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Cobalt vs Terbium


Terbium vs Cobalt


Periodic Table

Symbol
Co  
Tb  

Group Number
9  
9
3  
15

Period Number
4  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440484  
38
7440279  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
  • Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
  • It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georg Brandt  
Carl Gustaf Mosander  

Discovery
In 1732  
In 1842  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
9
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.06 %  
10
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
20
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
20
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its alloys with aluminum and nickel are used to make powerful magnets.
  • Few other alloys exhibit high-temperature strength and hence they are used in Turbines of Jet and Gas engine.
  
  • 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
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.04 Blood/mg dm-3  
18
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.04 p.p.m.  
32
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,495.00 °C  
29
1,356.00 °C  
33

Boiling Point
2,870.00 °C  
35
3,123.00 °C  
30

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
5.00  
8
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
470.00 MPa  
31
677.00 MPa  
19

Vickers Hardness
1,043.00 MPa  
18
863.00 MPa  
20

Speed of Sound
4,720.00 m/s  
18
2,620.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.50  
5
1.60  
32

Reflectivity
67.00 %  
16
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
Yes  
No  

α Allotropes
α-Cobalt  
-  

β Allotropes
β-Cobalt  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Co  
Tb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.88  
13
1.20  
40

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.56  
1
1.20  
32

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.70  
6
1.10  
31

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.88  
14
1.20  
39

Allen Electronegativity
1.84  
13
1.20  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.12  
99+
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
19
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,648.00 kJ/mol  
32
1,174.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,232.00 kJ/mol  
22
2,417.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,950.00 kJ/mol  
29
4,203.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,670.00 kJ/mol  
18
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
9,840.00 kJ/mol  
18
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
12,440.00 kJ/mol  
11
5,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
15,230.00 kJ/mol  
12
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
17,959.00 kJ/mol  
13
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
26,570.00 kJ/mol  
7
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
29,400.00 kJ/mol  
8
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
32,400.00 kJ/mol  
30
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
36,600.00 kJ/mol  
8
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
39,700.00 kJ/mol  
9
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
42,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
49,396.00 kJ/mol  
99+
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
52,737.00 kJ/mol  
13
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
134,810.00 kJ/mol  
1
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
145,170.00 kJ/mol  
2
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
154,700.00 kJ/mol  
4
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
167,400.00 kJ/mol  
4
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
178,100.00 kJ/mol  
3
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
189,300.00 kJ/mol  
3
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
17
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
17
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
17
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
16
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
22
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
23
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
760.40 kJ/mol  
17
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.10 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.98 g/amp-hr  
35

Electron Work Function
5.00 eV  
9
3.00 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
22  
99+
65  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d2 4s2  
[Xe] 4f9 6s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
22  
99+
65  
99+

Number of Neutrons
26  
99+
94  
37

Number of Electrons
22  
99+
65  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
147.00 pm  
36
177.00 pm  
19

Covalent Radius
160.00 pm  
32
194.00 pm  
16

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
221.00 pm  
27

Atomic Weight
47.87 amu  
99+
158.93 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
10.64 cm3/mol  
99+
19.20 cm3/mol  
34

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Iron
  

Next Element
Nickel
  

Valence Electron Potential
95.20 (-eV)  
10
46.80 (-eV)  
34

Lattice Constant
295.08 pm  
99+
360.10 pm  
40

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.26  
99+
1.58  
35

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
434.00 MPa  
10
60.00 MPa  
35

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
22
0.00 (Pa)  
31

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.98 (Pa)  
14
12.50 (Pa)  
8

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa  
17
22.10 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
110.00 GPa  
15
38.70 GPa  
40

Young's Modulus
116.00 GPa  
20
55.70 GPa  
37

Poisson Ratio
0.32  
12
0.26  
21

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
4,500.00  
1
8.23  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
3
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Poor Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
420.00 nΩ·m  
12
1.15 nΩ·m  
99+

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

Electron Affinity
7.60 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.52 J/(kg K)  
9
0.18 J/(kg K)  
34

Molar Heat Capacity
25.06 J/mol·K  
99+
28.91 J/mol·K  
12

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

Critical Temperature
1,768.00 K  
32
1,629.00 K  
37

Thermal Expansion
8.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
429.00 kJ/mol  
20
330.90 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
15.48 kJ/mol  
19
10.80 kJ/mol  
40

Enthalpy of Atomization
468.60 kJ/mol  
20
314.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
27.30 J/mol.K  
99+
73.20 J/mol.K  
10

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