Lutetium
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | Lu |
| Atomic Weight | 174.967 g/mol |
| Element Number | 71 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | 1905 |
| Discoverer | Auer von Welsbach |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 3 |
| Boiling Point | 3668 K |
| Melting Point | 1936 K |
| Density | 9.84 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Xe]4f14,5d1,6s2 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Basic |
| Crystal Structure | Hexagonal |
| Electronegativity | 1.27 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 355* kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 18.6* kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 1.5 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 16.4 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.15 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 5.43 |
| Atomic Volume | 17.8 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.75 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.56 Å |
| Synthetic | No |