Symbol
No
  
La
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Period Number
7
  
6
  
Block
f block
  
f block
  
Element Family
Actinide
  
Lanthanide
  
Space Group Name
Not Available
  
P63/mmc
  
Space Group Number
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
- No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  
- Lanthanum metal is highly malleable, ductile and sectile.
- If exposed to air Lanthanum metal oxidizes rapidly.
  
Sources
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
  
Carl Gustaf Mosander
  
Discovery
In 1966
  
In 1838
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
  
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
  
~0.0000002 %
  
25
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
  
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available
  
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
  
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Nobelium 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
NA
  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Research Purposes
  
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Unknown
  
Low Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
No
  
Yes
  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
  
37
Not Available
  
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.
  
36
0.08 p.p.m.
  
24
Boiling Point
Not Available
  
3,469.00 °C
  
18
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Unknown
  
Silvery White
  
Luster
Unknown Luster
  
NA
  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
Not Available
  
2,475.00 m/s
  
37
Optical Properties
  
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
No
  
La
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
642.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
538.10 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,254.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,067.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,643.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,850.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
4th Energy Level
3,956.00 kJ/mol
  
39
4,819.00 kJ/mol
  
22
5th Energy Level
Not Available
  
5,940.00 kJ/mol
  
25
Electrochemical Equivalent
4.83 g/amp-hr
  
4
1.73 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
  
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2
  
[Xe] 5d2 6s2
  
Crystal Structure
Not Known
  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
  
Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100
  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Lanthanum.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
Not Available
  
Covalent Radius
Not Available
  
Atomic Weight
138.91 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
Not Available
  
20.73 cm3/mol
  
16
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
26.00 (-eV)
  
99+
40.71 (-eV)
  
99+
Lattice Constant
Not Available
  
Lattice Angles
NA
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
Not Available
  
6.16 g/cm
3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available
  
5.94 g/cm3
  
99+
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
  
Young's Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown
  
Ductile
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
Not Available
  
Magnetic Ordering
Unknown
  
Paramagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Unknown
  
Conductor
  
Resistivity
Not Available
  
Electrical Conductivity
Not Available
  
0.01 10
6/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
Not Available
  
48.00 kJ/mol
  
23
Specific Heat
Not Available
  
0.19 J/(kg K)
  
32
Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available
  
27.11 J/mol·K
  
21
Thermal Conductivity
Not Available
  
13.40 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
Not Available
  
12.10 µm/(m·K)
  
32
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available
  
399.60 kJ/mol
  
17
Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available
  
6.20 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available
  
431.00 kJ/mol
  
16
Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available
  
56.90 J/mol.K
  
23