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Gold vs Lutetium


Lutetium vs Gold


Periodic Table

Symbol
Au  
Lu  

Group Number
11  
7
3  
15

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440575  
31
7439943  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
  
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach  

Discovery
Before 6000 BCE  
In 1906  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Gold metal is mainly used for Jewelry, bullion, coinage, etc.
  • It is used in the art, decoration, ornaments, etc. It is also used for electroplating process.
  
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
38
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.02 p.p.m.  
35
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,064.43 °C  
99+
1,652.00 °C  
19

Boiling Point
2,807.00 °C  
37
3,402.00 °C  
20

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gold  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
4.50  
10

Brinell Hardness
194.00 MPa  
99+
893.00 MPa  
11

Vickers Hardness
216.00 MPa  
99+
1,160.00 MPa  
14

Speed of Sound
2,030.00 m/s  
99+
5,200.00 m/s  
10

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
0.47  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
95.00 %  
2
60.00 %  
23

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Au  
Lu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
36  
3
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.54  
2
1.27  
35

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.50  
18
1.27  
27

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.42  
19
1.14  
29

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.87  
15
1.27  
34

Allen Electronegativity
1.92  
7
1.27  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.46  
99+
2.73  
20

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol  
12
1,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,856.00 kJ/mol  
33
2,022.30 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
38

5th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
6
6,445.00 kJ/mol  
34

6th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
19
5,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
39
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,900.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
89,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
99+
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
25
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,901.00 kJ/mol  
14
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
23
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
13
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
35
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
11
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
38
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
28

24th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
6
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
890.00 kJ/mol  
5
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
4
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
7
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
8
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol  
5
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.45 g/amp-hr  
25
2.18 g/amp-hr  
27

Electron Work Function
5.10 eV  
8
3.30 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility  
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
79  
37
71  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1  
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Gold.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
79  
37
71  
99+

Number of Neutrons
118  
24
104  
31

Number of Electrons
79  
37
71  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm  
34
174.00 pm  
22

Covalent Radius
144.00 pm  
99+
187.00 pm  
20

Van der Waals Radius
166.00 pm  
99+
221.00 pm  
27

Atomic Weight
196.97 amu  
33
174.97 amu  
40

Atomic Volume
10.20 cm3/mol  
99+
17.78 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Platinum
  
Ytterbium
  

Next Element
Mercury
  
Hafnium
  

Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV)  
99+
50.90 (-eV)  
27

Lattice Constant
407.82 pm  
24
350.31 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
18
1.59  
32

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.30 g/cm3  
15
9.84 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.31 g/cm3  
16
9.30 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
230.00 MPa  
18

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
25
0.00 (Pa)  
35

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
67.00 (Pa)  
4
3.18 (Pa)  
11

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
27.20 GPa  
33

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa  
9
47.60 GPa  
25

Young's Modulus
79.00 GPa  
26
68.60 GPa  
32

Poisson Ratio
0.40  
4
0.26  
21

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.32  
17
9.84  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
10
0.00 H/m  
9

Susceptibility
0.00  
22
0.00  
14

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
2.20 nΩ·m  
99+
582.00 nΩ·m  
9

Electrical Conductivity
0.45 106/cm Ω  
3
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37

Molar Heat Capacity
25.42 J/mol·K  
99+
26.86 J/mol·K  
31

Thermal Conductivity
318.00 W/m·K  
3
16.40 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,337.00 K  
99+
1,925.00 K  
23

Thermal Expansion
14.20 µm/(m·K)  
29
9.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
324.40 kJ/mol  
99+
355.90 kJ/mol  
32

Enthalpy of Fusion
12.55 kJ/mol  
33
18.70 kJ/mol  
13

Enthalpy of Atomization
364.00 kJ/mol  
34
398.00 kJ/mol  
26

Standard Molar Entropy
47.40 J/mol.K  
99+
51.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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