Element Family
Lanthanide
Actinide
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
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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
Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1906
In 1952
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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.
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1
[Rn] 5f12 7s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Not Known
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
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Electrical Property
Conductor
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Enthalpy of Atomization
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