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Meitnerium
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Lanthanum
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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Mt
La
1.2 Group Number
9NA
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
76
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
d block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Probably Transition
Lanthanide
1.6 CAS Number
540380167439910
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Not Available
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
NA194.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
Not Available
  • Lanthanum metal is highly malleable, ductile and sectile.
  • If exposed to air Lanthanum metal oxidizes rapidly.
2.2 Sources
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Carl Gustaf Mosander
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1982
In 1838
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA2 * 10-7 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000002 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • It has no commercial uses, but its alloys are in high demand. Lanthanum and Nickel alloy is used for the hydrogen gas storage.
  • The best-known use for mischmetal alloy of Lanthanum is; as a ‘flints’ for cigarette lighters.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
NA
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Low Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.0.08 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
NA920.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
NA3,469.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Unknown
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
Unknown Luster
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA2.50
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
NA350.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
NA360.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA2,475.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Mt
La
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
431
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
NA1.10
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
NA1.08
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
NA2.90
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
800.80 kJ/mol538.10 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,823.60 kJ/mol1,067.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,904.20 kJ/mol1,850.30 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
3,859.40 kJ/mol4,819.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
4,920.80 kJ/mol5,940.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
NA1.73 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA3.50 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
10957
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2
[Xe] 5d2 6s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
10957
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
15782
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
10957
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
122.00 pm187.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
129.00 pm207.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
NA240.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
278.00 amu138.91 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
NA20.73 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
NA40.71 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
NA377.20 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
NA
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NA1.62
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
37.40 g/cm36.16 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA5.94 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.98 (Pa)
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA14.30 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
NA27.90 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
NA36.60 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.28
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
NA6.17
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
NA615.00 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
NA0.01 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
NA48.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
NA0.19 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
NA27.11 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
NA13.40 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
NA12.10 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA399.60 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
NA6.20 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
NA431.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
NA56.90 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1