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Erbium vs Dubnium


Dubnium vs Erbium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Er  
Db  

Group Number
3  
15
5  
13

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440520  
35
53850354  
14

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  
  • IUPAC allotted a temporary name to Dubnium metal as “ Unnilpentium”.
  • In the production of Dubnium, thermal gradient chromatography is used.
  

Sources
Mining  
Produced by Bombarding Am243 with Ne22, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In 1842  
In 1968  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
36
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
32
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
36
-  

Abundance In Humans
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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Dubnium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

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

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

Physical

Melting Point
1,522.00 °C  
28
-  

Boiling Point
2,510.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Lustrous  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.00  
22
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
814.00 MPa  
12
330.00 MPa  
38

Vickers Hardness
589.00 MPa  
30
400.00 MPa  
99+

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

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.76  
24
1.20  
99+

Reflectivity
36.00 %  
33
55.00 %  
27

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Er  
Db  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
31  
8
10  
28

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.24  
37
2.20  
5

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.24  
29
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11  
30
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.24  
36
1.10  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.24  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.76  
18
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
664.80 kJ/mol  
38

2nd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,546.70 kJ/mol  
39

3rd Energy Level
2,194.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,378.40 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,298.80 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,897.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,305.20 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,897.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
5

7th Energy level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
4,240.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,830.00 kJ/mol  
22

11th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
88,300.00 kJ/mol  
2

13th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,760.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
37
1,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
38
33,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
1,129.00 kJ/mol  
19

18th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
1,094.90 kJ/mol  
18

20th Energy Level
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
5,897.00 kJ/mol  
19
883.00 kJ/mol  
36

22nd Energy Level
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+
330.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
33

24th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
528.30 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
579.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
3

29th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
1,094.00 kJ/mol  
5

30th Energy Level
589.70 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.08 g/amp-hr  
32
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
5.93 eV  
2
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
68  
99+
105  
13

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f12 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d3 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
68  
99+
105  
13

Number of Neutrons
99  
34
157  
8

Number of Electrons
68  
99+
105  
13

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
139.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
189.00 pm  
19
149.00 pm  
37

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

Atomic Weight
167.26 amu  
99+
268.00 amu  
10

Atomic Volume
18.40 cm3/mol  
37
22.80 cm3/mol  
17

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Holmium
  

Next Element
Thulium
  

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

Lattice Constant
355.88 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
40
1.63  
14

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.07 g/cm3  
99+
29.30 g/cm3  
5

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.86 g/cm3  
99+
29.30 g/cm3  
6

Tensile Strength
350.00 MPa  
12
0.10 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
21
0.00 (Pa)  
22

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
28.30 GPa  
31
34.00 GPa  
22

Bulk Modulus
44.40 GPa  
31
39.00 GPa  
39

Young's Modulus
69.90 GPa  
31
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.24  
28
0.39  
5

Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.07  
99+
39.00  
3

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
11
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
0.86 nΩ·m  
99+
6.80 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
-  

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)  
35
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
28.12 J/mol·K  
14
29.30 J/mol·K  
11

Thermal Conductivity
14.50 W/m·K  
99+
0.00 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,802.00 K  
30
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
12.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.20 µm/(m·K)  
37

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
17.20 kJ/mol  
15
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
73.10 J/mol.K  
11
55.00 J/mol.K  
34

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