Monster name: Rutenski
Ruthenium
- Atomic number
- 44
- Symbol
- Ru
- Series
- transition metals
- Group
- 8
- Period
- 5
- State of matter
- solid
- magnetic
- noble metal
- native element
The name ruthenium is derived from the Latin word Ruthenia for Russia, because it was first discovered there. As a noble metal it doesn't like to react with other elements and can rarely be found on earth.
