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Strontium vs Lutetium


Lutetium vs Strontium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sr   
Lu   

Group Number
2   
16
Not Available   

Period Number
5   
6   

Block
s block   
f block   

Element Family
Alkaline Earth   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440246   
99+
7439943   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Strontium element is softer than Calcium.
  • Silvery Strontium turns yellow, if exposed to air.
  
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Cruickshank   
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   

Discovery
In 1787   
In 1906   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
4 * 10-6 %   
14
1 * 10-8 %   
30

Abundance In Sun
~0.000005 %   
15
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.04 %   
10
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
4
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
7
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Strontium metal is used to producing ferrite magnets as well as refining zinc.
  • By-product of nuclear reactors called Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope; it is absorbed by tissues and destroys bone marrow and cancer growth.
  
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.03 Blood/mg dm-3   
19
Not Available   

In Bone
140.00 p.p.m.   
7
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
769.00 °C   
99+
1,652.00 °C   
19

Boiling Point
1,384.00 °C   
99+
3,402.00 °C   
19

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50   
18
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
893.00 MPa   
10

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
1,160.00 MPa   
8

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Sr   
Lu   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
27   
12
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.95   
99+
1.27   
34

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.72   
27
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.99   
37
1.14   
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.00   
18
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.96   
40
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.05   
7
2.73   
20

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol   
99+
523.50 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,064.20 kJ/mol   
99+
1,340.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
4,138.00 kJ/mol   
10
2,022.30 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
5,500.00 kJ/mol   
13
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28

5th Energy Level
6,910.00 kJ/mol   
18
6,445.00 kJ/mol   
21

6th Energy Level
8,760.00 kJ/mol   
18
Not Available   

7th Energy level
10,230.00 kJ/mol   
19
Not Available   

8th Energy Level
11,800.00 kJ/mol   
19
Not Available   

9th Energy Level
15,600.00 kJ/mol   
17
Not Available   

10th Energy Level
17,100.00 kJ/mol   
19
Not Available   

11th Energy Level
31,270.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.64 g/amp-hr   
99+
2.18 g/amp-hr   
23

Electron Work Function
2.59 eV   
99+
3.30 eV   
33

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
38   
99+
71   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 5s2   
[Xe] 6s2 4f14 5d1   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Strontium.jpg#100   
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
38   
99+
71   
99+

Number of Neutrons
50   
99+
104   
30

Number of Electrons
38   
99+
71   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
215.00 pm   
5
174.00 pm   
20

Covalent Radius
195.00 pm   
15
187.00 pm   
20

Van der Waals Radius
249.00 pm   
7
221.00 pm   
22

Atomic Weight
87.62 amu   
99+
174.97 amu   
40

Atomic Volume
33.70 cm3/mol   
6
17.78 cm3/mol   
30

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rubidium
  
Ytterbium
  

Next Element
Yttrium
  
Hafnium
  

Valence Electron Potential
25.70 (-eV)   
99+
50.90 (-eV)   
26

Lattice Constant
608.49 pm   
6
350.31 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.59   
10

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
2.64 g/cm3   
99+
9.84 g/cm3   
38

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm3   
99+
9.30 g/cm3   
22

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
121.00 (Pa)   
1
0.00 (Pa)   
33

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
3.18 (Pa)   
11

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
6.03 GPa   
99+
27.20 GPa   
26

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
47.60 GPa   
23

Young's Modulus
15.70 GPa   
99+
68.60 GPa   
30

Poisson Ratio
0.28   
17
0.26   
21

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.64   
99+
9.84   
29

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
NA   
Conductor   

Resistivity
132.00 nΩ·m   
24
582.00 nΩ·m   
9

Electrical Conductivity
0.08 106/cm Ω   
26
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
5.03 kJ/mol   
38
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.30 J/(kg K)   
18
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36

Molar Heat Capacity
26.40 J/mol·K   
28
26.86 J/mol·K   
24

Thermal Conductivity
35.40 W/m·K   
37
16.40 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
22.50 µm/(m·K)   
18
9.90 µm/(m·K)   
40

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
150.00 kJ/mol   
99+
355.90 kJ/mol   
22

Enthalpy of Fusion
9.16 kJ/mol   
38
18.70 kJ/mol   
13

Enthalpy of Atomization
163.20 kJ/mol   
99+
398.00 kJ/mol   
20

Standard Molar Entropy
55.00 J/mol.K   
26
51.00 J/mol.K   
30

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