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Lutetium Plutonium Comparison


Plutonium Lutetium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lu   
Pu   

Group Number
Not Available   
0   
18

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7439943   
99+
7440075   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
P121/m1   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
11.00   
13

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan   

Discovery
In 1906   
In Between 1940 1941   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,652.00 °C   
19
639.50 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C   
19
3,235.00 °C   
24

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
893.00 MPa   
10
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa   
8
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
2,260.00 m/s   
99+

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
Lu   
Pu   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
20   
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.27   
34
1.28   
33

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14   
28
1.22   
26

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.73   
20
2.72   
21

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol   
99+
584.70 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol   
99+
2,084.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28
3,338.00 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
6,445.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.18 g/amp-hr   
23
2.28 g/amp-hr   
22

Electron Work Function
3.30 eV   
33
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
71   
99+
94   
24

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1   
[Rn] 5f6 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Monoclinic (MON)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
71   
99+
94   
24

Number of Neutrons
104   
30
150   
11

Number of Electrons
71   
99+
94   
24

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm   
20
159.00 pm   
28

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm   
20
187.00 pm   
20

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
174.97 amu   
40
244.00 amu   
19

Atomic Volume
17.78 cm3/mol   
30
12.32 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  
Neptunium
  

Next Element
Hafnium
  
Americium
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)   
26
64.90 (-eV)   
21

Lattice Constant
350.31 pm   
99+
618.30 pm   
4

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59   
10
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.84 g/cm3   
38
19.82 g/cm3   
13

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.30 g/cm3   
22
16.63 g/cm3   
8

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
33
0.00 (Pa)   
26

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
3.18 (Pa)   
11
2.20 (Pa)   
12

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.20 GPa   
26
43.00 GPa   
18

Bulk Modulus
47.60 GPa   
23
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
68.60 GPa   
30
96.00 GPa   
21

Poisson Ratio
0.26   
21
0.21   
32

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.84   
29
19.84   
7

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Poor Conductor   

Resistivity
582.00 nΩ·m   
9
1.46 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39

Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K   
24
35.50 J/mol·K   
3

Thermal Conductivity
16.40 W/m·K   
99+
6.74 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
46.70 µm/(m·K)   
6

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
355.90 kJ/mol   
22
344.00 kJ/mol   
25

Enthalpy of Fusion
18.70 kJ/mol   
13
2.82 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
398.00 kJ/mol   
20
360.00 kJ/mol   
26

Standard Molar Entropy
51.00 J/mol.K   
30
Not Available   

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