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Actinium vs Thulium


Thulium vs Actinium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ac   
Tm   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
7   
6   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Actinide   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440348   
99+
7440304   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available   
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  

Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel   
Per Teodor Cleve   

Discovery
In 1902   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available   
1 * 10-8 %   
30

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.00000002 %   
28

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
  
  • Thulium metal produces isotopes that emits X-rays. This isotope is used in X-ray machine.
  • Thulium element is also used in Surgical equipment like laser.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
Not Available   

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,227.00 °C   
38
1,545.00 °C   
23

Boiling Point
3,200.00 °C   
26
1,730.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
471.00 MPa   
25

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
520.00 MPa   
21

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
Not Available   

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Ac   
Tm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29   
10
32   
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10   
99+
1.25   
35

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.00   
36
1.11   
29

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.90   
10
2.75   
19

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
499.00 kJ/mol   
99+
596.70 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,170.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,160.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,900.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,285.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol   
23
4,120.00 kJ/mol   
33

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.82 g/amp-hr   
18
2.10 g/amp-hr   
26

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
89   
29
69   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 6d1 7s2   
[Xe] 4f13 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Actinium.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Thulium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
89   
29
69   
99+

Number of Neutrons
138   
16
100   
32

Number of Electrons
89   
29
69   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
195.00 pm   
7
176.00 pm   
18

Covalent Radius
Not Available   
160.00 pm   
30

Atomic Weight
227.00 amu   
25
168.93 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
22.54 cm3/mol   
11
18.10 cm3/mol   
28

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Radium
  
Erbium
  

Next Element
Thorium
  
Ytterbium
  

Valence Electron Potential
38.60 (-eV)   
99+
49.70 (-eV)   
28

Lattice Constant
567.00 pm   
8
353.75 pm   
40

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.57   
17

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
10.00 g/cm3   
37
9.32 g/cm3   
40

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available   
8.56 g/cm3   
24

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.06 (Pa)   
10

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
30.50 GPa   
22

Bulk Modulus
Not Available   
44.50 GPa   
26

Young's Modulus
Not Available   
74.00 GPa   
27

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.21   
31

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
10.07   
28
9.32   
31

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown   
Conductor   

Resistivity
Not Available   
676.00 nΩ·m   
5

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available   
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
Not Available   
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.16 J/(kg K)   
35

Molar Heat Capacity
27.20 J/mol·K   
18
27.03 J/mol·K   
22

Thermal Conductivity
12.00 W/m·K   
99+
16.90 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
Not Available   
13.30 µm/(m·K)   
29

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available   
191.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available   
16.80 kJ/mol   
17

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol   
36
247.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
56.50 J/mol.K   
25
74.00 J/mol.K   
9

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