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Lutetium vs Potassium

Lutetium
Potassium
Potassium vs Lutetium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Lu  
K  
Group Number
3  
15
1  
17
Period Number
6  
4  
Block
f block  
s block  
Element Family
Lanthanide  
Alkali  
CAS Number
7439943  
99+
7440097  
99+
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Im_ 3m  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
229.00  
2
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach  
Humphry Davy  
Discovery
In 1906  
In 1807  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
31
0.00 %  
10
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
9
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.07 %  
9
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
1.50 %  
6
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.04 %  
3
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.20 %  
3
Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  
  • Potassium’s compounds are in high demand for their application in Fertilizer manufacturing.
  • Potassium carbonate is used in glass manufacturing and Potassium carbonate in manufacturing detergent and body wash.
  
Industrial Uses
-  
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry  
Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  
Other Uses
Alloys  
-  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Toxic  
Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
2
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
2,100.00 p.p.m.  
3
Physical
Melting Point
1,652.00 °C  
19
63.65 °C  
99+
Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C  
20
774.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery White  
Silvery Gray  
Luster
Metallic  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
4.50  
10
0.40  
25
Brinell Hardness
893.00 MPa  
11
0.36 MPa  
99+
Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa  
14
100.00 MPa  
99+
Speed of Sound
5,200.00 m/s  
10
2,000.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.33  
99+
Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
72.00 %  
11
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Lu  
K  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
35  
4
20  
19
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.27  
35
0.82  
99+
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.27  
27
0.45  
99+
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14  
29
0.91  
40
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.27  
34
0.73  
99+
Allen Electronegativity
1.27  
99+
0.73  
99+
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.73  
20
3.18  
3
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
418.80 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,052.00 kJ/mol  
5
3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol  
99+
4,420.00 kJ/mol  
8
4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
38
5,877.00 kJ/mol  
18
5th Energy Level
6,445.00 kJ/mol  
34
7,975.00 kJ/mol  
14
6th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,590.00 kJ/mol  
19
7th Energy level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,343.00 kJ/mol  
17
8th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14,944.00 kJ/mol  
13
9th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,963.70 kJ/mol  
15
10th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
48,610.00 kJ/mol  
3
11th Energy Level
5,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+
54,490.00 kJ/mol  
4
12th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,730.00 kJ/mol  
15
13th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
68,950.00 kJ/mol  
4
14th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
75,900.00 kJ/mol  
5
15th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
83,080.00 kJ/mol  
13
16th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
93,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
17th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
99,710.00 kJ/mol  
8
18th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,196.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
20th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
28
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
24th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
419.20 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
419.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.18 g/amp-hr  
27
1.46 g/amp-hr  
99+
Electron Work Function
3.30 eV  
99+
2.30 eV  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility  
Atomic
Atomic Number
71  
99+
19  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1  
[Ar] 4s1  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
71  
99+
19  
99+
Number of Neutrons
104  
31
20  
99+
Number of Electrons
71  
99+
19  
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
174.00 pm  
22
227.00 pm  
4
Covalent Radius
187.00 pm  
20
203.00 pm  
9
Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm  
27
275.00 pm  
7
Atomic Weight
174.97 amu  
40
39.10 amu  
99+
Atomic Volume
17.78 cm3/mol  
99+
45.46 cm3/mol  
4
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Ytterbium
  
Aluminium
  
Next Element
Hafnium
  
Calcium
  
Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)  
27
10.40 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
350.31 pm  
99+
532.80 pm  
13
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, π/2  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
32
1.69  
10
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
9.84 g/cm3  
99+
0.86 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.30 g/cm3  
99+
0.83 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
230.00 MPa  
18
16.00 MPa  
99+
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
9
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
35
0.00 (Pa)  
16
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
3.18 (Pa)  
11
0.00 (Pa)  
34
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
27.20 GPa  
33
1.30 GPa  
99+
Bulk Modulus
47.60 GPa  
25
3.10 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
68.60 GPa  
32
3.53 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.26  
21
0.35  
9
Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
9.84  
99+
0.86  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
13
Susceptibility
0.00  
14
0.00  
23
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  
Resistivity
582.00 nΩ·m  
9
72.00 nΩ·m  
37
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω  
16
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
48.40 kJ/mol  
27
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.75 J/(kg K)  
6
Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K  
31
29.60 J/mol·K  
8
Thermal Conductivity
16.40 W/m·K  
99+
102.50 W/m·K  
15
Critical Temperature
1,925.00 K  
23
2,223.00 K  
14
Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+
83.30 µm/(m·K)  
3
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
355.90 kJ/mol  
32
77.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
18.70 kJ/mol  
13
2.32 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
398.00 kJ/mol  
26
89.50 kJ/mol  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
51.00 J/mol.K  
99+
64.70 J/mol.K  
19
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