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Erbium vs Manganese


Manganese vs Erbium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Er  
Mn  

Group Number
3  
15
7  
11

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440520  
35
7439965  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
I_ 43m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
217.00  
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.
  
  • Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
  • Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
  

Sources
Mining  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander  
Johann Gottlieb Gahn  

Discovery
In 1842  
In 1774  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
9

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
8

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
36
0.27 %  
8

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
32
0.11 %  
8

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
36
0.00 %  
13

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
15

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.
  
  • This metal is very brittle hence it mostly not used as a pure metal, but its alloys are very useful
  • Its alloy Manganese steel is extremely strong and used in railway tracks, safes, prison bars and riffle barrels.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry  
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Mildly Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3  
14

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
100.00 p.p.m.  
8

Physical

Melting Point
1,522.00 °C  
28
1,245.00 °C  
37

Boiling Point
2,510.00 °C  
99+
1,962.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silver  

Luster
Lustrous  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.00  
22
6.00  
6

Brinell Hardness
814.00 MPa  
12
196.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
589.00 MPa  
30
196.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,830.00 m/s  
99+
5,150.00 m/s  
11

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.76  
24
2.00  
15

Reflectivity
36.00 %  
33
70.00 %  
13

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Er  
Mn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
31  
8
21  
18

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.24  
37
1.55  
26

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.24  
29
2.20  
8

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11  
30
1.60  
10

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.24  
36
1.55  
23

Allen Electronegativity
1.24  
99+
1.75  
18

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.76  
18
2.45  
29

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
717.30 kJ/mol  
30

2nd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,509.00 kJ/mol  
40

3rd Energy Level
2,194.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,248.00 kJ/mol  
21

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,940.00 kJ/mol  
30

5th Energy Level
5,897.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,990.00 kJ/mol  
29

6th Energy Level
5,897.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9,220.00 kJ/mol  
22

7th Energy level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,500.00 kJ/mol  
16

8th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
18,770.00 kJ/mol  
5

9th Energy Level
4,240.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21,400.00 kJ/mol  
6

10th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23,960.00 kJ/mol  
9

11th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
27,590.00 kJ/mol  
10

12th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
30,330.00 kJ/mol  
32

13th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
33,150.00 kJ/mol  
11

14th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
37
38,880.00 kJ/mol  
10

15th Energy Level
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
41,987.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
38
109,480.00 kJ/mol  
1

17th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
118,100.00 kJ/mol  
2

18th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
127,100.00 kJ/mol  
3

19th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
138,600.00 kJ/mol  
4

20th Energy Level
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+
148,500.00 kJ/mol  
6

21st Energy Level
5,897.00 kJ/mol  
19
158,600.00 kJ/mol  
6

22nd Energy Level
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+
172,500.00 kJ/mol  
5

23rd Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
181,380.00 kJ/mol  
5

24th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
650.90 kJ/mol  
34

25th Energy Level
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+
717.30 kJ/mol  
24

26th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
650.90 kJ/mol  
35

27th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
650.90 kJ/mol  
36

28th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
650.90 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
650.90 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
589.70 kJ/mol  
99+
650.90 kJ/mol  
38

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.08 g/amp-hr  
32
0.29 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
5.93 eV  
2
4.10 eV  
32

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
68  
99+
25  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f12 6s2  
[Ar] 3d5 4s2  

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+
25  
99+

Number of Neutrons
99  
34
30  
99+

Number of Electrons
68  
99+
25  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
127.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
189.00 pm  
19
139.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
167.26 amu  
99+
54.94 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Holmium
  
Chromium
  

Next Element
Thulium
  
Iron
  

Valence Electron Potential
49.00 (-eV)  
30
220.00 (-eV)  
2

Lattice Constant
355.88 pm  
99+
891.25 pm  
1

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
40
1.55  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.07 g/cm3  
99+
7.21 g/cm3  
99+

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

Tensile Strength
350.00 MPa  
12
370.00 MPa  
11

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
2

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
21
0.00 (Pa)  
12

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
28.30 GPa  
31
40.00 GPa  
19

Bulk Modulus
44.40 GPa  
31
120.00 GPa  
14

Young's Modulus
69.90 GPa  
31
198.00 GPa  
13

Poisson Ratio
0.24  
28
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.07  
99+
7.21  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
7

Susceptibility
0.00  
11
0.00  
12

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.86 nΩ·m  
99+
1.44 nΩ·m  
99+

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

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)  
35
0.48 J/(kg K)  
11

Molar Heat Capacity
28.12 J/mol·K  
14
26.32 J/mol·K  
37

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

Critical Temperature
1,802.00 K  
30
1,519.00 K  
40

Thermal Expansion
12.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
21.70 µm/(m·K)  
22

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
17.20 kJ/mol  
15
14.64 kJ/mol  
25

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

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

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