Symbol
Lu
  
Re
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
6
  
Block
f block
  
d block
  
Element Family
Lanthanide
  
Transition Metal
  
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
  
P63/mmc
  
Interesting Facts
- Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
- Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
- Chemical properties of Rhenium are similar to Manganese.
- Rhenium metal is created while refining Molybdenum.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach
  
Masataka Ogawa
  
Discovery
In 1906
  
In 1908
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %
  
26
~0.00000001 %
  
29
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  
- Alloys of Rhenium are used as an electric contact material. It can resist withstand arc corrosion.
- Its catalysts are used in hydrogenation of fine chemicals. Its Alloy with nickel is used to produce turbine blades.
  
Industrial Uses
NA
  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
Alloys
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic
  
Low Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
No
  
No
  
Melting Point
1,652.00 °C
  
19
Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C
  
19
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silvery White
  
Silvery Gray
  
Luster
Metallic
  
Metallic
  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
1,320.00 MPa
  
8
Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa
  
8
1,350.00 MPa
  
7
Speed of Sound
Not Available
  
4,700.00 m/s
  
15
Optical Properties
  
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Lu
  
Re
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
760.00 kJ/mol
  
20
2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,260.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
2,510.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol
  
28
3,640.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
5th Energy Level
6,445.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Not Available
  
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.18 g/amp-hr
  
23
0.99 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
  
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
  
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1
  
[Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2
  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Volume
17.78 cm3/mol
  
30
8.85 cm3/mol
  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)
  
26
180.00 (-eV)
  
3
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
21.02 g/cm3
  
12
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
1,070.00 MPa
  
3
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Ductile, Malleable
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor
  
Conductor
  
Resistivity
193.00 nΩ·m
  
20
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.05 106/cm Ω
  
33
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
14.50 kJ/mol
  
35
Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)
  
36
0.13 J/(kg K)
  
39
Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K
  
24
25.48 J/mol·K
  
38
Thermal Conductivity
16.40 W/m·K
  
99+
48.00 W/m·K
  
31
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)
  
40
6.20 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
355.90 kJ/mol
  
22
707.10 kJ/mol
  
3
Enthalpy of Fusion
18.70 kJ/mol
  
13
33.05 kJ/mol
  
2
Enthalpy of Atomization
398.00 kJ/mol
  
20
791.00 kJ/mol
  
2
Standard Molar Entropy
51.00 J/mol.K
  
30
36.90 J/mol.K
  
99+