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Lutetium
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,32,9,2
Electron Configuration [Xe] 4f14 5d1 6s2
Ground state 2D3/2
Atomic Volume 17.78 g/cm3
Electronegativity 1.27
Magnetic ordering No data
Mass magnetic susceptibility 1.2 x 10-9
Molar magnetic susceptibility 2.1 x 10-10
Thermal Properties
Enthalpy of Atomization 398 kJ mol-1 @25°C
Enthalpy of Fusion 19.2 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 428 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 26.86 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 16.4 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 9.9 μm m-1 K-1
Hardness
Brinell hardness 893 MPa
Vickers hardness 1160 MPa
Elastic Properties
Bulk modulus 47.6 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.261
Shear modulus 27.2 GPa
Young's modulus 68.6 GPa
Electrical Properties
Electrical resistivity 5.6 x 10-7 Ω m
Electrical conductivity No data.
Chemical Properties
Electrochemical Equivalent 2.176 g Ah-1
Electron Work Function 3.3 eV
Valence Electron Potential (-eV) 50.9
Ionization Potential  
First 5.4259
Second 13.888
Third 20.957
Energy Levels
Kα1 (intensity 100) 54.0698 KeV
Kα2 (intensity 50) 52.965 KeV
Kβ1 (intensity 24.8) 61.283 KeV
Kβ2 (intensity 9.5) 62.4797 KeV
Kβ3 (intensity 9.8) 61.1481 KeV
Lα1 (intensity 100) 7.6555 KeV
Lα2 (intensity 10) 7.6049 KeV
Lβ1 (intensity 41) 8.709 KeV
Lβ2 (intensity 17) 9.0489 KeV
Lβ3 (intensity 6.7) 8.843 KeV
Lβ4 (intensity 4) 8.6039 KeV
Lγ1 (intensity 5.5) 10.1434 KeV
Lγ2 (intensity 2) 10.4586 KeV
Lγ3 (intensity 2) 7.855 KeV
Ll (intensity 5) 6.7491 KeV
Atomic Radii
Empirical 175 pm
Bohr Radius 217 pm
Covalent Radius 160 pm
Van der Waals No data.
Triple covalent 131 pm
Metallic 173.8 pm
Ionic Radii (Å)
Charge Coordination Crystal Ionic Key
VI 1.001 0.861 R
VIII 1.117 0.977 R
IX 1.172 1.032 R
R, From r3 vs V plots.
C, Calculated from bond length - bond strength equations.
E, Estimated.
*, Most Reliable.
M, From Metallic Oxides.
A, Ahrens (1952) Ionic radius.
P, Pauling's (1960) Crystal Radius.
Oxidation States
Main Lu+3
Other
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 523.5
M+ - M2+ 1340
M2+ - M3+ 2022
M3+ - M4+ 4360
Vapour Pressure
P (Pa) 1 10 100 1K 10K 100K
T (K) 1906 2103 2346 (2653) (3072) (3663)
Crystal Structure
Structure Hexagonal close packed
a = 350.31 pm
b = 350.31 pm
c = 555.09 pm
α = 90°
β = 90°
γ = 120°