (Atomic Mass, Molar Mass) | 101.07 |
| Group: | 8 (iron family) |
| VIIIA (Old IUPAC), VIII (CAS) |
| Period: | 5 |
| Block: | d |
Physical Properties
| Density: | 12.4 g/cm3 |
| Atomic Volume: | 8.3 cm2/mole |
| Atomic Radius: | 1.34 angstroms |
| Covalent Radius: | 126 pm |
| Radioactive: | No |
States
| Melting Point: | 2310.0 °C |
| Boiling Point: | 3900.0 °C |
| Heat Of Fusion: | 25.52 kJ/mole |
| Heat Of Vaporization: | 567.77 kJ/mole |
Energy
| Electronegativity: | 2.2 (Pauling Scale) |
| Electron Affinity: | -101 kJ/mol |
| 1st Ionization Energy: | 710 kJ/mol |
| Specific Heat Capacity: | 0.238 J g−1 K−1 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | 117.0 W·m−1·K−1 |
Electrons & Oxidation
| Oxidation States: | +4,3,6,8 |
| Electrons Per Shell: | 2 8 18 15 1 |
| Electron Configuration: | [Kr] 4d7 5s1 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d7 5s1 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d7 5s1 |
History
| Discovered In: | 1844 |
| Discovered By: | Karl Karlovich Klaus |
| Discovered At: | Russia |
| Word Origin: | From the Latin word "Ruthenia" meaning "Russia" |
Translations
| English | Ruthenium |
| Deutsch | Ruthenium |
| Lëtzebuergesch | Ruthenium |
| Nederlands | Ruthenium |
| Afrikaans | Rutenium |
| Frysk | Ruthenium |
| Dansk | Ruthenium |
| Svenska | Rutenium |
| Norsk | Ruthenium |
| Íslenska | Rúten |
| Føroysk | Ruthenium |
| Latin | Ruthenium |
| Français | Ruthénium |
| Español | Rutenio |
| Catalana | Ruteni |
| Occitana | Ruteni |
| Português | Ruténio |
| Galego | Rutenio |
| Italiano | Rutenio |
| Furlan | Ruteni |
| Român | Ruteniu |
| Moldavian | Ruteniu |
| Armãneashte | Ruteniumu |
| Русский | Рутений |
| Українска | Рутеній |
| by | Рытэній |
| Polska | Ruten |
| Kaszëbsczi | Ruten |
| Čech | Ruthenium |
| Slovenský | Ruténium |
| Slovenščina | Rutenij |
| Hrvatska | Rutenij |
| Српски | Рутениjум |
| Bosnian | Rutenij |
| Македонски | Рутениум |
| Български | Рутений |
| Lietuviškai | Rutenis |
| Lao | Rutēnijs |
| Sudovian | Rutenijan |
| Cymraeg | Rwtheniwm |
| Gaeilge na hÉireann | Ruitéiniam |
| Gàidhlig na h | Ruitèiniam |
| Gaelg Vanninagh | Rutainium |
| Cornish | Ruthenyum |
| Brezhoneg | Ruteniom |
| Ελληνική | Ρουθηνιο |
| Shqip | Ruten |
| Ossetian | Рутений |
| Euskera | Rutenioa |
| Georgian | რუთენიუმი |
| Suomi | Rutenium |
| Eesti | Ruteenium |
| Magyar | Ruténium |
| Türkçe | Rutenyum |
| Kazakh | Рутений |
| Uzbek | Рутений |
| Tajik | Ruteni' |
| Mongolian | Рутени |
| 日本語 | ルテニウム [ruteniumu] |
| 中国话 | 釕 |
| ไทย | รูทีเนียม |
| Vietnamese | Ruteni |
| Bahasa Melayu | Rutenium |
| العربيه | روتينيوم |
| Il-Malti | Rutinjum |
| עברית | רותניום |
| Esperanto | Rutenio |
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