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Lutetium vs Fermium


Fermium vs Lutetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lu  
Fm  

Group Number
3  
15
3  
15

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
f block  
f block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7439943  
99+
7440724  
19

Space Group Name
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.
  
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1906  
In 1952  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
31
0.00 %  
35

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
30

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,652.00 °C  
19
1,527.00 °C  
26

Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C  
20
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.50  
10
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
893.00 MPa  
11
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa  
14
600.00 MPa  
28

Speed of Sound
5,200.00 m/s  
10
2,500.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Lu  
Fm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
18  
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.27  
35
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.27  
27
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14  
29
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.27  
34
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.27  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.73  
20
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,225.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol  
99+
2,363.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
38
3,792.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,445.00 kJ/mol  
34
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
39

6th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
33

10th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
10

13th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
38

14th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
27

15th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
38

16th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
28

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

18th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
40

19th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
994.80 kJ/mol  
21

20th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

22nd Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
345.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
28
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14

24th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
38

25th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
40

26th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
39

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

28th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.18 g/amp-hr  
27
3.20 g/amp-hr  
15

Electron Work Function
3.30 eV  
99+
4.47 eV  
21

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
71  
99+
100  
18

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1  
[Rn] 5f12 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Fermium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
71  
99+
100  
18

Number of Neutrons
104  
31
157  
8

Number of Electrons
71  
99+
100  
18

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm  
22
180.00 pm  
16

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm  
20
180.00 pm  
23

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm  
27
245.00 pm  
13

Atomic Weight
174.97 amu  
40
257.00 amu  
15

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  

Next Element
Hafnium
  

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

Lattice Constant
350.31 pm  
99+
350.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
32
1.63  
13

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
230.00 MPa  
18
0.10 MPa  
99+

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
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.20 GPa  
33
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
47.60 GPa  
25
50.00 GPa  
24

Young's Modulus
68.60 GPa  
32
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.26  
21
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.84  
99+
9.70  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
14
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

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

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K  
31
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
1,925.00 K  
23
1,323.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
398.00 kJ/mol  
26
-  

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

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