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Barium Thulium Comparison

Barium
Thulium
Thulium Barium comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
Ba   
Tm   
Group Number
2   
16
Not Available   
Period Number
6   
6   
Block
s block   
f block   
Element Family
Alkaline Earth   
Lanthanide   
CAS Number
7440393   
99+
7440304   
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.
  
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Carl Wilhelm Scheele   
Per Teodor Cleve   
Discovery
In 1772   
In 1879   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
1 * 10-8 %   
30
Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %   
18
~0.00000002 %   
28
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
20
0.00 %   
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.03 %   
11
0.00 %   
99+
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.
  
  • 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
Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   
Medical Uses
NA   
NA   
Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Unknown   
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+
1,545.00 °C   
23
Boiling Point
1,140.00 °C   
99+
1,730.00 °C   
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Silvery Gray   
Silvery Gray   
Luster
NA   
Metallic   
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
1.25   
19
Not Available   
Brinell Hardness
Not Available   
471.00 MPa   
25
Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
520.00 MPa   
21
Speed of Sound
1,620.00 m/s   
99+
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
Ba   
Tm   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
37   
2
32   
7
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
0.89   
99+
1.25   
35
Sanderson Electronegativity
0.68   
28
Not Available   
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97   
38
1.11   
29
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.88   
22
Not Available   
Allen Electronegativity
0.88   
99+
Not Available   
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
3.11   
4
2.75   
19
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
502.90 kJ/mol   
99+
596.70 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
965.20 kJ/mol   
99+
1,160.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
3,600.00 kJ/mol   
14
2,285.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4th Energy Level
Not Available   
4,120.00 kJ/mol   
33
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.56 g/amp-hr   
20
2.10 g/amp-hr   
26
Electron Work Function
2.70 eV   
99+
Not Available   
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
56   
99+
69   
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 6s2   
[Xe] 4f13 6s2   
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Thulium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
56   
99+
69   
99+
Number of Neutrons
81   
99+
100   
32
Number of Electrons
56   
99+
69   
99+
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
222.00 pm   
4
176.00 pm   
18
Covalent Radius
215.00 pm   
5
160.00 pm   
30
Van der Waals Radius
268.00 pm   
6
Not Available   
Atomic Weight
137.33 amu   
99+
168.93 amu   
99+
Atomic Volume
39.24 cm3/mol   
5
18.10 cm3/mol   
28
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Cesium
  
Erbium
  
Next Element
Lanthanum
  
Ytterbium
  
Valence Electron Potential
21.30 (-eV)   
99+
49.70 (-eV)   
28
Lattice Constant
502.80 pm   
15
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
3.51 g/cm3   
99+
9.32 g/cm3   
40
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
3.34 g/cm3   
99+
8.56 g/cm3   
24
Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   
Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
7.11 (Pa)   
6
0.06 (Pa)   
10
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
4.90 GPa   
99+
30.50 GPa   
22
Bulk Modulus
9.60 GPa   
99+
44.50 GPa   
26
Young's Modulus
13.00 GPa   
99+
74.00 GPa   
27
Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.21   
31
Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
3.62   
99+
9.32   
31
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Superconductor   
Conductor   
Resistivity
332.00 nΩ·m   
13
676.00 nΩ·m   
5
Electrical Conductivity
0.03 106/cm Ω   
40
0.02 106/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
0.16 J/(kg K)   
35
Molar Heat Capacity
28.07 J/mol·K   
12
27.03 J/mol·K   
22
Thermal Conductivity
18.40 W/m·K   
99+
16.90 W/m·K   
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
20.60 µm/(m·K)   
22
13.30 µm/(m·K)   
29
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
140.00 kJ/mol   
99+
191.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol   
99+
16.80 kJ/mol   
17
Enthalpy of Atomization
175.70 kJ/mol   
99+
247.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
62.50 J/mol.K   
20
74.00 J/mol.K   
9
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