Properties of Uranium and Lanthanum
Melting Point
1,132.00 °C
  
39
Boiling Point
3,818.00 °C
  
16
3,469.00 °C
  
18
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
2,350.00 MPa
  
2
Vickers Hardness
1,960.00 MPa
  
2
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
3,155.00 m/s
  
25
2,475.00 m/s
  
37
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
U
  
La
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
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
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
597.60 kJ/mol
  
99+
538.10 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,420.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,067.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,850.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.48 g/amp-hr
  
99+
1.73 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
19.10 g/cm3
  
17
6.16 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.94 g/cm3
  
99+
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
U
  
La
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
7
  
6
  
Atomic Weight
138.91 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
12.59 cm3/mol
  
40
20.73 cm3/mol
  
16
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2
  
[Xe] 5d2 6s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
170.00 (-eV)
  
4
40.71 (-eV)
  
99+
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Uranium.jpg#100
  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Lanthanum.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω
  
37
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
Not Available
  
48.00 kJ/mol
  
23
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)
  
40
0.19 J/(kg K)
  
32
Thermal Conductivity
27.50 W/m·K
  
40
13.40 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
27.67 J/mol·K
  
15
27.11 J/mol·K
  
21
Thermal Expansion
13.90 µm/(m·K)
  
27
12.10 µm/(m·K)
  
32
Standard Molar Entropy
50.20 J/mol.K
  
31
56.90 J/mol.K
  
23
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
477.00 kJ/mol
  
13
399.60 kJ/mol
  
17
Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol
  
19
6.20 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
489.50 kJ/mol
  
14
431.00 kJ/mol
  
16