Properties of Uranium and Lutetium
Melting Point
1,132.00 °C
  
39
1,652.00 °C
  
19
Boiling Point
3,818.00 °C
  
16
3,402.00 °C
  
19
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
2,350.00 MPa
  
2
Vickers Hardness
1,960.00 MPa
  
2
1,160.00 MPa
  
8
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
3,155.00 m/s
  
25
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
U
  
Lu
  
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+
523.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,420.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,340.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2,022.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.48 g/amp-hr
  
99+
2.18 g/amp-hr
  
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Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
19.10 g/cm3
  
17
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
NA
  
Symbol
U
  
Lu
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
7
  
6
  
Atomic Volume
12.59 cm3/mol
  
40
17.78 cm3/mol
  
30
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f3 6d1 7s2
  
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1
  
Valence Electron Potential
170.00 (-eV)
  
4
50.90 (-eV)
  
26
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Uranium.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.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
0.02 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
Not Available
  
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)
  
40
0.15 J/(kg K)
  
36
Thermal Conductivity
27.50 W/m·K
  
40
16.40 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
27.67 J/mol·K
  
15
26.86 J/mol·K
  
24
Thermal Expansion
13.90 µm/(m·K)
  
27
9.90 µm/(m·K)
  
40
Standard Molar Entropy
50.20 J/mol.K
  
31
51.00 J/mol.K
  
30
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
477.00 kJ/mol
  
13
355.90 kJ/mol
  
22
Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol
  
19
18.70 kJ/mol
  
13
Enthalpy of Atomization
489.50 kJ/mol
  
14
398.00 kJ/mol
  
20