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Europium vs Thulium


Thulium vs Europium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Eu  
Tm  

Group Number
3  
15
3  
15

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
f block  
f block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440531  
34
7440304  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
Europium is used in Euro banknotes for security features.  
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay  
Per Teodor Cleve  

Discovery
In 1896  
In 1879  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
27
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
36
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Europium metals main uses is in the printing of euro banknotes. These notes glow red under UV light.
  • It is used in low energy light bulbs.
  
  • Thulium metal produces isotopes that emits X-rays. This isotope is used in X-ray machine.
  • Thulium element is also used in Surgical equipment like laser.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

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

Physical

Melting Point
822.00 °C  
99+
1,545.00 °C  
23

Boiling Point
1,597.00 °C  
99+
1,730.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Lustrous  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.00  
17
2.25  
16

Brinell Hardness
167.00 MPa  
99+
471.00 MPa  
30

Vickers Hardness
167.00 MPa  
99+
520.00 MPa  
33

Speed of Sound
6,320.00 m/s  
4
2,760.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.83  
19
1.60  
33

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Eu  
Tm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
31  
8
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.20  
40
1.25  
36

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.01  
99+
1.25  
28

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.20  
28
1.11  
30

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.20  
39
1.25  
35

Allen Electronegativity
1.20  
99+
1.25  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.50  
27
2.75  
19

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,160.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,404.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,285.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

5th Energy Level
5,471.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,471.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,990.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
35

15th Energy Level
54,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
54,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
36

17th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
547.00 kJ/mol  
99+
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
547.00 kJ/mol  
99+
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
547.00 kJ/mol  
99+
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
580.70 kJ/mol  
99+
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
547.10 kJ/mol  
99+
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.89 g/amp-hr  
37
2.10 g/amp-hr  
30

Electron Work Function
2.50 eV  
99+
2.40 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
63  
99+
69  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f7 6s2  
[Xe] 4f13 6s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
63  
99+
69  
99+

Number of Neutrons
89  
39
100  
33

Number of Electrons
63  
99+
69  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
180.00 pm  
16
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
198.00 pm  
13
160.00 pm  
32

Van der Waals Radius
233.00 pm  
22
227.00 pm  
26

Atomic Weight
151.96 amu  
99+
168.93 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
28.90 cm3/mol  
11
18.10 cm3/mol  
40

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Samarium
  
Erbium
  

Next Element
Ytterbium
  

Valence Electron Potential
45.60 (-eV)  
36
49.70 (-eV)  
29

Lattice Constant
458.10 pm  
19
353.75 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
35
1.57  
40

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
5.26 g/cm3  
99+
9.32 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.13 g/cm3  
99+
8.56 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
120.00 MPa  
27
69.00 MPa  
32

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
19

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
19.40 (Pa)  
4
0.06 (Pa)  
10

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
7.90 GPa  
99+
30.50 GPa  
26

Bulk Modulus
8.30 GPa  
99+
44.50 GPa  
30

Young's Modulus
18.20 GPa  
99+
74.00 GPa  
29

Poisson Ratio
0.15  
35
0.21  
32

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
5.24  
99+
9.32  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
15
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.90 nΩ·m  
99+
676.00 nΩ·m  
5

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)  
34
0.16 J/(kg K)  
36

Molar Heat Capacity
27.66 J/mol·K  
19
27.03 J/mol·K  
28

Thermal Conductivity
13.90 W/m·K  
99+
16.90 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,099.00 K  
99+
1,818.00 K  
27

Thermal Expansion
35.00 µm/(m·K)  
8
13.30 µm/(m·K)  
35

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
143.50 kJ/mol  
99+
191.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
9.21 kJ/mol  
99+
16.80 kJ/mol  
17

Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol  
99+
247.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
77.80 J/mol.K  
4
74.00 J/mol.K  
9

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