Element Family
Actinide
Lanthanide
Space Group Name
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P63/mmc
Interesting Facts
- It is synthetically produced metal.
- Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
- Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
- Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
Sources
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach
Discovery
In 1961–1971
In 1906
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silver
Silvery White
Luster
Unknown Luster
Metallic
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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-
Magnetic Ordering
-
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
-
Conductor