Symbol
La
  
Mn
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
4
  
Block
f block
  
d block
  
Element Family
Lanthanide
  
Transition Metal
  
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
  
I_ 43m
  
Interesting Facts
- Lanthanum metal is highly malleable, ductile and sectile.
- If exposed to air Lanthanum metal oxidizes rapidly.
  
- Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
- Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander
  
Johann Gottlieb Gahn
  
Discovery
In 1838
  
In 1774
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %
  
25
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available
  
Uses & Benefits
- It has no commercial uses, but its alloys are in high demand. Lanthanum and Nickel alloy is used for the hydrogen gas storage.
- The best-known use for mischmetal alloy of Lanthanum is; as a ‘flints’ for cigarette lighters.
  
- This metal is very brittle hence it mostly not used as a pure metal, but its alloys are very useful
- Its alloy Manganese steel is extremely strong and used in railway tracks, safes, prison bars and riffle barrels.
  
Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing
  
Alloys
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic
  
Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
Yes
  
In Blood
Not Available
  
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3
  
14
In Bone
0.08 p.p.m.
  
24
100.00 p.p.m.
  
8
Melting Point
1,245.00 °C
  
37
Boiling Point
3,469.00 °C
  
18
1,962.00 °C
  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silvery White
  
Silver
  
Luster
NA
  
Metallic
  
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
196.00 MPa
  
99+
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
2,475.00 m/s
  
37
5,150.00 m/s
  
7
Optical Properties
  
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
La
  
Mn
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
538.10 kJ/mol
  
99+
717.30 kJ/mol
  
30
2nd Energy Level
1,067.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,509.00 kJ/mol
  
39
3rd Energy Level
1,850.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
3,248.00 kJ/mol
  
21
4th Energy Level
4,819.00 kJ/mol
  
22
4,940.00 kJ/mol
  
20
5th Energy Level
5,940.00 kJ/mol
  
25
6,990.00 kJ/mol
  
17
6th Energy Level
Not Available
  
9,220.00 kJ/mol
  
16
7th Energy level
Not Available
  
11,500.00 kJ/mol
  
16
8th Energy Level
Not Available
  
18,770.00 kJ/mol
  
5
9th Energy Level
Not Available
  
21,400.00 kJ/mol
  
6
10th Energy Level
Not Available
  
23,960.00 kJ/mol
  
9
11th Energy Level
Not Available
  
27,590.00 kJ/mol
  
10
12th Energy Level
Not Available
  
30,330.00 kJ/mol
  
10
13th Energy Level
Not Available
  
33,150.00 kJ/mol
  
11
14th Energy Level
Not Available
  
38,880.00 kJ/mol
  
10
15th Energy Level
Not Available
  
41,987.00 kJ/mol
  
13
16th Energy Level
Not Available
  
109,480.00 kJ/mol
  
1
17th Energy Level
Not Available
  
118,100.00 kJ/mol
  
2
18th Energy Level
Not Available
  
127,100.00 kJ/mol
  
3
19th Energy Level
Not Available
  
138,600.00 kJ/mol
  
4
20th Energy Level
Not Available
  
148,500.00 kJ/mol
  
6
21st Energy Level
Not Available
  
158,600.00 kJ/mol
  
6
22nd Energy Level
Not Available
  
172,500.00 kJ/mol
  
5
23rd Energy Level
Not Available
  
181,380.00 kJ/mol
  
5
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.73 g/amp-hr
  
99+
0.29 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
  
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 5d2 6s2
  
[Ar] 3d5 4s2
  
Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
  
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Lanthanum.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Weight
138.91 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
20.73 cm3/mol
  
16
1.39 cm3/mol
  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
40.71 (-eV)
  
99+
220.00 (-eV)
  
2
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
6.16 g/cm3
  
99+
7.21 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.94 g/cm3
  
99+
5.95 g/cm3
  
99+
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
  
NA
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor
  
Conductor
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
48.00 kJ/mol
  
23
0.00 kJ/mol
  
40
Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)
  
32
0.48 J/(kg K)
  
11
Molar Heat Capacity
27.11 J/mol·K
  
21
26.32 J/mol·K
  
29
Thermal Conductivity
13.40 W/m·K
  
99+
7.81 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
12.10 µm/(m·K)
  
32
21.70 µm/(m·K)
  
21
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
399.60 kJ/mol
  
17
219.70 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
6.20 kJ/mol
  
99+
14.64 kJ/mol
  
23
Enthalpy of Atomization
431.00 kJ/mol
  
16
280.30 kJ/mol
  
38
Standard Molar Entropy
56.90 J/mol.K
  
23
32.00 J/mol.K
  
99+