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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
La
Na
1.2 Group Number
NA1
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
63
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
s block
1.5 Element Family
Lanthanide
Alkali
1.6 CAS Number
74399107440235
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00229.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Lanthanum metal is highly malleable, ductile and sectile.
  • If exposed to air Lanthanum metal oxidizes rapidly.
  • At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
  • The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By Electrolysis Process, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander
Humphry Davy
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1838
In 1807
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %2 * 10-3 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %~0.004 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.55 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %2.30 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %1.10 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NA0.14 %
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Pharmaceutical Industry
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Low Toxic
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
NA1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.08 p.p.m.10,000.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
920.00 °C97.72 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
3,469.00 °C883.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
NA
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
2.500.50
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
350.00 MPa0.69 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
360.00 MPaNA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
2,475.00 m/s3,200.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
La
Na
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
3117
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.100.93
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA0.56
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.081.01
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA0.91
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA0.87
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.903.07
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
538.10 kJ/mol495.80 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,067.00 kJ/mol4,562.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
1,850.30 kJ/mol6,910.30 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
4,819.00 kJ/mol9,543.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
5,940.00 kJ/mol13,354.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NA16,613.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NA20,117.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NA25,496.00 kJ/mol
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NA28,932.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NA141,362.00 kJ/mol
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NA159,076.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
1.73 g/amp-hr0.86 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
3.50 eV2.75 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Corrosion, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
5711
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 5d2 6s2
[Ne] 3s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
5711
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
8212
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
5711
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
187.00 pm186.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
207.00 pm166.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
240.00 pm227.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
138.91 amu22.99 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
20.73 cm3/mol23.70 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
40.71 (-eV)14.10 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
377.20 pm429.06 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62NA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
6.16 g/cm30.97 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.94 g/cm30.93 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.98 (Pa)NA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
14.30 GPa3.30 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
27.90 GPa6.30 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
36.60 GPa10.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.28NA
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
6.170.97
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
615.00 nΩ·m47.70 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω0.21 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
48.00 kJ/mol52.80 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)1.23 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
27.11 J/mol·K28.23 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
13.40 W/m·K142.00 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NA2,573.00 K
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
12.10 µm/(m·K)71.00 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
399.60 kJ/mol89.04 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
6.20 kJ/mol2.59 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
431.00 kJ/mol108.40 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
56.90 J/mol.K51.30 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1