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Mercury Lutetium Comparison


Lutetium Mercury comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Hg   
Lu   

Group Number
12   
6
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
d block   
f block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7439976   
99+
7439943   
99+

Space Group Name
R_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
166.00   
6
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
  • A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
  • Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ancient Chinese and Indians   
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   

Discovery
Before 2000 BCE   
In 1906   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
1 * 10-8 %   
30

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.05 %   
9
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Dentistry   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
23
Not Available   

In Bone
0.45 p.p.m.   
19
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
Not Available   
1,652.00 °C   
19

Boiling Point
356.58 °C   
99+
3,402.00 °C   
19

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Liquid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery White   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
893.00 MPa   
10

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
1,160.00 MPa   
8

Speed of Sound
1,451.40 m/s   
99+
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.00   
3
Not Available   

Reflectivity
73.00 %   
8
Not Available   

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
Hg   
Lu   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34   
5
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.00   
7
1.27   
34

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20   
7
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44   
17
1.14   
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.81   
9
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.44   
30
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00   
99+
2.73   
20

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
1,007.10 kJ/mol   
4
523.50 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,810.00 kJ/mol   
20
1,340.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,300.00 kJ/mol   
20
2,022.30 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.74 g/amp-hr   
10
2.18 g/amp-hr   
23

Electron Work Function
4.49 eV   
15
3.30 eV   
33

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
80   
36
71   
99+

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

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

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
80   
36
71   
99+

Number of Neutrons
121   
22
104   
30

Number of Electrons
80   
36
71   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
151.00 pm   
32
174.00 pm   
20

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm   
99+
187.00 pm   
20

Van der Waals Radius
155.00 pm   
99+
221.00 pm   
22

Atomic Weight
200.59 amu   
32
174.97 amu   
40

Atomic Volume
14.82 cm3/mol   
35
17.78 cm3/mol   
30

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gold
  
Ytterbium
  

Next Element
Thallium
  
Hafnium
  

Valence Electron Potential
28.20 (-eV)   
99+
50.90 (-eV)   
26

Lattice Constant
300.50 pm   
99+
350.31 pm   
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.59   
10

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
13.53 g/cm3   
24
9.84 g/cm3   
38

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

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
0.00   
1
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
33

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
3.18 (Pa)   
11

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
27.20 GPa   
26

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
47.60 GPa   
23

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
68.60 GPa   
30

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.26   
21

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
13.53   
16
9.84   
29

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
961.00 nΩ·m   
1
582.00 nΩ·m   
9

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)   
38
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36

Molar Heat Capacity
27.98 J/mol·K   
13
26.86 J/mol·K   
24

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

Critical Temperature
1,750.00 K   
6
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
60.40 µm/(m·K)   
5
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
56.90 kJ/mol   
99+
355.90 kJ/mol   
22

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
61.50 kJ/mol   
99+
398.00 kJ/mol   
20

Standard Molar Entropy
75.80 J/mol.K   
6
51.00 J/mol.K   
30

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