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Erbium vs Nobelium


Nobelium vs Erbium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Er  
No  

Group Number
3  
15
3  
15

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
f block  
f block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440520  
35
10028145  
16

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  
  • The most stable isotope of Nobelium metal is No-259.
  • No-259 has a half-life of fifty-eight minutes.
  

Sources
Mining  
Bombarding Curium-246 or Curium-249 with Carbon-12 Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  

Discovery
In 1842  
In 1966  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
-  

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
36
-  

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 Nobelium 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
827.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,510.00 °C  
99+
2,600.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Lustrous  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.00  
22
-  

Brinell Hardness
814.00 MPa  
12
500.00 MPa  
28

Vickers Hardness
589.00 MPa  
30
500.00 MPa  
35

Speed of Sound
2,830.00 m/s  
99+
1,100.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.76  
24
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
36.00 %  
33
61.00 %  
22

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Er  
No  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
31  
8
13  
26

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.24  
37
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.24  
29
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11  
30
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.24  
36
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.24  
99+
1.10  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.76  
18
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
642.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,254.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,194.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,643.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,956.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,897.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
35

6th Energy Level
5,897.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
4,240.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
8

13th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
36

14th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
37
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
26

15th Energy Level
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
36

16th Energy Level
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
38
64,000.00 kJ/mol  
27

17th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
641.00 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+

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

21st Energy Level
5,897.00 kJ/mol  
19
917.00 kJ/mol  
34

22nd Energy Level
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
36

23rd Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
6,410.00 kJ/mol  
12

24th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

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

27th Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+
641.00 kJ/mol  
37

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

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

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.08 g/amp-hr  
32
4.83 g/amp-hr  
4

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+
102  
16

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

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Erbium.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Nobelium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
68  
99+
102  
16

Number of Neutrons
99  
34
157  
8

Number of Electrons
68  
99+
102  
16

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
189.00 pm  
19
157.00 pm  
33

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
167.26 amu  
99+
259.00 amu  
13

Atomic Volume
18.40 cm3/mol  
37
19.80 cm3/mol  
33

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Holmium
  

Next Element
Thulium
  

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

Lattice Constant
355.88 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
40
1.76  
5

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
350.00 MPa  
12
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
21
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
28

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
28.30 GPa  
31
27.00 GPa  
34

Bulk Modulus
44.40 GPa  
31
8.70 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
69.90 GPa  
31
12.30 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.24  
28
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.07  
99+
9.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
3

Susceptibility
0.00  
11
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
0.86 nΩ·m  
99+
0.68 nΩ·m  
99+

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

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
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
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
1,802.00 K  
30
1,100.00 K  
99+

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
261.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Fusion
17.20 kJ/mol  
15
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol  
99+
390.40 kJ/mol  
30

Standard Molar Entropy
73.10 J/mol.K  
11
63.00 J/mol.K  
24

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