Lanthanum

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:allotropes none
gptkbp:appearance silvery white
gptkbp:atomicNumber 57
gptkbp:atomicWeight 138.90547
gptkbp:block f-block
gptkbp:boilingPoint 3737 K
gptkbp:CASNumber 7439-91-0
gptkbp:category rare earth element
gptkbp:countryProduced gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkbp:crystalSystem hexagonal
gptkbp:density 6.162 g/cm³
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Carl_Gustaf_Mosander
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1839
gptkbp:ductility ductile
gptkbp:electricalResistivity 615 nΩ·m (at 20°C)
gptkbp:electronConfiguration [Xe] 5d¹ 6s²
gptkbp:electronegativity 1.10
gptkbp:firstIonizationEnergy 538.1 kJ/mol
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:bastnäsite
monazite
gptkbp:hardness soft
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lanthanum
gptkbp:isotopes gptkb:La-138
gptkb:La-139
gptkbp:IUPACName gptkb:Lanthanum
gptkbp:magnetType paramagnetic
gptkbp:mainIsotope gptkb:La-139
gptkbp:malleability malleable
gptkbp:meltingPoint 1193 K
gptkbp:namedAfter Greek 'lanthanein' (to lie hidden)
gptkbp:oxidationStates +3
gptkbp:period 6
gptkbp:radioactive La-138 is radioactive
gptkbp:relatedGroup lanthanide
gptkbp:solubility soluble in acids
gptkbp:stateAtRoomTemperature gptkb:stone
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:La
gptkbp:thermalConductivity 13.4 W/(m·K)
gptkbp:toxicity low toxicity
gptkbp:type reacts with water
reacts with air
gptkbp:uses catalysts
battery electrodes
carbon arc lamps
optical glasses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Barium_star
gptkb:La
gptkb:Lanthanide
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6