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Erbium Silver Comparison


Silver Erbium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Er  
Ag  

Group Number
3  
15
11  
7

Period Number
6  
5  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440520  
35
7440224  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  
  • It is the most reflective element.
  • Silver is the second most ductile metal after Gold.
  • It is also used in Dentistry as a dental alloys for clips and crowning.
  

Sources
Mining  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander  
-  

Discovery
In 1842  
Before 5000 BC  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
27

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
36
0.00 %  
38

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
32
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
36
0.00 %  
19

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

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.
  
  • Silver is mainly used for Jewelry and show piece.
  • It is used for manufacturing high quality mirrors due to its reflectivity property.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry  
Chemical Industry, Clothing Industry, Electrical Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
29

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.44 p.p.m.  
24

Physical

Melting Point
1,522.00 °C  
28
961.93 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,510.00 °C  
99+
2,212.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Lustrous  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.00  
22
2.50  
15

Brinell Hardness
814.00 MPa  
12
251.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
589.00 MPa  
30
229.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,830.00 m/s  
99+
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.76  
24
0.16  
99+

Reflectivity
36.00 %  
33
97.00 %  
1

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Er  
Ag  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
31  
8
36  
3

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.24  
37
1.93  
10

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.24  
29
1.83  
14

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11  
30
1.42  
19

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.24  
36
1.47  
28

Allen Electronegativity
1.24  
99+
1.87  
10

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.76  
18
2.07  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
731.00 kJ/mol  
27

2nd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,070.00 kJ/mol  
11

3rd Energy Level
2,194.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,361.00 kJ/mol  
19

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
10

5th Energy Level
5,897.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
24

6th Energy Level
5,897.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
39

7th Energy level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
33

8th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
31

9th Energy Level
4,240.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
27

10th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
32

11th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
31

12th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
25

14th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
37
731.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
73,100.00 kJ/mol  
22

16th Energy Level
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
38
73,100.00 kJ/mol  
17

17th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
731.00 kJ/mol  
38

18th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,310.00 kJ/mol  
28

19th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
731.00 kJ/mol  
35

20th Energy Level
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+
731.00 kJ/mol  
29

21st Energy Level
5,897.00 kJ/mol  
19
731.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+
731.00 kJ/mol  
23

23rd Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
731.00 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
731.00 kJ/mol  
22

25th Energy Level
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+
731.00 kJ/mol  
22

26th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
731.00 kJ/mol  
22

27th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
731.00 kJ/mol  
21

28th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
731.00 kJ/mol  
27

29th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
731.00 kJ/mol  
28

30th Energy Level
589.70 kJ/mol  
99+
731.00 kJ/mol  
22

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.08 g/amp-hr  
32
4.02 g/amp-hr  
7

Electron Work Function
5.93 eV  
2
4.26 eV  
27

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
68  
99+
47  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f12 6s2  
[Kr] 4d10 5s1  

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

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Erbium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Silver.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
68  
99+
47  
99+

Number of Neutrons
99  
34
61  
99+

Number of Electrons
68  
99+
47  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
144.00 pm  
38

Covalent Radius
189.00 pm  
19
145.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
172.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
167.26 amu  
99+
107.87 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
18.40 cm3/mol  
37
10.30 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Holmium
  
Palladium
  

Next Element
Thulium
  
Cadmium
  

Valence Electron Potential
49.00 (-eV)  
30
11.40 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
355.88 pm  
99+
408.53 pm  
23

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
40
1.59  
26

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.07 g/cm3  
99+
10.49 g/cm3  
37

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.86 g/cm3  
99+
9.32 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
350.00 MPa  
12
170.00 MPa  
21

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
23

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
21
0.00 (Pa)  
14

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
38

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
28.30 GPa  
31
30.00 GPa  
27

Bulk Modulus
44.40 GPa  
31
100.00 GPa  
16

Young's Modulus
69.90 GPa  
31
83.00 GPa  
25

Poisson Ratio
0.24  
28
0.37  
7

Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.07  
99+
10.50  
39

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
11
0.00  
32

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.86 nΩ·m  
99+
15.87 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.63 106/cm Ω  
1

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
125.60 kJ/mol  
5

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)  
35
0.24 J/(kg K)  
25

Molar Heat Capacity
28.12 J/mol·K  
14
25.35 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
14.50 W/m·K  
99+
429.00 W/m·K  
1

Critical Temperature
1,802.00 K  
30
1,235.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
12.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
18.90 µm/(m·K)  
25

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
261.00 kJ/mol  
99+
255.10 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
17.20 kJ/mol  
15
11.30 kJ/mol  
37

Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol  
99+
284.50 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
73.10 J/mol.K  
11
42.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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