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Lutetium vs Cobalt


Cobalt vs Lutetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lu  
Co  

Group Number
3  
15
9  
9

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7439943  
99+
7440484  
38

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
  • The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
  • Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
  • It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach  
Georg Brandt  

Discovery
In 1906  
In 1732  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
31
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
9

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.06 %  
10

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
20

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
20

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 aluminum and nickel are used to make powerful magnets.
  • Few other alloys exhibit high-temperature strength and hence they are used in Turbines of Jet and Gas engine.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.04 Blood/mg dm-3  
18

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.04 p.p.m.  
32

Physical

Melting Point
1,652.00 °C  
19
1,495.00 °C  
29

Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C  
20
2,870.00 °C  
35

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.50  
10
5.00  
8

Brinell Hardness
893.00 MPa  
11
470.00 MPa  
31

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa  
14
1,043.00 MPa  
18

Speed of Sound
5,200.00 m/s  
10
4,720.00 m/s  
18

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
2.50  
5

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
67.00 %  
16

Allotropes
No  
Yes  

α Allotropes
-  
α-Cobalt  

β Allotropes
-  
β-Cobalt  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Lu  
Co  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.27  
35
1.88  
13

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.27  
27
2.56  
1

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14  
29
1.70  
6

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.27  
34
1.88  
14

Allen Electronegativity
1.27  
99+
1.84  
13

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.73  
20
2.12  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
19

2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,648.00 kJ/mol  
32

3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol  
99+
3,232.00 kJ/mol  
22

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
38
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
29

5th Energy Level
6,445.00 kJ/mol  
34
7,670.00 kJ/mol  
18

6th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,840.00 kJ/mol  
18

7th Energy level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12,440.00 kJ/mol  
11

8th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15,230.00 kJ/mol  
12

9th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17,959.00 kJ/mol  
13

10th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26,570.00 kJ/mol  
7

11th Energy Level
5,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29,400.00 kJ/mol  
8

12th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
32,400.00 kJ/mol  
30

13th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
36,600.00 kJ/mol  
8

14th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
39,700.00 kJ/mol  
9

15th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
42,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
49,396.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
52,737.00 kJ/mol  
13

18th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
134,810.00 kJ/mol  
1

19th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
145,170.00 kJ/mol  
2

20th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
154,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

21st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
167,400.00 kJ/mol  
4

22nd Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
178,100.00 kJ/mol  
3

23rd Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
28
189,300.00 kJ/mol  
3

24th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
17

25th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
17

26th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
17

27th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
16

28th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
22

29th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
23

30th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
760.40 kJ/mol  
17

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

Electron Work Function
3.30 eV  
99+
5.00 eV  
9

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
71  
99+
22  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1  
[Ar] 3d2 4s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
71  
99+
22  
99+

Number of Neutrons
104  
31
26  
99+

Number of Electrons
71  
99+
22  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm  
22
147.00 pm  
36

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm  
20
160.00 pm  
32

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm  
27
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
174.97 amu  
40
47.87 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  
Iron
  

Next Element
Hafnium
  
Nickel
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)  
27
95.20 (-eV)  
10

Lattice Constant
350.31 pm  
99+
295.08 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
32
1.26  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
230.00 MPa  
18
434.00 MPa  
10

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
35
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
3.18 (Pa)  
11
0.98 (Pa)  
14

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.20 GPa  
33
44.00 GPa  
17

Bulk Modulus
47.60 GPa  
25
110.00 GPa  
15

Young's Modulus
68.60 GPa  
32
116.00 GPa  
20

Poisson Ratio
0.26  
21
0.32  
12

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.84  
99+
4,500.00  
1

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
14
0.00  
3

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
582.00 nΩ·m  
9
420.00 nΩ·m  
12

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

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
7.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.52 J/(kg K)  
9

Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K  
31
25.06 J/mol·K  
99+

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

Critical Temperature
1,925.00 K  
23
1,768.00 K  
32

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
355.90 kJ/mol  
32
429.00 kJ/mol  
20

Enthalpy of Fusion
18.70 kJ/mol  
13
15.48 kJ/mol  
19

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

Standard Molar Entropy
51.00 J/mol.K  
99+
27.30 J/mol.K  
99+

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