Element Family
Lanthanide
Post-Transition
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
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Interesting Facts
- Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
- Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
Flerovium is named after the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions.
Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1842
In 1999
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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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 Flerovium metal are limited to research purpose only.
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
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Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Research Purposes
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Lustrous
Unknown Luster
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f12 6s2
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Not Known
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Erbium.jpg#100
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
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Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
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Electrical Property
Conductor
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Enthalpy of Atomization
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