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Properties of substance:

lutetium

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

hexagonal metal

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

Lu

Structural formula as text:

Lu

Molar/atomic mass: 174.967

Melting point (°C):

1660

Boiling point (°C):

3410

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1907
Superconducting temperature (K): 0.1

Density:

9.849 (20°C, g/cm3)

Half-life:

15071Lu = 45 ms ()
150m71Lu = 40 μs (p (100%))
15171Lu = 78.4 ms ()
151m71Lu = 16.5 μs (p (100%))
15271Lu = 650 ms (β+ (100%), β+p (15%))
15371Lu = 900 ms ()
153p71Lu = 15 μs (internal transition (100%))
154m71Lu = 1.12 s (β+ (100%))
154n71Lu = 35 μs (internal transition (100%))
15571Lu = 68.6 ms (α (90%))
155m71Lu = 138 ms (α (76%))
155n71Lu = 2.69 ms (α (about 100%))
15671Lu = 494 ms ()
156m71Lu = 198 ms (α (94%))
15771Lu = 6.8 s ()
157m71Lu = 4.79 s (α (6%))
15871Lu = 10.6 s (β+ (99.09%), α (0.91%))
15971Lu = 12.1 s (β+ (about 100%))
16071Lu = 36.1 s (β+ (about 100%), α (< 0.0001%))
160m71Lu = 40 s (β+ (about 100%))
16171Lu = 77 s (β+ (100%))
161m71Lu = 7.3 ms (internal transition (100%))
16271Lu = 1.37 min (β+ (100%))
162m71Lu = 1.5 min (β+ (about 100%))
162n71Lu = 1.9 min (β+ (about 100%))
16371Lu = 3.97 min (β+ (100%))
16471Lu = 3.14 min (β+ (100%))
16571Lu = 10.74 min (β+ (100%))
16671Lu = 2.65 min (β+ (100%))
166m71Lu = 1.41 min (β+ (58%), internal transition (42%))
166n71Lu = 2.12 min (β+ (> 80%), internal transition (< 20%))
16771Lu = 51.5 min (β+ (100%))
16871Lu = 5.5 min (β+ (100%))
168m71Lu = 6.7 min (β+ (> 99.6%), internal transition (< 0.4%))
16971Lu = 34.06 h (β+ (100%))
169m71Lu = 160 s (internal transition (100%))
17071Lu = 2.012 d (β+ (100%))
170m71Lu = 670 ms (internal transition (100%))
17171Lu = 8.24 d (β+ (100%))
171m71Lu = 79 s (internal transition (100%))
17271Lu = 6.70 d (β+ (100%))
172m71Lu = 3.7 min (internal transition (100%))
172n71Lu = 332 ns (internal transition (100%))
172p71Lu = 440 μs (internal transition (100%))
172q71Lu = 150 ns (internal transition (100%))
17371Lu = 1.37 y (electron capture (100%))
173m71Lu = 74.2 μs (internal transition (100%))
17471Lu = 3.31 y (β+ (100%))
174m71Lu = 142 d (internal transition (99.38%), electron capture (0.62%))
174n71Lu = 395 ns (internal transition (100%))
174p71Lu = 145 ns (internal transition (100%))
174q71Lu = 194 ns (internal transition (100%))
174r71Lu = 242 ns (internal transition (100%))
17571Lu = stable ( (isotopic abundance 97,401%))
175m71Lu = 1.49 μs (internal transition (100%))
175n71Lu = 984 μs (internal transition (100%))
17671Lu = 36 840 000 000 y (β- (100%) (isotopic abundance 2,599%))
176m71Lu = 3.664 h (β- (about 100%), electron capture (0.095%))
176n71Lu = 312 ns (internal transition (100%))
176p71Lu = 40 μs (internal transition (100%))
17771Lu = 6.6457 d (β- (100%))
177m71Lu = 130 ns (internal transition (100%))
177n71Lu = 155 μs (internal transition (100%))
177p71Lu = 160.44 d (β- (78.6%), internal transition (21.4%))
177q71Lu = 625 ns (internal transition (100%))
177r71Lu = 6 μs (internal transition (100%))
17871Lu = 28.4 min (β- (100%))
178m71Lu = 23.1 min (β- (100%))
17971Lu = 4.59 h (β- (100%))
179m71Lu = 3.1 ms (internal transition (100%))
18071Lu = 5.7 min (β- (100%))
180m71Lu = 1 s ()
18171Lu = 3.5 min (β- (100%))
18271Lu = 2.0 min (β- (100%))
18371Lu = 58 s (β- (100%))
18471Lu = 20 s (β- (100%))

Vapour pressure (Torr):

0.01 (451°C)
0.1 (1287°C)
1 (1453°C)
10 (1649°C)
100 (1938°C)

Electrode potential:

Lu3+ + 3e- → Lu, E = -2.255 V (water, 25°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

49.4 (s)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

27 (s)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

18.8

Enthalpy (heat) of vaporization ΔvapH (kJ/mol):

322

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

428 (g)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

184.7 (g)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

20.9 (g)

References:

  1. Рабинович В.А., Хавин З.Я. Краткий химический справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1977. - pp. 77 [Russian]
  2. Химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 2. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1990. - pp. 619 [Russian]

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