Properties of Lutetium and Beryllium
Melting Point
1,652.00 °C
  
19
1,278.00 °C
  
36
Boiling Point
3,402.00 °C
  
19
2,970.00 °C
  
32
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
1,160.00 MPa
  
8
1,670.00 MPa
  
4
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
Not Available
  
12,890.00 m/s
  
2
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Lu
  
Be
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
523.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
899.50 kJ/mol
  
7
2nd Energy Level
1,340.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,757.10 kJ/mol
  
23
3rd Energy Level
2,022.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
14,848.70 kJ/mol
  
2
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.18 g/amp-hr
  
23
0.17 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
1.85 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.69 g/cm3
  
99+
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
NA
  
Symbol
Lu
  
Be
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
2
  
Atomic Volume
17.78 cm3/mol
  
30
5.00 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1
  
[He] 2s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
50.90 (-eV)
  
26
82.00 (-eV)
  
15
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Beryllium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
36.00 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.31 106/cm Ω
  
5
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
0.00 kJ/mol
  
40
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)
  
36
1.82 J/(kg K)
  
2
Thermal Conductivity
16.40 W/m·K
  
99+
200.00 W/m·K
  
6
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
26.86 J/mol·K
  
24
16.44 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Expansion
9.90 µm/(m·K)
  
40
11.30 µm/(m·K)
  
34
Standard Molar Entropy
51.00 J/mol.K
  
30
9.50 J/mol.K
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
355.90 kJ/mol
  
22
294.70 kJ/mol
  
30
Enthalpy of Fusion
18.70 kJ/mol
  
13
11.72 kJ/mol
  
30
Enthalpy of Atomization
398.00 kJ/mol
  
20
326.40 kJ/mol
  
30