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Meitnerium vs Lanthanum


Lanthanum vs Meitnerium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Mt  
La  

Group Number
9  
9
3  
15

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Probably Transition  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
54038016  
10
7439910  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
166.00  
9
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.  
  • Lanthanum metal is highly malleable, ductile and sectile.
  • If exposed to air Lanthanum metal oxidizes rapidly.
  

Sources
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Carl Gustaf Mosander  

Discovery
In 1982  
In 1838  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
32

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
19

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

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.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
32

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.08 p.p.m.  
29

Physical

Melting Point
-  
920.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
3,469.00 °C  
19

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
2.50  
15

Brinell Hardness
400.00 MPa  
34
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
350.00 MPa  
99+
360.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s  
35
2,475.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.80  
22

Reflectivity
68.00 %  
15
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Mt  
La  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
4  
33
31  
8

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.10  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.10  
38

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.08  
32

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.30  
33
1.10  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.30  
40
1.10  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.90  
10

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
800.80 kJ/mol  
15
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,823.60 kJ/mol  
18
1,067.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,904.20 kJ/mol  
31
1,850.30 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,859.40 kJ/mol  
99+
4,819.00 kJ/mol  
32

5th Energy Level
4,920.80 kJ/mol  
99+
5,940.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
34
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
20
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
1,156.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
80,000.00 kJ/mol  
17
53,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39
53,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
20
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
23
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
17
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
850.00 kJ/mol  
18
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
25

24th Energy Level
565.60 kJ/mol  
99+
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
13
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
13
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
12
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
18
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
18
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
800.00 kJ/mol  
13
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
1.73 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.50 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
109  
9
57  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2  
[Xe] 5d2 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Meitnerium.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Lanthanum.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
109  
9
57  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
8
82  
99+

Number of Electrons
109  
9
57  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
187.00 pm  
10

Covalent Radius
129.00 pm  
99+
207.00 pm  
6

Van der Waals Radius
260.00 pm  
9
240.00 pm  
17

Atomic Weight
278.00 amu  
7
138.91 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
20.20 cm3/mol  
30
20.73 cm3/mol  
26

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Hassium
  
Barium
  

Next Element
Cerium
  

Valence Electron Potential
31.20 (-eV)  
99+
40.71 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
0.00 pm  
99+
377.20 pm  
31

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.59  
27
1.62  
16

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
37.40 g/cm3  
2
6.16 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
37.40 g/cm3  
2
5.94 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
80.00 MPa  
29
45.00 MPa  
40

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.98 (Pa)  
15

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
35.00 GPa  
21
14.30 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
27.90 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
13.50 GPa  
99+
36.60 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.28  
17

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
37.40  
4
6.17  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
15

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
25

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.35 nΩ·m  
99+
615.00 nΩ·m  
7

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
48.00 kJ/mol  
28

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.19 J/(kg K)  
33

Molar Heat Capacity
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
27.11 J/mol·K  
27

Thermal Conductivity
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
13.40 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
1,193.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+
12.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
110.00 kJ/mol  
99+
399.60 kJ/mol  
24

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
6.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
350.20 kJ/mol  
37
431.00 kJ/mol  
21

Standard Molar Entropy
63.80 J/mol.K  
22
56.90 J/mol.K  
31

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