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Bismuth vs Thulium


Thulium vs Bismuth


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bi   
Tm   

Group Number
15   
3
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
p block   
f block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440699   
22
7440304   
99+

Space Group Name
C12/m1   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
12.00   
12
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Claude François Geoffroy   
Per Teodor Cleve   

Discovery
In 1753   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %   
25
1 * 10-8 %   
30

Abundance In Sun
~0.000006 %   
14
~0.00000002 %   
28

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
99+

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  
  • 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
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Unknown   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3   
20
Not Available   

In Bone
0.20 p.p.m.   
22
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
271.30 °C   
99+
1,545.00 °C   
23

Boiling Point
1,560.00 °C   
99+
1,730.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.25   
15
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
70.00 MPa   
99+
471.00 MPa   
25

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
520.00 MPa   
21

Speed of Sound
1,790.00 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
Bi   
Tm   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
32   
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.02   
6
1.25   
35

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.34   
3
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.67   
6
1.11   
29

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.15   
4
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
2.01   
4
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.98   
99+
2.75   
19

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol   
35
596.70 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,610.00 kJ/mol   
33
1,160.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,466.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,285.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28
4,120.00 kJ/mol   
33

5th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol   
30
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
8,520.00 kJ/mol   
19
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.60 g/amp-hr   
19
2.10 g/amp-hr   
26

Electron Work Function
4.22 eV   
22
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
83   
33
69   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3   
[Xe] 4f13 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Rhombohedral (RHO)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Thulium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
83   
33
69   
99+

Number of Neutrons
126   
18
100   
32

Number of Electrons
83   
33
69   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
156.00 pm   
29
176.00 pm   
18

Covalent Radius
148.00 pm   
36
160.00 pm   
30

Van der Waals Radius
207.00 pm   
26
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
208.98 amu   
29
168.93 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
21.30 cm3/mol   
14
18.10 cm3/mol   
28

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lead
  
Erbium
  

Next Element
Polonium
  
Ytterbium
  

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

Lattice Constant
667.40 pm   
2
353.75 pm   
40

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.57   
17

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.78 g/cm3   
39
9.32 g/cm3   
40

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.05 g/cm3   
18
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
12.00 GPa   
99+
30.50 GPa   
22

Bulk Modulus
31.00 GPa   
38
44.50 GPa   
26

Young's Modulus
32.00 GPa   
99+
74.00 GPa   
27

Poisson Ratio
0.33   
11
0.21   
31

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.79   
30
9.32   
31

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
0.00 H/m   
6
Not Available   

Susceptibility
0.00   
6
Not Available   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
1.29 nΩ·m   
99+
676.00 nΩ·m   
5

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
91.20 kJ/mol   
11
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

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

Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K   
37
27.03 J/mol·K   
22

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)   
28
13.30 µm/(m·K)   
29

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
151.00 kJ/mol   
99+
191.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.90 kJ/mol   
33
16.80 kJ/mol   
17

Enthalpy of Atomization
207.10 kJ/mol   
99+
247.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
56.70 J/mol.K   
24
74.00 J/mol.K   
9

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