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Livermorium vs Lanthanum


Lanthanum vs Livermorium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lv   
La   

Group Number
16   
2
Not Available   

Period Number
7   
6   

Block
p block   
f block   

Element Family
Probably Post-​Transition   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
54100719   
3
7439910   
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
Not Available   
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Lanthanum metal is highly malleable, ductile and sectile.
  • If exposed to air Lanthanum metal oxidizes rapidly.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 2000   
In 1838   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
32

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
19

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
29

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Livermorium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Research Purposes   
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Bone
Not Available   
0.08 p.p.m.   
24

Physical Properties

Melting Point
Not Available   
920.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
Not Available   
3,469.00 °C   
18

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Unknown   
Silvery White   

Luster
Unknown Luster   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
2.50   
14

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
350.00 MPa   
30

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
360.00 MPa   
26

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
2,475.00 m/s   
37

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Lv   
La   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
5   
32
31   
8

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.10   
99+

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.08   
31

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
2.90   
10

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
723.60 kJ/mol   
28
538.10 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,331.50 kJ/mol   
99+
1,067.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,846.30 kJ/mol   
34
1,850.30 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
3,811.20 kJ/mol   
99+
4,819.00 kJ/mol   
22

5th Energy Level
6,078.60 kJ/mol   
24
5,940.00 kJ/mol   
25

Electrochemical Equivalent
Not Available   
1.73 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
3.50 eV   
31

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
116   
2
57   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4   
[Xe] 5d2 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Not Known   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
116   
2
57   
99+

Number of Neutrons
160   
4
82   
99+

Number of Electrons
116   
2
57   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available   
187.00 pm   
8

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
207.00 pm   
6

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
240.00 pm   
13

Atomic Weight
293.00 amu   
2
138.91 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
Not Available   
20.73 cm3/mol   
16

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Moscovium
  
Barium
  

Next Element
No Next Element   
Cerium
  

Valence Electron Potential
Not Available   
40.71 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
Not Available   
377.20 pm   
28

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.62   
2

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
Not Available   
6.16 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
5.94 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
0.98 (Pa)   
15

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
14.30 GPa   
40

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
27.90 GPa   
99+

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
36.60 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.28   
17

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown   
Ductile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available   
6.17   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
615.00 nΩ·m   
7

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
48.00 kJ/mol   
23

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available   
0.19 J/(kg K)   
32

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available   
27.11 J/mol·K   
21

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available   
13.40 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
12.10 µm/(m·K)   
32

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
399.60 kJ/mol   
17

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
6.20 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available   
431.00 kJ/mol   
16

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available   
56.90 J/mol.K   
23

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