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Lutetium vs Promethium


Promethium vs Lutetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lu   
Pm   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7439943   
99+
7440122   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Not Available   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
Not Available   

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
  • Promethium metal found in Pitchblende.
  • Promethium metal is highly radioactive metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   
Chien Shiung Wu, Emilio Segrè, Hans Bethe   

Discovery
In 1906   
In 1942   

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 .
  
  • It is used for research purpose. Very small amount of this metal is used in atomic batteries.
  • Its radioactive decay is used for a phosphor to give off light. The light emitted is converted into electricity.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

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

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,652.00 °C   
19
1,042.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C   
19
3,000.00 °C   
31

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Unknown   

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   
Pm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
27   
12

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.27   
34
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14   
28
1.07   
32

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.73   
20
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,050.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol   
99+
2,150.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28
3,970.00 kJ/mol   
38

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.18 g/amp-hr   
23
1.80 g/amp-hr   
36

Electron Work Function
3.30 eV   
33
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
71   
99+
61   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1   
[Xe] 4f5 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Promethium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
71   
99+
61   
99+

Number of Neutrons
104   
30
84   
40

Number of Electrons
71   
99+
61   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm   
20
183.00 pm   
10

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm   
20
199.00 pm   
12

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
236.00 pm   
16

Atomic Weight
174.97 amu   
40
145.00 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
17.78 cm3/mol   
30
22.39 cm3/mol   
12

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  
Neodymium
  

Next Element
Hafnium
  
Samarium
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)   
26
44.10 (-eV)   
39

Lattice Constant
350.31 pm   
99+
Not Available   

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59   
10
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.20 GPa   
26
18.00 GPa   
36

Bulk Modulus
47.60 GPa   
23
33.00 GPa   
36

Young's Modulus
68.60 GPa   
30
46.00 GPa   
38

Poisson Ratio
0.26   
21
0.28   
17

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.84   
29
7.26   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
Not Available   

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33

Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K   
24
Not Available   

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
9.00 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
355.90 kJ/mol   
22
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
398.00 kJ/mol   
20
310.00 kJ/mol   
34

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

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