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Lutetium Tin Comparison


Tin
Tin Lutetium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lu  
Sn  

Group Number
3  
15
14  
4

Period Number
6  
5  

Block
f block  
p block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7439943  
99+
7440315  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
I41/amd  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
141.00  
10

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach  
-  

Discovery
In 1906  
Before 3500 BC  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
31
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
15

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  
  • Tin-niobium alloy is used for producing superconducting magnets.
  • Tin salt known as a tin II chloride, it is used as a mordant and as a reducing agent for dyeing calico and silk.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.38 Blood/mg dm-3  
10

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
1.40 p.p.m.  
17

Physical

Melting Point
1,652.00 °C  
19
231.90 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C  
20
2,270.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.50  
10
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
893.00 MPa  
11
50.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa  
14
50.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
5,200.00 m/s  
10
2,730.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
51.00 %  
30

Allotropes
No  
Yes  

α Allotropes
-  
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)  

β Allotropes
-  
White Tin (Beta Tin)  

γ Allotropes
-  
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Lu  
Sn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.27  
35
1.96  
9

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.27  
27
1.49  
19

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14  
29
1.72  
5

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.27  
34
2.21  
5

Allen Electronegativity
1.27  
99+
1.82  
14

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.73  
20
2.04  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
33

2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,411.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol  
99+
2,943.00 kJ/mol  
30

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
38
3,930.30 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,445.00 kJ/mol  
34
7,456.00 kJ/mol  
21

6th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
39

8th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
35

9th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
32

10th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
36

11th Energy Level
5,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
34

12th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
31

14th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
27

16th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

17th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,086.00 kJ/mol  
33

19th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
39

20th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.00 kJ/mol  
33

21st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.00 kJ/mol  
27

23rd Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
28
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
26

25th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
28

26th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

27th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

28th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
32

29th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
33

30th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.18 g/amp-hr  
27
1.11 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
3.30 eV  
99+
4.42 eV  
22

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
71  
99+
50  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1  
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Tetragonal (TETR)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
71  
99+
50  
99+

Number of Neutrons
104  
31
69  
99+

Number of Electrons
71  
99+
50  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm  
22
140.00 pm  
40

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm  
20
139.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm  
27
217.00 pm  
29

Atomic Weight
174.97 amu  
40
118.71 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
17.78 cm3/mol  
99+
16.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  
Indium
  

Next Element
Hafnium
  
Cesium
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)  
27
83.50 (-eV)  
14

Lattice Constant
350.31 pm  
99+
583.18 pm  
7

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
32
0.68  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.84 g/cm3  
99+
7.37 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.30 g/cm3  
99+
6.99 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
230.00 MPa  
18
15.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
15

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
35
0.00 (Pa)  
18

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
3.18 (Pa)  
11
0.00 (Pa)  
38

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.20 GPa  
33
18.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
47.60 GPa  
25
58.00 GPa  
21

Young's Modulus
68.60 GPa  
32
50.00 GPa  
39

Poisson Ratio
0.26  
21
0.36  
8

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.84  
99+
7.31  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
14
0.00  
30

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
582.00 nΩ·m  
9
115.00 nΩ·m  
28

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.09 106/cm Ω  
28

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
107.30 kJ/mol  
9

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.23 J/(kg K)  
28

Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K  
31
27.11 J/mol·K  
26

Thermal Conductivity
16.40 W/m·K  
99+
66.80 W/m·K  
25

Critical Temperature
1,925.00 K  
23
505.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+
22.00 µm/(m·K)  
21

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
355.90 kJ/mol  
32
290.40 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
398.00 kJ/mol  
26
301.30 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
51.00 J/mol.K  
99+
51.20 J/mol.K  
40

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