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Lutetium vs Indium


Indium vs Lutetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lu   
In   

Group Number
Not Available   
13   
5

Period Number
6   
5   

Block
f block   
p block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7439943   
99+
7440746   
17

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
I4/mmm   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
139.00   
8

Facts

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.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1906   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0000004 %   
23

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+
0.00 %   
99+

Uses

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.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Medical Research   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,652.00 °C   
19
156.61 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C   
19
2,000.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Lustrous   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
1.20   
20

Brinell Hardness
893.00 MPa   
10
8.80 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa   
8
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
1,215.00 m/s   
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Lu   
In   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.27   
34
1.78   
16

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.14   
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14   
28
1.49   
13

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.76   
10

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.66   
18

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.73   
20
2.22   
38

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,820.70 kJ/mol   
18

3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol   
99+
2,704.00 kJ/mol   
39

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28
5,210.00 kJ/mol   
17

5th Energy Level
6,445.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.18 g/amp-hr   
23
1.43 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
3.30 eV   
33
4.12 eV   
24

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
71   
99+
49   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1   
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Tetragonal (TETR)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Indium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
71   
99+
49   
99+

Number of Neutrons
104   
30
66   
99+

Number of Electrons
71   
99+
49   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm   
20
167.00 pm   
24

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm   
20
142.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
193.00 pm   
31

Atomic Weight
174.97 amu   
40
114.82 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
17.78 cm3/mol   
30
15.70 cm3/mol   
33

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  
Cadmium
  

Next Element
Hafnium
  
Tin
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)   
26
54.00 (-eV)   
25

Lattice Constant
350.31 pm   
99+
325.23 pm   
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59   
10
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.84 g/cm3   
38
7.31 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.30 g/cm3   
22
7.02 g/cm3   
33

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
2.50 MPa   
21

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
33
0.01 (Pa)   
11

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
3.18 (Pa)   
11
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.20 GPa   
26
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
47.60 GPa   
23
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
68.60 GPa   
30
11.00 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.26   
21
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.84   
29
7.31   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
582.00 nΩ·m   
9
83.70 nΩ·m   
34

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.12 106/cm Ω   
17

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
28.90 kJ/mol   
31

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36
0.23 J/(kg K)   
27

Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K   
24
26.74 J/mol·K   
25

Thermal Conductivity
16.40 W/m·K   
99+
81.80 W/m·K   
21

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
32.10 µm/(m·K)   
9

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
355.90 kJ/mol   
22
226.40 kJ/mol   
40

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
398.00 kJ/mol   
20
242.70 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
51.00 J/mol.K   
30
57.80 J/mol.K   
22

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