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Record 1 - external organization data 2006-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A hard, brittle, silvery-white, polyvalent, rare metallic element in group VIII of the periodic system.

OBS

It is one of the platinum metals and resembles osmium but is more resistant to corrosion ... Symbol, Ru ...; atomic number, 44; atomic weight, 101.07 ...; melting point, 2,250°C ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Déchets nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

[...] métal blanc-argent, sous-produit de la métallurgie du platine [...] dur, difficilement usinable, à très haut point de fusion (2 500 °C) résistant aux actions chimiques [...]

CONT

Les fines de dissolution, issues pour la plupart des produits de fission, sont constituées essentiellement d'éléments de la famille du platine tels que le ruthénium, le rhodium et le palladium sous forme de métaux ou d'alliage.

OBS

Élément de numéro atomique 44; masse atomique 101.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Desechos nucleares
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Elemento químico de símbolo Ru, número atómico 44, masa atómica 101.07 [mas o menos] 3 y configuración electrónica (Kr) 4d7 5s1, con 16 nucleidos, 7 de los cuales son estables. Forma cristales metálicos con estructura hexagonal compacta. Pertenece a la segunda serie de elementos de transición.

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