Periodic Table:

Element 57 - Lanthanum / Lanthanum

(Latin / English)

Mass Number

Atomic Mass

% Abundance

Nuclear Spin

138 *

137.9071

0.09

5+

139

138.9063

99.91

7/2+

140 *

139.9095

0

3-

(* = unstable isotope)

Electron Configuration:

[Xe] 5d1 6s2

Relative Atomic Mass:

138.91

State (25°C, 1 atm):

solid, metal

Density:

6145 kg/m3

Melting Temperature:

1194 K

Boiling Temperature:

3730 K

© W. Bauer, 1999