All about Ruthenium
-Chemical symbol: Ru
-Group Number: 8B or 8
-Group Name: Transition Medals
-Period: 5
-Lewis Dot Structure: Ruthenium does not have a Lewis Dot Structure because it is a transition medal.
-Real world Relevance: Ruthenium is in the manufacturing of alloys.
-Origin of name: The name Ruthenium originates from the Latin word "Ruthenia" which means Russia.
-Fun Fact: Ruthenium is relatively nonreactive.
Periodic Trends Definitions
-Atomic Radius: The measure of size of its atoms, specific for each element its usually the typical distance from the nucleus to boundary of electron cloud. Half the diameter of the atom.
-Ionic Radius:same as atomic radius, but for atoms with a positive or negative charge (ions).
-Ionization energy:the energy that gets rid of or adds another electron to the electron cloned of an atom.
-Electron affinities: The likelihood that an electron will be added to a neutral atom to make the atom a negative ion.
-Electronegativities:A measure of tendency for an atom to attract electrons into a chemical bond.