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Chromium vs Thulium


Thulium vs Chromium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cr  
Tm  

Group Number
6  
12
3  
15

Period Number
4  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440473  
39
7440304  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Chromium is highly reactive, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Ores of Chromites mineral are the major source of Chromium metal.
  • Almost 90% leather tanning is done with the help of chromium.
  
  • 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 metals, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin  
Per Teodor Cleve  

Discovery
In Between 1797 - 1798  
In 1879  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
8
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
7
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Meteorites
0.30 %  
7
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
13
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
16
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is used to harden the steel and produces a stainless steel and other various alloys.
  • It is also used to give proper finish to polished mirrors. Its chromium plates are used in bathroom fittings.
  
  • 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  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.11 Blood/mg dm-3  
12
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.33 p.p.m.  
25
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,857.00 °C  
14
1,545.00 °C  
23

Boiling Point
2,672.00 °C  
99+
1,730.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
8.50  
1
2.25  
16

Brinell Hardness
687.00 MPa  
18
471.00 MPa  
30

Vickers Hardness
1,060.00 MPa  
17
520.00 MPa  
33

Speed of Sound
5,940.00 m/s  
8
2,760.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.97  
2
1.60  
33

Reflectivity
70.00 %  
13
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cr  
Tm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
21  
18
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.66  
19
1.25  
36

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.66  
17
1.25  
28

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.56  
11
1.11  
30

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.66  
19
1.25  
35

Allen Electronegativity
1.65  
22
1.25  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.34  
36
2.75  
19

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
26,130.00 kJ/mol  
1
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
28,750.00 kJ/mol  
1
1,160.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
34,230.00 kJ/mol  
1
2,285.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
37,066.00 kJ/mol  
1
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
97,510.00 kJ/mol  
1
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
105,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
114,300.00 kJ/mol  
1
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
125,300.00 kJ/mol  
1
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
134,700.00 kJ/mol  
1
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
144,300.00 kJ/mol  
1
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
26,130.00 kJ/mol  
12
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
28,750.00 kJ/mol  
36
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
34,230.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
37,066.00 kJ/mol  
12
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
35

15th Energy Level
97,510.00 kJ/mol  
2
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
105,800.00 kJ/mol  
2
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
36

17th Energy Level
114,300.00 kJ/mol  
3
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
125,300.00 kJ/mol  
4
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
134,700.00 kJ/mol  
5
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
144,300.00 kJ/mol  
7
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
157,700.00 kJ/mol  
7
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
166,090.00 kJ/mol  
6
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
653.80 kJ/mol  
99+
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
653.80 kJ/mol  
32
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
653.80 kJ/mol  
34
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
653.80 kJ/mol  
33
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
652.90 kJ/mol  
34
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
653.80 kJ/mol  
39
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
653.80 kJ/mol  
40
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
653.80 kJ/mol  
36
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.32 g/amp-hr  
99+
2.10 g/amp-hr  
30

Electron Work Function
4.50 eV  
19
2.40 eV  
99+

Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
24  
99+
69  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d5 4s1  
[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
24  
99+
69  
99+

Number of Neutrons
28  
99+
100  
33

Number of Electrons
24  
99+
69  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
160.00 pm  
32

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
227.00 pm  
26

Atomic Weight
52.00 amu  
99+
168.93 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
7.23 cm3/mol  
99+
18.10 cm3/mol  
40

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Vanadium
  
Erbium
  

Next Element
Manganese
  
Ytterbium
  

Valence Electron Potential
170.00 (-eV)  
4
49.70 (-eV)  
29

Lattice Constant
291.00 pm  
99+
353.75 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.86  
4
1.57  
40

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.19 g/cm3  
99+
9.32 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.30 g/cm3  
99+
8.56 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
689.00 MPa  
7
69.00 MPa  
32

Viscosity
0.00  
23
0.00  
19

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
26
0.06 (Pa)  
10

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
774.00 (Pa)  
1
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
115.00 GPa  
9
30.50 GPa  
26

Bulk Modulus
160.00 GPa  
11
44.50 GPa  
30

Young's Modulus
279.00 GPa  
8
74.00 GPa  
29

Poisson Ratio
0.21  
33
0.21  
32

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.19  
99+
9.32  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Antiferromagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
10
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
125.00 nΩ·m  
27
676.00 nΩ·m  
5

Electrical Conductivity
0.08 106/cm Ω  
30
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
64.30 kJ/mol  
17
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.45 J/(kg K)  
12
0.16 J/(kg K)  
36

Molar Heat Capacity
23.35 J/mol·K  
99+
27.03 J/mol·K  
28

Thermal Conductivity
93.90 W/m·K  
17
16.90 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,907.00 K  
24
1,818.00 K  
27

Thermal Expansion
4.90 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.30 µm/(m·K)  
35

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
348.80 kJ/mol  
35
191.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.31 kJ/mol  
20
16.80 kJ/mol  
17

Enthalpy of Atomization
397.50 kJ/mol  
27
247.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
23.80 J/mol.K  
99+
74.00 J/mol.K  
9

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