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71 Lu 174.96681 u

Element 71 · Solid at room temperature

Lutetium

Lanthanides

Looks like: silvery white.

Lu

Lutetium is a chemical element with symbol Lu and atomic number 71. It is a silvery white metal, which resists corrosion in dry, but not in moist air. It is considered the first element of the 6th-period transition metals and the last element in the lanthanide series, and is traditionally counted among the rare earths.

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Atomic mass

174.96681u

Density

9.841g/cm³

Melts

1925 K

Boils

3675 K

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Lutetium's family

Elements in the same series — near-identical chemistry, which is why they share a row.

Source

Discovered by Georges Urbain.

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