Group Number
Not Available
Element Family
Lanthanide
Probably Transition
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Not Available
Space Group Number
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
- Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
Not Available
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Discovery
In 1906
In 1982
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
Uses & Benefits
- Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
- Currently known uses of Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Toxicity
Low Toxic
Unknown
Present in Human Body
No
No
Melting Point
Not Available
Boiling Point
Not Available
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Unknown
Luster
Metallic
Unknown Luster
Brinell Hardness
Not Available
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
Speed of Sound
Not Available
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α Allotropes
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β Allotropes
Not Available
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γ Allotropes
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Pauling Electronegativity
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Allred Rochow Electronegativity
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Pauling Electropositivity
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Electrochemical Equivalent
Not Available
Electron Work Function
Not Available
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Meitnerium.jpg#100
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
Atomic Volume
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Valence Electron Potential
Not Available
Lattice Constant
Not Available
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
NA
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available
Tensile Strength
Not Available
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Viscosity
Not Available
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Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
Shear Modulus
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Bulk Modulus
Not Available
Young's Modulus
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Poisson Ratio
Not Available
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
NA
Specific Gravity
Not Available
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
Unknown
Resistivity
Not Available
Electrical Conductivity
Not Available
Electron Affinity
Not Available
Specific Heat
Not Available
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available
Thermal Conductivity
Not Available
Critical Temperature
Not Available
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Thermal Expansion
Not Available
Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available
Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available
Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available