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Lutetium vs Zinc


Zinc vs Lutetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lu  
Zn  

Group Number
3  
15
12  
6

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7439943  
99+
7440666  
24

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach  
Indian metallurgists  

Discovery
In 1906  
Before 1000 BCE  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
31
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.02 %  
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.01 %  
16

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
7

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  
  • It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
  • It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
6

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
170.00 p.p.m.  
6

Physical

Melting Point
1,652.00 °C  
19
419.58 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C  
20
907.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.50  
10
2.50  
15

Brinell Hardness
893.00 MPa  
11
327.00 MPa  
39

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa  
14
207.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
5,200.00 m/s  
10
3,850.00 m/s  
25

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.00  
99+

Reflectivity
60.00 %  
23
80.00 %  
7

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Lu  
Zn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
25  
14

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.27  
35
1.65  
20

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.27  
27
2.23  
7

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14  
29
1.66  
8

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.27  
34
1.65  
20

Allen Electronegativity
1.27  
99+
1.59  
25

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.73  
20
2.35  
35

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
6

2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,733.30 kJ/mol  
28

3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol  
99+
3,833.00 kJ/mol  
12

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
38
5,731.00 kJ/mol  
20

5th Energy Level
6,445.00 kJ/mol  
34
7,970.00 kJ/mol  
15

6th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15

7th Energy level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
9

8th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,800.00 kJ/mol  
6

9th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19,600.00 kJ/mol  
8

10th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23,000.00 kJ/mol  
10

11th Energy Level
5,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26,400.00 kJ/mol  
11

12th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29,990.00 kJ/mol  
33

13th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
40,490.00 kJ/mol  
5

14th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
43,800.00 kJ/mol  
6

15th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
47,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
55,900.00 kJ/mol  
10

18th Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
11

19th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
67,300.00 kJ/mol  
10

20th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
171,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

21st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
179,100.00 kJ/mol  
1

22nd Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.00 kJ/mol  
9

23rd Energy Level
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
28
906.40 kJ/mol  
37

24th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
5

25th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
4

26th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
4

27th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
3

28th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
6

29th Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
7

30th Energy Level
523.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
4

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.18 g/amp-hr  
27
1.22 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
3.30 eV  
99+
4.33 eV  
24

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
71  
99+
30  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1  
[Ar] 3d10 4s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Zinc.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
71  
99+
30  
99+

Number of Neutrons
104  
31
35  
99+

Number of Electrons
71  
99+
30  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm  
22
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm  
20
122.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm  
27
139.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
174.97 amu  
40
65.38 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
17.78 cm3/mol  
99+
9.20 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  
Copper
  

Next Element
Hafnium
  
Gallium
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)  
27
38.90 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
350.31 pm  
99+
266.49 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
32
1.86  
4

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.84 g/cm3  
99+
7.14 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.30 g/cm3  
99+
6.57 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
230.00 MPa  
18
120.00 MPa  
27

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
7

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
35
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
3.18 (Pa)  
11
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.20 GPa  
33
43.00 GPa  
18

Bulk Modulus
47.60 GPa  
25
70.00 GPa  
20

Young's Modulus
68.60 GPa  
32
108.00 GPa  
21

Poisson Ratio
0.26  
21
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.84  
99+
6.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
9
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
14
0.00  
6

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
582.00 nΩ·m  
9
59.00 nΩ·m  
40

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.17 106/cm Ω  
12

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.39 J/(kg K)  
14

Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K  
31
25.47 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
16.40 W/m·K  
99+
116.00 W/m·K  
14

Critical Temperature
1,925.00 K  
23
692.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+
30.20 µm/(m·K)  
11

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
355.90 kJ/mol  
32
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
398.00 kJ/mol  
26
129.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
51.00 J/mol.K  
99+
41.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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