Erbium

Iridium

Erbium Iridium Comparison

Erbium

Iridium

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Periodic Table

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Group Number

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Element Family

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Space Group Name

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Facts

Interesting Facts

Sources

Who Discovered

Discovery

Abundance In Universe

Abundance In Sun

Abundance In Meteorites

Abundance In Earth's Crust

Abundance In Oceans

Abundance In Humans

Uses

Uses & Benefits

Industrial Uses

Medical Uses

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Toxicity

Present in Human Body

In Blood

In Bone

Physical

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Physical State

Color

Luster

Mohs Hardness

Brinell Hardness

Vickers Hardness

Speed of Sound

Refractive Index

Reflectivity

Allotropes

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Chemical

Chemical Formula

Known Isotopes

Pauling Electronegativity

Sanderson Electronegativity

Allred Rochow Electronegativity

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity

Allen Electronegativity

Pauling Electropositivity

1st Energy Level

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Electrochemical Equivalent

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Atomic

Atomic Number

Electron Configuration

Crystal Structure

Crystal Lattice

Number of Protons

Number of Neutrons

Number of Electrons

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Van der Waals Radius

Atomic Weight

Atomic Volume

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Valence Electron Potential

Lattice Constant

Lattice Angles

Lattice C/A Ratio

Mechanical

Density At Room Temperature

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)

Tensile Strength

Viscosity

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K

Shear Modulus

Bulk Modulus

Young's Modulus

Poisson Ratio

Other Mechanical Properties

Magnetic

Specific Gravity

Magnetic Ordering

Permeability

Susceptibility

Electrical Property

Resistivity

Electrical Conductivity

Electron Affinity

Thermal

Specific Heat

Molar Heat Capacity

Thermal Conductivity

Critical Temperature

Thermal Expansion

Enthalpy of Vaporization

Enthalpy of Fusion

Enthalpy of Atomization

Standard Molar Entropy

f block

Lanthanide

7440520

P63/mmc

194.00

Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.

Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.

Mining

Carl Gustaf Mosander

In 1842

0.00 %

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.

Chemical Industry

Alloys

Mildly Toxic

✔✘

0.00 Blood/mg dm-3

0.00 p.p.m.

1,522.00 °C

2,510.00 °C

Solid

Silvery White

Lustrous

1.00

814.00 MPa

589.00 MPa

2,830.00 m/s

1.76

36.00 %

✔✘

1.24

1.11

1.24

2.76

589.30 kJ/mol

1,150.00 kJ/mol

2,194.00 kJ/mol

4,120.00 kJ/mol

5,897.00 kJ/mol

5,890.00 kJ/mol

4,240.00 kJ/mol

5,890.00 kJ/mol

58,900.00 kJ/mol

589.30 kJ/mol

5,890.00 kJ/mol

589.30 kJ/mol

589.00 kJ/mol

5,897.00 kJ/mol

589.00 kJ/mol

589.30 kJ/mol

589.00 kJ/mol

589.30 kJ/mol

589.70 kJ/mol

2.08 g/amp-hr

5.93 eV

Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility

[Xe] 4f¹² 6s²

Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)

HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Erbium.jpg#100

176.00 pm

189.00 pm

0.00 pm

167.26 amu

18.40 cm3/mol

49.00 (-eV)

355.88 pm

π/2, π/2, 2 π/3

1.57

9.07 g/cm³

8.86 g/cm3

350.00 MPa

0.00

0.00 (Pa)

28.30 GPa

44.40 GPa

69.90 GPa

0.24

Malleable

9.07

Paramagnetic

0.00 H/m

0.00

Conductor

0.86 nΩ·m

0.01 10⁶/cm Ω

50.00 kJ/mol

0.17 J/(kg K)

28.12 J/mol·K

14.50 W/m·K

1,802.00 K

12.20 µm/(m·K)

261.00 kJ/mol

17.20 kJ/mol

314.00 kJ/mol

73.10 J/mol.K

d block

Transition Metal

7439885

Fm_ 3m

225.00

Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .

Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals

Smithson Tennant

In 1803

0.00 %

Iridium has an anti corrosion properties and it is used in special alloy with Osmium metal and that alloy is used in pen tips and compass bearings.

Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

Alloys

Toxic

✔✘

0.00 Blood/mg dm-3

0.00 p.p.m.

2,410.00 °C

4,527.00 °C

Solid

Silvery White

Metallic

6.50

1,670.00 MPa

1,760.00 MPa

4,825.00 m/s

2.40

78.00 %

✔✘

2.20

1.55

2.20

1.68

1.80

880.00 kJ/mol

1,600.00 kJ/mol

2,256.10 kJ/mol

880.00 kJ/mol

8,800.00 kJ/mol

88,000.00 kJ/mol

880.00 kJ/mol

8,800.00 kJ/mol

880.00 kJ/mol

8,800.00 kJ/mol

880.00 kJ/mol

1.14 g/amp-hr

4.55 eV

Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity

[Xe] 4f¹⁴ 5d⁷ 6s²

Face Centered Cubic (FCC)

FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Iridium.jpg#100

110

136.00 pm

141.00 pm

202.00 pm

192.22 amu

9.53 cm3/mol

140.00 (-eV)

383.90 pm

π/2, π/2, π/2

1.58

22.56 g/cm³

19.00 g/cm3

2,000.00 MPa

0.00

0.00 (Pa)

210.00 GPa

320.00 GPa

528.00 GPa

0.26

21.78

Paramagnetic

0.00 H/m

0.00

Conductor

47.10 nΩ·m

0.19 10⁶/cm Ω

151.00 kJ/mol

0.13 J/(kg K)

25.10 J/mol·K

147.00 W/m·K

2,719.00 K

6.40 µm/(m·K)

799.10 kJ/mol

35.23 kJ/mol

837.00 kJ/mol

35.50 J/mol.K

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