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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Lu
In
1.2 Group Number
NA13
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
65
Lithium
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
p block
1.5 Element Family
Lanthanide
Post-​Transition
1.6 CAS Number
74399437440746
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
I4/mmm
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00139.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Mining, Ores of metals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1906
In 1863
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %3 * 10-8 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~0.0000004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  • It is used to produce indium tin oxide (ITO), it is used in manufacturing touch screens, flat screen TVs and solar panels.
  • Its nitride, phosphide and antimonide are used in transistors and microchips.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Medical Research
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Low Toxic
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
NANA
Plutonium
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
NANA
Plutonium
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,652.00 °C156.61 °C
Francium
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C2,000.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery Gray
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Lustrous
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA1.20
Cesium
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
893.00 MPa8.80 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPaNA
Palladium
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA1,215.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Lu
In
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
3535
Tennessine
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.271.78
Francium
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA2.14
Cesium
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.141.49
Cesium
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA1.76
Cesium
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.66
Cesium
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.732.22
Gold
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol558.30 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol1,820.70 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol2,704.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol5,210.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
6,445.00 kJ/molNA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.18 g/amp-hr1.43 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
3.30 eV4.12 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
7149
Lithium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Tetragonal (TETR)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
7149
Lithium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
10466
Lithium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
7149
Lithium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
174.00 pm167.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
187.00 pm142.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm193.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
174.97 amu114.82 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
17.78 cm3/mol15.70 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)54.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
350.31 pm325.23 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59NA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
9.84 g/cm37.31 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.30 g/cm37.02 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NA2.50 MPa
Gold
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.01 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
3.18 (Pa)NA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
27.20 GPaNA
Potassium
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
47.60 GPaNA
Cesium
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
68.60 GPa11.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.26NA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
9.847.31
Lithium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
582.00 nΩ·m83.70 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.12 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol28.90 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)0.23 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K26.74 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
16.40 W/m·K81.80 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)32.10 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
355.90 kJ/mol226.40 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
18.70 kJ/mol3.28 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
398.00 kJ/mol242.70 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
51.00 J/mol.K57.80 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1