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La, 57
lanthanum (English)
lanthane, m. (French)
Lanthan, n. (German)
lantan (Russian)
lantan (Swedish)


Symbol, numberLa, 57 (metal), Group: 3; 3B
Weight138.9055
In Nature
Discovered1839, by Carl Gustaf Mosander (Sweden)
Density  [kg/m3]6145 [298 K] (solid)   
Molar volume22.60 cm3
Melting Temperature1194 K   (921 °C)   Enthalpy: 399.6 kJ/mol
Boiling Temperature3730 K   (3457 °C)   Enthalpy: 10.04 kJ/mol
Electrical resistance57E-8 [298 K] Wm
ThermalConductivity: 13.5 [300 K] W/Km     Expansion: 4.9E-6 /K
Ionisation [kJ/mol]
  M-->  M+--> M2+--> M3+--> M4+--> M5+--> M6+--> M7+--> M8+--> M9+-->M10+
Thermodynamics
State Df Df CpH 298.15-H°0
[kJ/mol] [J/Kmol] [kJ/mol]
Isotopes
Mass In nature Half-life Spin m/mN NMM Decay
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