Compare Copper vs Roentgenium
Comparing Copper (Cu) and Roentgenium (Rg). Atomic numbers 29 and 111 with atomic masses 63.546 u and 281 u, classified as transition metal and unknown. Below: a side-by-side comparison of their physical, atomic, electron-configuration and historical properties, including density, melting and boiling points, ionization energies, oxidation states and discovery history.
Periodic properties of the elements
| Copper | Roentgenium | |
|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Cu | Rg |
| Atomic number | 29 | 111 |
| Group | 11 | 11 |
| Period | 4 | 7 |
| Block | d | d |
| Element category | Transition Metal | Unknown |
Physical properties
| Copper | Roentgenium | |
|---|---|---|
| Phase at STP | Solid | Solid |
| Density | 8.96 g/cm3 | 28.7 g/cm3 |
| Atomic weight | 63.5463 u | 281 u |
| Melting point | 1357.77 K 1084.62 °C 1984.316 °F | - |
| Boiling point | 2835 K 2561.85 °C 4643.33 °F | - |
Atomic properties
| Copper | Roentgenium | |
|---|---|---|
| Electronegativity (Pauling Scale) | 1.9 | 0 |
| Electron affinity | 119.235 kJ/mol | 151 kJ/mol |
| Oxidation states | −2, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4 (a mildly basic oxide) | (−1), (+1), (+3), (+5), (+7) (predicted) |
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Electron configuration
| Copper | Roentgenium | |
|---|---|---|
| Shorthand configuration | [Ar] 3d10 4s1 | [Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2 |
| Full configuration | 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s1 | 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 3d10 4s2 4p6 4d10 4f14 5s2 5p6 5d10 5f14 6s2 6p6 6d9 7s2 |
| Electrons per shell | 2, 8, 18, 1 | 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 17, 2 |
History
| Copper | Roentgenium | |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery | Middle East (9000 BC) | Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (1994) |
| Named by | GSI |