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Vanadium Lutetium Comparison


Lutetium Vanadium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
V   
Lu   

Group Number
5   
13
Not Available   

Period Number
4   
6   

Block
d block   
f block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440622   
27
7439943   
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
  
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Andrés Manuel del Río   
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1906   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.00004 %   
13
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %   
14
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.02 %   
12
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
14
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its ally with steel is used very tough and hence it is used in armor plates, axles, piston rods, tools and crankshafts.
  • Its oxide is used as pigments for glass and ceramics.
  
  • Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
36
Not Available   

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
31
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,890.00 °C   
13
1,652.00 °C   
19

Boiling Point
3,380.00 °C   
20
3,402.00 °C   
19

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Blue-Silver Grey   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.70   
4
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
600.00 MPa   
20
893.00 MPa   
10

Vickers Hardness
628.00 MPa   
17
1,160.00 MPa   
8

Speed of Sound
4,560.00 m/s   
17
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
61.00 %   
14
Not Available   

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
V   
Lu   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
22   
17
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.63   
20
1.27   
34

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.39   
17
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.45   
16
1.14   
28

Allen Electronegativity
1.53   
26
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.37   
34
2.73   
20

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,414.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,340.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,830.00 kJ/mol   
35
2,022.30 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,507.00 kJ/mol   
25
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28

5th Energy Level
6,298.70 kJ/mol   
23
6,445.00 kJ/mol   
21

6th Energy Level
12,363.00 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   

7th Energy level
14,530.00 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   

8th Energy Level
16,730.00 kJ/mol   
7
Not Available   

9th Energy Level
19,860.00 kJ/mol   
7
Not Available   

10th Energy Level
22,240.00 kJ/mol   
12
Not Available   

11th Energy Level
24,670.00 kJ/mol   
15
Not Available   

12th Energy Level
29,730.00 kJ/mol   
12
Not Available   

13th Energy Level
32,446.00 kJ/mol   
12
Not Available   

14th Energy Level
86,450.00 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   

15th Energy Level
94,170.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

16th Energy Level
102,300.00 kJ/mol   
3
Not Available   

17th Energy Level
112,700.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

18th Energy Level
121,600.00 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   

19th Energy Level
130,700.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

20th Energy Level
143,400.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   

21st Energy Level
151,440.00 kJ/mol   
8
Not Available   

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

Electron Work Function
4.30 eV   
18
3.30 eV   
33

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
23   
99+
71   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d3 4s2   
[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
23   
99+
71   
99+

Number of Neutrons
28   
99+
104   
30

Number of Electrons
23   
99+
71   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
134.00 pm   
99+
174.00 pm   
20

Covalent Radius
153.00 pm   
33
187.00 pm   
20

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
221.00 pm   
22

Atomic Weight
50.94 amu   
99+
174.97 amu   
40

Atomic Volume
8.78 cm3/mol   
99+
17.78 cm3/mol   
30

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Titanium
  
Ytterbium
  

Next Element
Chromium
  
Hafnium
  

Valence Electron Potential
120.00 (-eV)   
6
50.90 (-eV)   
26

Lattice Constant
303.00 pm   
99+
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
6.00 g/cm3   
99+
9.84 g/cm3   
38

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

Tensile Strength
800.00 MPa   
6
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
33

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.23 (Pa)   
16
3.18 (Pa)   
11

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
47.00 GPa   
16
27.20 GPa   
26

Bulk Modulus
160.00 GPa   
11
47.60 GPa   
23

Young's Modulus
128.00 GPa   
15
68.60 GPa   
30

Poisson Ratio
0.37   
7
0.26   
21

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.96   
99+
9.84   
29

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
197.00 nΩ·m   
19
582.00 nΩ·m   
9

Electrical Conductivity
0.05 106/cm Ω   
35
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
50.60 kJ/mol   
20
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.49 J/(kg K)   
10
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36

Molar Heat Capacity
24.89 J/mol·K   
99+
26.86 J/mol·K   
24

Thermal Conductivity
30.70 W/m·K   
39
16.40 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
458.60 kJ/mol   
14
355.90 kJ/mol   
22

Enthalpy of Fusion
17.57 kJ/mol   
14
18.70 kJ/mol   
13

Enthalpy of Atomization
514.60 kJ/mol   
13
398.00 kJ/mol   
20

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

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