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Lutetium vs Neptunium


Neptunium vs Lutetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lu   
Np   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7439943   
99+
7439998   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Pnma   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
62.00   
11

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
Not Available   

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson   

Discovery
In 1906   
In 1940   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

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 Neptunium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • Neptunium’s isotope neptunium-237 is used as a neutron detectors.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,652.00 °C   
19
640.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C   
19
3,902.00 °C   
13

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silver   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
893.00 MPa   
10
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa   
8
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
Np   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
20   
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.27   
34
1.36   
29

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14   
28
1.22   
26

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.73   
20
2.64   
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol   
99+
1,997.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28
3,242.00 kJ/mol   
99+

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.18 g/amp-hr   
23
1.77 g/amp-hr   
39

Electron Work Function
3.30 eV   
33
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
71   
99+
93   
25

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1   
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
71   
99+
93   
25

Number of Neutrons
104   
30
144   
14

Number of Electrons
71   
99+
93   
25

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm   
20
155.00 pm   
30

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm   
20
190.00 pm   
18

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
221.00 pm   
22

Atomic Weight
174.97 amu   
40
237.00 amu   
22

Atomic Volume
17.78 cm3/mol   
30
11.62 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  
Uranium
  

Next Element
Hafnium
  
Plutonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)   
26
96.00 (-eV)   
9

Lattice Constant
350.31 pm   
99+
666.30 pm   
3

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
19.38 g/cm3   
14

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.30 g/cm3   
22
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
125.00 MPa   
14

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
33
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
3.18 (Pa)   
11
0.11 (Pa)   
17

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
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.26   
21
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.84   
29
20.25   
6

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K   
24
29.46 J/mol·K   
8

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
Not Available   

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
355.90 kJ/mol   
22
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
398.00 kJ/mol   
20
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
51.00 J/mol.K   
30
Not Available   

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