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Lanthanum vs Nobelium


Nobelium vs Lanthanum


Periodic Table

Symbol
La  
No  

Group Number
3  
15
3  
15

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
f block  
f block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7439910  
99+
10028145  
16

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Lanthanum metal is highly malleable, ductile and sectile.
  • If exposed to air Lanthanum metal oxidizes rapidly.
  
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In 1838  
In 1966  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
-  

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
32
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
19
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
29
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  

Uses

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Nobelium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
32
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.08 p.p.m.  
29
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
920.00 °C  
99+
827.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
3,469.00 °C  
19
2,600.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
-  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.50  
15
-  

Brinell Hardness
350.00 MPa  
36
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
360.00 MPa  
99+
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
2,475.00 m/s  
99+
1,100.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.80  
22
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
70.00 %  
13
61.00 %  
22

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
La  
No  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
31  
8
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.10  
38
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.08  
32
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.10  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.90  
10
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+
642.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,067.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,254.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,850.30 kJ/mol  
99+
2,643.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,819.00 kJ/mol  
32
3,956.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,940.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
35

6th Energy Level
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
8

13th Energy Level
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
36

14th Energy Level
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
26

15th Energy Level
53,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
36

16th Energy Level
53,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27

17th Energy Level
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+
917.00 kJ/mol  
34

22nd Energy Level
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
36

23rd Energy Level
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
25
6,410.00 kJ/mol  
12

24th Energy Level
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
39

25th Energy Level
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+
601.20 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+
641.00 kJ/mol  
37

28th Energy Level
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+
641.60 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.73 g/amp-hr  
99+
4.83 g/amp-hr  
4

Electron Work Function
3.50 eV  
99+
4.90 eV  
12

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
57  
99+
102  
16

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 5d2 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Lanthanum.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
57  
99+
102  
16

Number of Neutrons
82  
99+
157  
8

Number of Electrons
57  
99+
102  
16

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
187.00 pm  
10
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
207.00 pm  
6
157.00 pm  
33

Van der Waals Radius
240.00 pm  
17
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
138.91 amu  
99+
259.00 amu  
13

Atomic Volume
20.73 cm3/mol  
26
19.80 cm3/mol  
33

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Barium
  

Next Element
Cerium
  

Valence Electron Potential
40.71 (-eV)  
99+
26.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
377.20 pm  
31
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.62  
16
1.76  
5

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
6.16 g/cm3  
99+
9.90 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.94 g/cm3  
99+
9.90 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
45.00 MPa  
40
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.98 (Pa)  
15
0.00 (Pa)  
28

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
14.30 GPa  
99+
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
27.90 GPa  
99+
8.70 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
36.60 GPa  
99+
12.30 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
17
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
6.17  
99+
9.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
15
0.00 H/m  
3

Susceptibility
0.00  
25
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
615.00 nΩ·m  
7
0.68 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
48.00 kJ/mol  
28
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)  
33
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
27.11 J/mol·K  
27
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

Thermal Conductivity
13.40 W/m·K  
99+
0.10 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,193.00 K  
99+
1,100.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
12.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
399.60 kJ/mol  
24
-  

Enthalpy of Fusion
6.20 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
431.00 kJ/mol  
21
390.40 kJ/mol  
30

Standard Molar Entropy
56.90 J/mol.K  
31
63.00 J/mol.K  
24

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