Lu

Lutetium

Z 71 174.967 g/molLanthanide

Overview Atomic Properties Thermodynamics Electromagnetism Isotopes

Group

3

Period

6

Block

d

Occurrence

Primordial

Biological Role

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History

1907 (discovery)

Carl Auer von Welsbach

1907 (discovery)

Georges Urbain

1953 (isolation)

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Named By

Georges Urbain

Latin Name

Lutetium

Abundance

Universe

x

Sun

x

Meteorites

x

Earth's crust

x

Oceans

x

Humans

x