Lutetium

Latin nameLutecium
English nameLutetium
chemical symbolLu
atomic number71
relative atomic mass174,967
period6
groupIII.B
classificationlanthanides
discovery year1907
discovererWelsbach, James,
Urbain
melting point [°C]1663
boiling point [°C]3402
density [g cm-3]9,85
density at melting point [g cm-3]9,3
electronegativity [Pauling]1,27
oxidation statesIII
electron configuration[Xe]4f14 5d1 6s2
atomic radius [pm]217
covalent radius [pm]160
specific heat [J g-1K-1]0,15
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]18,6
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]16
el. conductivity [S m-1]1,8.106
1. ionizing potential [eV]5,4259
2. ionizing potential [eV]13,888
3. ionizing potential [eV]20,957
Vickers hardness [MPa]1160
Brinell hardness [MPa]893
shear modulus [GPa]27
Young's modulus [GPa]69
state at normal conditionssolid