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Copper vs Thulium


Thulium vs Copper


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cu  
Tm  

Group Number
11  
7
3  
15

Period Number
4  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440508  
37
7440304  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Per Teodor Cleve  

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  
In 1879  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
12
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %  
13
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
17
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
8
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  
  • 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
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.  
12
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,084.62 °C  
40
1,545.00 °C  
23

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C  
99+
1,730.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Copper  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.00  
13
2.25  
16

Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa  
99+
471.00 MPa  
30

Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa  
99+
520.00 MPa  
33

Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s  
26
2,760.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.10  
99+
1.60  
33

Reflectivity
90.00 %  
4
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cu  
Tm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29  
10
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.25  
36

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98  
11
1.25  
28

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75  
4
1.11  
30

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49  
27
1.25  
35

Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
12
1.25  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.75  
19

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
22
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15
1,160.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15
2,285.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
35

15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
36

17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
18
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
24
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
25
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Electron Work Function
4.65 eV  
16
2.40 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
29  
99+
69  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  
[Xe] 4f13 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Thulium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
29  
99+
69  
99+

Number of Neutrons
35  
99+
100  
33

Number of Electrons
29  
99+
69  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
160.00 pm  
32

Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm  
99+
227.00 pm  
26

Atomic Weight
63.55 amu  
99+
168.93 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nickel
  
Erbium
  

Next Element
Zinc
  
Ytterbium
  

Valence Electron Potential
34.00 (-eV)  
99+
49.70 (-eV)  
29

Lattice Constant
361.49 pm  
39
353.75 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.28  
99+
1.57  
40

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
210.00 MPa  
19
69.00 MPa  
32

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
19

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)  
8
0.06 (Pa)  
10

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa  
15
30.50 GPa  
26

Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa  
12
44.50 GPa  
30

Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa  
19
74.00 GPa  
29

Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.21  
32

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.89  
99+
9.32  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
19
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
31
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15
0.16 J/(kg K)  
36

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

Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K  
2
16.90 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,358.00 K  
99+
1,818.00 K  
27

Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27
13.30 µm/(m·K)  
35

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+
16.80 kJ/mol  
17

Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol  
39
247.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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