Lutetium was proposed as the name for the element with atomic number 71 by French scientist Georges Urbain, one of its several discoverers on 1907. It was adopted as the official name by the The Commission on Atomic Mass in 1909.
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.
If you think to the electron configuration of lutetium this is: [Xe]4f14.5d1.6s2.
Lanthanum and lutetium: lantanides group Actinium and lawrentium: actinides group
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.
Examples: americium, berkelium, californium, darmstadtium, copper, dubnium, europium, erbium, francium, galium, germanium, hafnium, hassium, holmium, livermorium, lutetium, magnesium, polonium, rhenium, ruthenium, samarium, scandium, terbium, yttrium, ytterbium, strontium, tullium.
Lutetium is a chemical element with the symbol Lu and an atomic number of 71. It derived its name from the ancient name of Paris which was Lutetia.
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Lutetium is used in PET scanners
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.
Lutetium is a solid at room temperature. It is a rare earth metal that has a silver-white color and is a relatively dense and stable element.
The element named after the German word for Satan is "Lutetium," which comes from the Latin term "lutetia" meaning "mud."
The natural form of lutetium is a silvery-white metal with the atomic number 71. It is a rare earth element that is found in minerals such as monazite and xenotime. Lutetium is primarily used in research and certain industries due to its high cost and limited availability.
Lutetium is classified under Group 3, an element under Lanthanides.