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Barium Terbium Comparison


Terbium Barium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ba   
Tb   

Group Number
2   
16
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
s block   
f block   

Element Family
Alkaline Earth   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440393   
99+
7440279   
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Barium oxidizes very easily in the air.
  • All toxic compounds of Barium can easily dissolve in water.
  • Barium carbonate is used to produce a Rat poison and its other compound Barium nitrate is used in fireworks to produce green color.
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1772   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %   
18
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
20
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %   
11
0.00 %   
40

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
8
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
12
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is sued in chemical paint manufacturing and glass manufacturing.
  • Compounds of this metal are toxic; but still the barium sulfate is insoluble and given to patients suffering from digestive disorder.
  
  • Terbium salts are used in optical devices like laser devices.
  • Terbium’s alloy lengthens and shortens the magnetic field and this effect forms loudspeaker.
  

Industrial Uses
Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.07 Blood/mg dm-3   
15
Not Available   

In Bone
70.00 p.p.m.   
9
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
725.00 °C   
99+
1,356.00 °C   
33

Boiling Point
1,140.00 °C   
99+
3,123.00 °C   
29

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gray   
Silvery White   

Luster
NA   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.25   
19
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
677.00 MPa   
17

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
863.00 MPa   
13

Speed of Sound
1,620.00 m/s   
99+
2,620.00 m/s   
35

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
Ba   
Tb   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
37   
2
26   
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.89   
99+
Not Available   

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.68   
28
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97   
38
1.10   
30

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.88   
22
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.88   
99+
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.11   
4
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol   
99+
603.40 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
965.20 kJ/mol   
99+
1,174.80 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,600.00 kJ/mol   
14
2,417.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
4,203.00 kJ/mol   
31

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.56 g/amp-hr   
20
1.98 g/amp-hr   
31

Electron Work Function
2.70 eV   
99+
3.00 eV   
36

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
56   
99+
65   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2   
[Xe] 4f9 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Terbium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
56   
99+
65   
99+

Number of Neutrons
81   
99+
94   
36

Number of Electrons
56   
99+
65   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
222.00 pm   
4
177.00 pm   
17

Covalent Radius
215.00 pm   
5
194.00 pm   
16

Van der Waals Radius
268.00 pm   
6
221.00 pm   
22

Atomic Weight
137.33 amu   
99+
158.93 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
39.24 cm3/mol   
5
19.20 cm3/mol   
22

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Cesium
  
Gadolinium
  

Next Element
Lanthanum
  
Dysprosium
  

Valence Electron Potential
21.30 (-eV)   
99+
46.80 (-eV)   
33

Lattice Constant
502.80 pm   
15
360.10 pm   
36

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.58   
13

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
3.51 g/cm3   
99+
8.23 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
3.34 g/cm3   
99+
7.65 g/cm3   
30

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
60.00 MPa   
17

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
7.11 (Pa)   
6
0.00 (Pa)   
29

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
12.50 (Pa)   
8

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.90 GPa   
99+
22.10 GPa   
32

Bulk Modulus
9.60 GPa   
99+
38.70 GPa   
33

Young's Modulus
13.00 GPa   
99+
55.70 GPa   
34

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.26   
21

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
3.62   
99+
8.23   
39

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
332.00 nΩ·m   
13
1.15 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
13.95 kJ/mol   
36
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.20 J/(kg K)   
30
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33

Molar Heat Capacity
28.07 J/mol·K   
12
28.91 J/mol·K   
9

Thermal Conductivity
18.40 W/m·K   
99+
11.10 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
20.60 µm/(m·K)   
22
10.30 µm/(m·K)   
38

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
140.00 kJ/mol   
99+
330.90 kJ/mol   
26

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol   
99+
10.80 kJ/mol   
34

Enthalpy of Atomization
175.70 kJ/mol   
99+
314.00 kJ/mol   
33

Standard Molar Entropy
62.50 J/mol.K   
20
73.20 J/mol.K   
10

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