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Lutetium Zinc Comparison


Zinc Lutetium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Lu   
Zn   

Group Number
Not Available   
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   
5
194.00   
5

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
1 * 10-8 %   
30
3 * 10-5 %   
11

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0002 %   
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
Not Available   
0.00 %   
6

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
NA   
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Pharmaceutical Industry   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
6

In Bone
Not Available   
170.00 p.p.m.   
6

Physical Properties

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

Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C   
19
907.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
2.50   
14

Brinell Hardness
893.00 MPa   
10
327.00 MPa   
32

Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa   
8
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
3,850.00 m/s   
18

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
Not Available   
1.00   
2

Reflectivity
Not Available   
80.00 %   
5

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   
Zn   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35   
4
25   
14

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.27   
34
1.65   
19

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.23   
6

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.14   
28
1.66   
7

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.65   
11

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.59   
22

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   
27

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

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28
5,731.00 kJ/mol   
11

5th Energy Level
6,445.00 kJ/mol   
21
7,970.00 kJ/mol   
9

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
10,400.00 kJ/mol   
9

7th Energy level
Not Available   
12,900.00 kJ/mol   
9

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
16,800.00 kJ/mol   
6

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
19,600.00 kJ/mol   
8

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
23,000.00 kJ/mol   
10

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
26,400.00 kJ/mol   
11

12th Energy Level
Not Available   
29,990.00 kJ/mol   
11

13th Energy Level
Not Available   
40,490.00 kJ/mol   
5

14th Energy Level
Not Available   
43,800.00 kJ/mol   
6

15th Energy Level
Not Available   
47,300.00 kJ/mol   
8

16th Energy Level
Not Available   
52,300.00 kJ/mol   
9

17th Energy Level
Not Available   
55,900.00 kJ/mol   
10

18th Energy Level
Not Available   
59,700.00 kJ/mol   
11

19th Energy Level
Not Available   
67,300.00 kJ/mol   
10

20th Energy Level
Not Available   
171,200.00 kJ/mol   
1

21st Energy Level
Not Available   
179,100.00 kJ/mol   
1

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

Electron Work Function
3.30 eV   
33
4.33 eV   
17

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

Atomic Properties

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   
30
35   
99+

Number of Electrons
71   
99+
30   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
174.00 pm   
20
134.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm   
20
122.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
139.00 pm   
99+

Atomic Weight
174.97 amu   
40
65.38 amu   
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  
Copper
  

Next Element
Hafnium
  
Gallium
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)   
26
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   
10
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
9.30 g/cm3   
22
6.57 g/cm3   
37

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
43.00 GPa   
18

Bulk Modulus
47.60 GPa   
23
70.00 GPa   
19

Young's Modulus
68.60 GPa   
30
108.00 GPa   
19

Poisson Ratio
0.26   
21
0.25   
24

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.84   
29
6.90   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

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   
21
0.00 kJ/mol   
40

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36
0.39 J/(kg K)   
14

Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K   
24
25.47 J/mol·K   
39

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40
30.20 µm/(m·K)   
11

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
355.90 kJ/mol   
22
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   
20
129.70 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
51.00 J/mol.K   
30
41.60 J/mol.K   
36

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