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Lutetium

71 Lu

Lutetium

Lanthanide period 6 f-block discovered: 1907

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
71
Atomic mass
174.9667 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Xe]6s2 4f14 5d1
Electronegativity
1.27 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
221 pm
Ionization energy
5.426 eV
Oxidation states
+3

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
1936 K (1 662,85 °C)
Boiling point
3675 K (3 401,85 °C)
Density
9.84 g/cm³