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Roentgenium vs Lutetium


Lutetium vs Roentgenium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Rg  
Lu  

Group Number
11  
7
3  
15

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
-  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
54386242  
1
7439943  
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.  
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach  

Discovery
In 1994  
In 1906  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Roentgenium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

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

Physical

Melting Point
-  
1,652.00 °C  
19

Boiling Point
2,800.00 °C  
38
3,402.00 °C  
20

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
-  
4.50  
10

Brinell Hardness
700.00 MPa  
17
893.00 MPa  
11

Vickers Hardness
450.00 MPa  
38
1,160.00 MPa  
14

Speed of Sound
3,430.00 m/s  
32
5,200.00 m/s  
10

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.30  
99+
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
64.00 %  
19
60.00 %  
23

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Rg  
Lu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
1  
34
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.00  
99+
1.27  
35

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.27  
27

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.14  
29

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.90  
99+
1.27  
34

Allen Electronegativity
0.80  
99+
1.27  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.73  
20

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
2,074.40 kJ/mol  
10
1,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,077.90 kJ/mol  
24
2,022.30 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,052.40 kJ/mol  
99+
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
38

5th Energy Level
5,306.70 kJ/mol  
99+
6,445.00 kJ/mol  
34

6th Energy Level
11,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
16
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
16
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
87,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
83,000.00 kJ/mol  
11
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

18th Energy Level
8,300.00 kJ/mol  
19
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

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

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

23rd Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,230.00 kJ/mol  
28

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.10 g/amp-hr  
18
2.18 g/amp-hr  
27

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.30 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
-  
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
111  
7
71  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2  
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1  

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
111  
7
71  
99+

Number of Neutrons
161  
4
104  
31

Number of Electrons
111  
7
71  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
200.00 pm  
7
174.00 pm  
22

Covalent Radius
126.00 pm  
99+
187.00 pm  
20

Van der Waals Radius
280.00 pm  
6
221.00 pm  
27

Atomic Weight
281.00 amu  
6
174.97 amu  
40

Atomic Volume
28.70 cm3/mol  
12
17.78 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  

Next Element
Hafnium
  

Valence Electron Potential
11.90 (-eV)  
99+
50.90 (-eV)  
27

Lattice Constant
0.00 pm  
99+
350.31 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.90  
1
1.59  
32

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
65.00 MPa  
33
230.00 MPa  
18

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
35

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
3.18 (Pa)  
11

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa  
36
27.20 GPa  
33

Bulk Modulus
0.00 GPa  
99+
47.60 GPa  
25

Young's Modulus
12.70 GPa  
99+
68.60 GPa  
32

Poisson Ratio
0.30  
14
0.26  
21

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
28.70  
8
9.84  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
12
0.00 H/m  
9

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
14

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.20 nΩ·m  
99+
582.00 nΩ·m  
9

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37

Molar Heat Capacity
23.70 J/mol·K  
99+
26.86 J/mol·K  
31

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

Critical Temperature
1,100.00 K  
99+
1,925.00 K  
23

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
580.00 kJ/mol  
12
355.90 kJ/mol  
32

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
18.70 kJ/mol  
13

Enthalpy of Atomization
580.00 kJ/mol  
14
398.00 kJ/mol  
26

Standard Molar Entropy
57.00 J/mol.K  
30
51.00 J/mol.K  
99+

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