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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Er
Al
1.2 Group Number
NA13
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.4 Period Number
63
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.5 Block
f block
p block
1.6 Element Family
Lanthanide
Post-​Transition
1.7 CAS Number
74405207429905
Palladium
7429905 54386242
1.9 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Fm_ 3m
1.10 Space Group Number
194.00225.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
2.2 Sources
Mining
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander
Hans Christian Oersted
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1842
In 1825
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %5 * 10-3 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.5.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~0.006 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
3.1.2 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.91 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
3.1.3 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %8.10 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
3.1.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
3.2.1 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 Uses & Benefits
  • It has a tendency to get tarnished in the open air, but when alloyed with elements like erbium, vanadium, its hardness levels decreases.
  • Its compounds like Erbium oxide is used in safety glasses of welders and metal workers.
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Mildly Toxic
Non Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
NA0.39 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
4.2.5 In Bone
NA27.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
1,522.00 °C660.37 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
5.2 Boiling Point
2,510.00 °C2,467.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
5.3 Appearance
5.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
5.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery Gray
5.3.3 Luster
Lustrous
Metallic
5.4 Hardness
5.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA2.75
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
5.5.1 Brinell Hardness
814.00 MPa160.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
6.1.4 Vickers Hardness
589.00 MPa160.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
6.2 Speed of Sound
2,830.00 m/s5,000.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
6.4 Optical Properties
6.4.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
6.4.3 Reflectivity
NA71.00 %
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
6.5 Allotropes
6.5.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.5.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
6.5.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7 Chemical
7.1 Chemical Formula
Er
Al
7.2 Isotopes
7.2.1 Known Isotopes
3111
Tennessine Metal
0 38
8.2 Electronegativity
8.2.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.241.61
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
8.2.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA1.71
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
8.4.1 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.111.47
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
8.4.2 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA1.83
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
8.5.1 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.61
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
8.8 Electropositivity
8.8.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.762.39
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
8.9 Ionization Energies
8.9.1 1st Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol577.50 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
8.9.3 2nd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol1,816.70 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
8.9.5 3rd Energy Level
2,194.00 kJ/mol2,744.80 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
8.10.1 4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol11,577.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
8.10.2 5th Energy Level
NA14,842.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
8.10.3 6th Energy Level
NA18,379.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
8.10.4 7th Energy level
NA23,326.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
8.10.5 8th Energy Level
NA27,465.00 kJ/mol
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
8.10.6 9th Energy Level
NA31,853.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
8.10.7 10th Energy Level
NA38,473.00 kJ/mol
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
8.10.8 11th Energy Level
NA42,647.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
8.10.9 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
8.10.10 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
8.10.11 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
8.10.12 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
8.10.13 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
8.10.14 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
8.10.15 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
8.10.16 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
8.10.17 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
8.10.18 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
8.10.19 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
8.10.20 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
8.10.21 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
8.10.22 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
8.10.23 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
8.10.24 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
8.10.25 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
8.10.26 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
8.10.27 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
8.11 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.08 g/amp-hr0.34 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
8.12 Electron Work Function
NA4.28 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
8.13 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
9 Atomic
9.1 Atomic Number
6813
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f12 6s2
[Ne] 3s2 3p1
9.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
9.3.1 Crystal Lattice
9.4 Atom
9.4.1 Number of Protons
6813
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.4.2 Number of Neutrons
9914
Lithium Metal
4 184
9.4.3 Number of Electrons
6813
Lithium Metal
3 117
9.5 Radius of an Atom
9.5.1 Atomic Radius
176.00 pm143.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
9.5.2 Covalent Radius
189.00 pm121.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
9.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
NA184.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
9.6 Atomic Weight
167.26 amu26.98 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
9.7 Atomic Volume
18.40 cm3/mol10.00 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
9.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
9.8.1 Previous Element
9.8.2 Next Element
9.9 Valence Electron Potential
49.00 (-eV)80.70 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
9.10 Lattice Constant
355.88 pm404.95 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
9.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
9.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57NA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
10 Mechanical
10.1 Density
10.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
9.07 g/cm32.70 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
10.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.86 g/cm32.38 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
10.2 Tensile Strength
NA40.00 MPa
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
10.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
10.4 Vapor Pressure
10.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
10.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
10.5 Elasticity properties
10.5.1 Shear Modulus
28.30 GPa26.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
10.5.2 Bulk Modulus
44.40 GPa76.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
10.5.3 Young's Modulus
69.90 GPa70.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
10.6 Poisson Ratio
0.240.35
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
10.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable
Ductile, Malleable
11 Magnetic
11.1 Magnetic Characteristics
11.1.1 Specific Gravity
9.072.72
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
11.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
11.1.3 Permeability
NA0.00 H/m
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
11.1.4 Susceptibility
NA0.00
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
11.2 Electrical Properties
11.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
11.2.2 Resistivity
0.86 nΩ·m28.20 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
11.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω0.38 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
11.2.4 Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol42.50 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
12 Thermal
12.1 Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)0.90 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
12.2 Molar Heat Capacity
28.12 J/mol·K24.20 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
12.3 Thermal Conductivity
14.50 W/m·K237.00 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
12.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
12.5 Thermal Expansion
12.20 µm/(m·K)23.10 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
12.6 Enthalpy
12.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
261.00 kJ/mol293.70 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
12.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
17.20 kJ/mol10.67 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
12.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol322.20 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
12.7 Standard Molar Entropy
73.10 J/mol.K28.30 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1