- density: 9,841 g/cm3
- melting point: 1652 oC
- boiling point: 3402 oC
- molar heat capacity: 26,86 J/mol.K
- empirical atomic radius: 174 pm
The lanthanide is the 14 elements with atomic number from 58 ( cerium , Ce ) to 71 ( lutetium , Lu ) . Because these elements are so similar in chemical and physical properties
Lutetium tends to form compounds with elements that have similar chemical properties, such as other lanthanides and some transition metals. It does not typically form stable compounds with alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, as they have very different chemical properties from lutetium.
Yes, lutetium can conduct electricity as it is a metal and has metallic properties like high electrical conductivity.
Lutetium's compounds always contain the element in the oxidation state +3. Lutetium metal is slightly unstable in air at standard conditions, but it burns readily at 150 °C to form lutetium oxide. In reaction with water it is slow when cold and fast when hot; lutetium hydroxide is formed in the reaction. All halide salts (except fluoride) are soluble in water. Lutetium dissolves readily in weak acids and dilute sulfuric acid to form solutions containing the colorless lutetium ions, which exist as a [Lu(H2O)9]3+ complex (nonate, hydrate) ions.
The coast for Lutetium is south
Lutetium is used in PET scanners
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Lutetium bromide
Lutetium has the oxidation state +3.
For most practical purposes, lutetium can be regarded as stable, though it is slightly radioactive. 97.41% of lutetium found in nature is stable, and 2.59% is of an isotope with a half life of 37,800,000,000 years. Like all other elements, lutetium has synthetic radioactive isotopes.
Lutetium costs 42 USD for a 5 gram ingot.
If you think to the electron configuration of lutetium this is: [Xe]4f14.5d1.6s2.