Element Family
Lanthanide
Transition Metal
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.
- Hassium metals rate of decay is very high.
- Hassium metals 1st sample was synthesized through a nuclear reaction.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Synthetically Produced
Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Discovery
In 1906
In 1984
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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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 Hassium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Other Uses
Alloys
Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silvery White
Silver
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] 5f14 6d6 7s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
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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