Properties of Lanthanum and Promethium
Melting Point
1,042.00 °C
  
99+
Boiling Point
3,469.00 °C
  
18
3,000.00 °C
  
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Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
2,475.00 m/s
  
37
Not Available
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
La
  
Pm
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available
  
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
538.10 kJ/mol
  
99+
540.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,067.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,050.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
1,850.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
2,150.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.73 g/amp-hr
  
99+
1.80 g/amp-hr
  
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Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
6.16 g/cm3
  
99+
7.26 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.94 g/cm3
  
99+
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Symbol
La
  
Pm
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
6
  
Atomic Weight
138.91 amu
  
99+
145.00 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
20.73 cm3/mol
  
16
22.39 cm3/mol
  
12
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 5d2 6s2
  
[Xe] 4f5 6s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
40.71 (-eV)
  
99+
44.10 (-eV)
  
39
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Lanthanum.jpg#100
  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Promethium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Constant
Not Available
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Unknown
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 10
6/cm Ω
  
99+
Not Available
  
Electron Affinity
48.00 kJ/mol
  
23
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.19 J/(kg K)
  
32
0.18 J/(kg K)
  
33
Thermal Conductivity
13.40 W/m·K
  
99+
17.90 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
27.11 J/mol·K
  
21
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
12.10 µm/(m·K)
  
32
9.00 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
56.90 J/mol.K
  
23
Not Available
  
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
399.60 kJ/mol
  
17
Not Available
  
Enthalpy of Fusion
6.20 kJ/mol
  
99+
7.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
431.00 kJ/mol
  
16
310.00 kJ/mol
  
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