Lutetium

Properties of lutetium atoms

The electron affinity of lutetium is 50  kJ mol^-1.

Ionisation Energies

This section includes ionisation energies of lutetium.

Electronic configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with lutetium in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Xe].4f¹⁴.5d¹.6s²
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.32.9.2
• Term symbol:   ²D_3/2

A schematic representation of the shell structure of lutetium - not what the atom of lutetium "looks like".

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