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Erbium Technetium Comparison


Technetium Erbium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Er   
Tc   

Group Number
Not Available   
7   
11

Period Number
6   
5   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440520   
35
7440268   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Mining   
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1937   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
36
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
32
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
36
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,522.00 °C   
28
2,200.00 °C   
9

Boiling Point
2,510.00 °C   
99+
4,877.00 °C   
7

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Shiny Gray   

Luster
Lustrous   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
814.00 MPa   
11
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
589.00 MPa   
19
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
2,830.00 m/s   
28
16,200.00 m/s   
1

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Er   
Tc   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
31   
8
18   
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.24   
36
1.90   
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11   
29
1.36   
20

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.51   
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.76   
18
2.10   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol   
99+
702.00 kJ/mol   
36

2nd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,194.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,850.00 kJ/mol   
33

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol   
33
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.08 g/amp-hr   
28
0.52 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
68   
99+
43   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f12 6s2   
[Kr] 4d5 5s2   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
68   
99+
43   
99+

Number of Neutrons
99   
33
55   
99+

Number of Electrons
68   
99+
43   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm   
18
136.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
189.00 pm   
19
147.00 pm   
37

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
167.26 amu   
99+
98.00 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
18.40 cm3/mol   
25
8.50 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Holmium
  
Molybdenum
  

Next Element
Thulium
  
Ruthenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
49.00 (-eV)   
29
180.00 (-eV)   
3

Lattice Constant
355.88 pm   
39
273.50 pm   
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57   
17
1.60   
5

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.07 g/cm3   
99+
11.00 g/cm3   
34

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.86 g/cm3   
23
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
20
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
28.30 GPa   
25
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
44.40 GPa   
27
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
69.90 GPa   
29
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.24   
28
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.07   
32
11.50   
24

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
0.86 nΩ·m   
99+
200.00 nΩ·m   
18

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.07 106/cm Ω   
30

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
53.00 kJ/mol   
18

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)   
34
0.21 J/(kg K)   
29

Molar Heat Capacity
28.12 J/mol·K   
11
24.27 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
14.50 W/m·K   
99+
50.60 W/m·K   
30

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
12.20 µm/(m·K)   
31
7.10 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
261.00 kJ/mol   
35
660.00 kJ/mol   
6

Enthalpy of Fusion
17.20 kJ/mol   
15
23.01 kJ/mol   
9

Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol   
33
649.00 kJ/mol   
8

Standard Molar Entropy
73.10 J/mol.K   
11
181.10 J/mol.K   
2

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