Lutetium
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| Property |
Value |
| Atomic Number |
71 |
| Element |
Lutetium |
| Symbol |
Lu |
| Atomic Mass |
174.967 u |
| Number of Neutrons |
104 (most common isotope, Lutetium-175) |
| Number of Protons |
71 |
| Number of Electrons |
71 |
| Period |
6 |
| Group |
3 |
| Phase |
Solid |
| Radioactive |
No (Lu-176 is naturally radioactive) |
| Natural |
Yes |
| Metal |
Yes |
| Nonmetal |
No |
| Metalloid |
No |
| Type |
Lanthanide |
| Atomic Radius |
217 pm |
| Electronegativity |
1.27 (Pauling scale) |
| First Ionization Energy |
5.426 eV |
| Density |
9.84 g/cm³ |
| Melting Point |
1663 °C |
| Boiling Point |
3402 °C |
| Number of Isotopes |
2 naturally occurring (Lu-175, Lu-176) |
| Discoverer |
Georges Urbain, Carl Auer von Welsbach, Charles James |
| Year |
1907 |
| Specific Heat |
0.154 J/g·K |
| Number of Shells |
6 |
| Number of Valence Electrons |
3 |