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Roentgenium vs Lanthanum


Lanthanum vs Roentgenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Rg  
La  

Group Number
11  
7
3  
15

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
-  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
54386242  
1
7439910  
99+

Space Group Name
-  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
Roentgenium is a highly unstable synthetic element.  
  • Lanthanum metal is highly malleable, ductile and sectile.
  • If exposed to air Lanthanum metal oxidizes rapidly.
  

Sources
Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Carl Gustaf Mosander  

Discovery
In 1994  
In 1838  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
25

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
32

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
19

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Roentgenium 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
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
32

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.08 p.p.m.  
29

Physical

Melting Point
-  
920.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,800.00 °C  
38
3,469.00 °C  
19

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
2.50  
15

Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
450.00 MPa  
38
360.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,430.00 m/s  
32
2,475.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.80  
22

Reflectivity
64.00 %  
19
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Rg  
La  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
1  
34
31  
8

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.00  
99+
1.10  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.10  
38

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.08  
32

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.90  
99+
1.10  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
0.80  
99+
1.10  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.90  
10

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
1,022.70 kJ/mol  
3
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
2,074.40 kJ/mol  
10
1,067.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,077.90 kJ/mol  
24
1,850.30 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,052.40 kJ/mol  
99+
4,819.00 kJ/mol  
32

5th Energy Level
5,306.70 kJ/mol  
99+
5,940.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
11,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
16
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
16
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
87,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
53,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
83,000.00 kJ/mol  
11
53,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
830.80 kJ/mol  
30
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
19
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,380.00 kJ/mol  
25

24th Energy Level
538.70 kJ/mol  
99+
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
880.00 kJ/mol  
8
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.10 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
538.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.10 g/amp-hr  
18
1.73 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.50 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
-  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
111  
7
57  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2  
[Xe] 5d2 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Lanthanum.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
111  
7
57  
99+

Number of Neutrons
161  
4
82  
99+

Number of Electrons
111  
7
57  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
200.00 pm  
7
187.00 pm  
10

Covalent Radius
126.00 pm  
99+
207.00 pm  
6

Van der Waals Radius
280.00 pm  
6
240.00 pm  
17

Atomic Weight
281.00 amu  
6
138.91 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
28.70 cm3/mol  
12
20.73 cm3/mol  
26

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Barium
  

Next Element
Cerium
  

Valence Electron Potential
11.90 (-eV)  
99+
40.71 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
0.00 pm  
99+
377.20 pm  
31

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.90  
1
1.62  
16

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
28.70 g/cm3  
6
6.16 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
28.70 g/cm3  
7
5.94 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
65.00 MPa  
33
45.00 MPa  
40

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
22

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.98 (Pa)  
15

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa  
36
14.30 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
27.90 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
12.70 GPa  
99+
36.60 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.28  
17

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
28.70  
8
6.17  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
15

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
25

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.20 nΩ·m  
99+
615.00 nΩ·m  
7

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
48.00 kJ/mol  
28

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.19 J/(kg K)  
33

Molar Heat Capacity
23.70 J/mol·K  
99+
27.11 J/mol·K  
27

Thermal Conductivity
0.10 W/m·K  
99+
13.40 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,100.00 K  
99+
1,193.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
12.60 µm/(m·K)  
40
12.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
580.00 kJ/mol  
12
399.60 kJ/mol  
24

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
6.20 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
580.00 kJ/mol  
14
431.00 kJ/mol  
21

Standard Molar Entropy
57.00 J/mol.K  
30
56.90 J/mol.K  
31

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