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Lutetium vs Copper


Copper vs Lutetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lu  
Cu  

Group Number
3  
15
11  
7

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7439943  
99+
7440508  
37

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach  
-  

Discovery
In 1906  
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
31
0.00 %  
13

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
8

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
10

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
26.00 p.p.m.  
12

Physical

Melting Point
1,652.00 °C  
19
1,084.62 °C  
40

Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C  
20
2,562.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Copper  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.50  
10
3.00  
13

Brinell Hardness
893.00 MPa  
11
235.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa  
14
343.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
5,200.00 m/s  
10
3,810.00 m/s  
26

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.10  
99+

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
90.00 %  
4

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Lu  
Cu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
29  
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.27  
35
1.90  
12

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.27  
27
1.98  
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14  
29
1.75  
4

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.27  
34
1.49  
27

Allen Electronegativity
1.27  
99+
1.85  
12

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.73  
20
2.10  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
22

2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15

3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol  
99+
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
38
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21

5th Energy Level
6,445.00 kJ/mol  
34
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17

6th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16

7th Energy level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7

8th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

9th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9

10th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11

11th Energy Level
5,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13

12th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27

13th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6

14th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7

15th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12

18th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10

19th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11

20th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2

21st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2

22nd Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1

23rd Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
28
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1

24th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

25th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

26th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

27th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
18

28th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
24

29th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
25

30th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
745.50 kJ/mol  
19

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

Electron Work Function
3.30 eV  
99+
4.65 eV  
16

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
71  
99+
29  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1  
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
71  
99+
29  
99+

Number of Neutrons
104  
31
35  
99+

Number of Electrons
71  
99+
29  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm  
22
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm  
20
132.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm  
27
140.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
174.97 amu  
40
63.55 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  
Nickel
  

Next Element
Hafnium
  
Zinc
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)  
27
34.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
350.31 pm  
99+
361.49 pm  
39

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
32
1.28  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
230.00 MPa  
18
210.00 MPa  
19

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
35
1.53 (Pa)  
8

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
3.18 (Pa)  
11
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.20 GPa  
33
48.00 GPa  
15

Bulk Modulus
47.60 GPa  
25
140.00 GPa  
12

Young's Modulus
68.60 GPa  
32
120.00 GPa  
19

Poisson Ratio
0.26  
21
0.34  
10

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.84  
99+
8.89  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
19

Susceptibility
0.00  
14
0.00  
31

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
222.80 kJ/mol  
1

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15

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

Thermal Conductivity
16.40 W/m·K  
99+
401.00 W/m·K  
2

Critical Temperature
1,925.00 K  
23
1,358.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
398.00 kJ/mol  
26
338.90 kJ/mol  
39

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

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