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Dubnium vs Lutetium


Lutetium vs Dubnium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Db  
Lu  

Group Number
5  
13
Not Available  

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
53850354  
14
7439943  
99+

Space Group Name
Not Available  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
Not Available  
194.00  
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  

Sources
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach  

Discovery
In 1968  
In 1906  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available  
1 * 10-8 %  
30

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %  
~0.0000001 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
99+

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium 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
NA  
NA  

Medical Uses
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
Not Available  

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
36
Not Available  

Physical Properties

Melting Point
Not Available  
1,652.00 °C  
19

Boiling Point
Not Available  
3,402.00 °C  
19

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Unknown  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

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
Db  
Lu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
10  
28
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.27  
34

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.14  
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available  
2.73  
20

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
664.80 kJ/mol  
38
523.50 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
38
1,340.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+
2,022.30 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,298.80 kJ/mol  
99+
4,370.00 kJ/mol  
28

5th Energy Level
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
39
6,445.00 kJ/mol  
21

Electrochemical Equivalent
Not Available  
2.18 g/amp-hr  
23

Electron Work Function
Not Available  
3.30 eV  
33

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
105  
13
71  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 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
105  
13
71  
99+

Number of Neutrons
157  
7
104  
30

Number of Electrons
105  
13
71  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
39
174.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
149.00 pm  
35
187.00 pm  
20

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available  
221.00 pm  
22

Atomic Weight
268.00 amu  
10
174.97 amu  
40

Atomic Volume
Not Available  
17.78 cm3/mol  
30

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Ytterbium
  

Next Element
Hafnium
  

Valence Electron Potential
Not Available  
50.90 (-eV)  
26

Lattice Constant
Not Available  
350.31 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
NA  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
1.59  
10

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
29.30 g/cm3  
5
9.84 g/cm3  
38

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available  
9.30 g/cm3  
22

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
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
Not Available  
3.18 (Pa)  
11

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available  
27.20 GPa  
26

Bulk Modulus
Not Available  
47.60 GPa  
23

Young's Modulus
Not Available  
68.60 GPa  
30

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
0.26  
21

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown  
NA  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available  
9.84  
29

Magnetic Ordering
Unknown  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown  
Conductor  

Resistivity
Not Available  
582.00 nΩ·m  
9

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available  
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
Not Available  
50.00 kJ/mol  
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available  
0.15 J/(kg K)  
36

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available  
26.86 J/mol·K  
24

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available  
16.40 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
Not Available  
9.90 µm/(m·K)  
40

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available  
355.90 kJ/mol  
22

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available  
18.70 kJ/mol  
13

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available  
398.00 kJ/mol  
20

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available  
51.00 J/mol.K  
30

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