Periodic Table of Elements

Element Ruthenium - Ru

Comprehensive data on the chemical element Ruthenium is provided on this page; including scores of properties, element names in many languages, most known nuclides of Ruthenium. Common chemical compounds are also provided for many elements. In addition technical terms are linked to their definitions and the menu contains links to related articles that are a great aid in one's studies.

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Overview of Ruthenium

Ruthenium's Name in Other Languages

  • Latin: Ruthenium
  • Czech: Ruthenium
  • Croatian: Rutenij
  • French: Ruthénium
  • German: Ruthenium - s
  • Italian: Rutenio
  • Norwegian: Ruthenium
  • Portuguese: Rutênio
  • Russian: Рутений
  • Spanish: Rutenio
  • Swedish: Rutenium

Atomic Structure of Ruthenium

Chemical Properties of Ruthenium

Physical Properties of Ruthenium

Regulatory / Health

  • CAS Number
    • 7440-18-8
  • OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)
    • No limits set by OSHA
  • OSHA PEL Vacated 1989
    • No limits set by OSHA
  • NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limit (REL)
    • No limits set by NIOSH
  • Levels In Humans:
    Note: this data represents naturally occuring levels of elements in the typical human, it DOES NOT represent recommended daily allowances.
    • Blood/mg dm-3: n/a
    • Bone/p.p.m: n/a
    • Liver/p.p.m: n/a
    • Muscle/p.p.m: n/a
    • Daily Dietary Intake: n/a
    • Total Mass In Avg. 70kg human: n/a
  • Discovery Year: 1808
  • Name Origin:
    From Ruthenia Latin name of Russia.
  • Abundance of Ruthenium:
    • Earth's Crust/p.p.m.: 0.001
    • Seawater/p.p.m.: N/A
    • Atmosphere/p.p.m.: N/A
    • Sun (Relative to H=1E12): 67.6
  • Sources of Ruthenium:
    Found in pentlandite and pyroxinite. Produced as a by-product of nickel refining. Around 0.12 tons are produced world wide on an annual basis. Primary mining areas are South Africa, Russia, Canada, USA and Zimbabwe.
  • Uses of Ruthenium:
    Used to harden platinum and palladium. Also used in eye treatments, thickness meters for egg shells, fountain pen points, and electrical contacts. Aircraft magnetos use platinum alloy with 10% ruthenium.
  • Additional Notes:
    Some sources credit G.W. Osann of discovering ruthenium at the University of Tartu Russia in 1928, but this is was really only a "rediscovery".

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