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Lutetium vs Beryllium


Beryllium vs Lutetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lu   
Be   

Group Number
Not Available   
2   
16

Period Number
6   
2   

Block
f block   
s block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Alkaline Earth   

CAS Number
7439943   
99+
7440417   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
  • Beryllium is best anti corrosion metal.
  • Beryllium is the lightest metal and still it is stronger than steel.
  • It also finds various applications in Nuclear reactors as a reflector.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   

Discovery
In 1906   
In 1797   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
1 * 10-7 %   
23

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
19

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  
  • Its alloys with copper or nickel are used in manufacturing Gyroscopes, springs, electrical contact and non sparking tools.
  • Beryllium Alloys are used as a material for aircraft, missiles, spacecraft and satellite.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
32

In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
32

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,652.00 °C   
19
1,278.00 °C   
36

Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C   
19
2,970.00 °C   
32

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
White Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
5.50   
7

Brinell Hardness
893.00 MPa   
10
590.00 MPa   
21

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa   
8
1,670.00 MPa   
4

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
12,890.00 m/s   
2

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   
Be   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
9   
29

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.27   
34
1.57   
24

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.81   
12

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14   
28
1.47   
14

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.54   
12

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.58   
23

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.73   
20
2.43   
30

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol   
99+
899.50 kJ/mol   
7

2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,757.10 kJ/mol   
23

3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol   
99+
14,848.70 kJ/mol   
2

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28
21,006.60 kJ/mol   
2

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.18 g/amp-hr   
23
0.17 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
3.30 eV   
33
4.98 eV   
6

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
71   
99+
4   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1   
[He] 2s2   

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
71   
99+
4   
99+

Number of Neutrons
104   
30
5   
99+

Number of Electrons
71   
99+
4   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm   
20
112.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm   
20
96.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
153.00 pm   
99+

Atomic Weight
174.97 amu   
40
9.01 amu   
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  
Lithium
  

Next Element
Hafnium
  
Sodium
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)   
26
82.00 (-eV)   
15

Lattice Constant
350.31 pm   
99+
228.58 pm   
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59   
10
1.57   
18

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.84 g/cm3   
38
1.85 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.30 g/cm3   
22
1.69 g/cm3   
99+

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)   
19

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
3.18 (Pa)   
11
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.20 GPa   
26
132.00 GPa   
7

Bulk Modulus
47.60 GPa   
23
130.00 GPa   
13

Young's Modulus
68.60 GPa   
30
287.00 GPa   
7

Poisson Ratio
0.26   
21
0.03   
35

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.84   
29
1.85   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Semiconductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.31 106/cm Ω   
5

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
0.00 kJ/mol   
40

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36
1.82 J/(kg K)   
2

Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K   
24
16.44 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
16.40 W/m·K   
99+
200.00 W/m·K   
6

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
11.30 µm/(m·K)   
34

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
355.90 kJ/mol   
22
294.70 kJ/mol   
30

Enthalpy of Fusion
18.70 kJ/mol   
13
11.72 kJ/mol   
30

Enthalpy of Atomization
398.00 kJ/mol   
20
326.40 kJ/mol   
30

Standard Molar Entropy
51.00 J/mol.K   
30
9.50 J/mol.K   
99+

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