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Holmium Meitnerium Comparison


Meitnerium Holmium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ho  
Mt  

Group Number
3  
15
9  
9

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Probably Transition  

CAS Number
7440600  
29
54038016  
10

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
  • Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
  
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1878  
In 1982  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
-  
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
38
-  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Holmium metal has an ability to absorb neutrons, so this metal is used in nuclear reactors to keep the chain reactions of elements under control.
  • Alloys of Holmium are used to produce Magnet.
  
  • Currently known uses of Meitnerium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low 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
1,461.00 °C  
30
-  

Boiling Point
2,600.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
-  

Brinell Hardness
746.00 MPa  
14
400.00 MPa  
34

Vickers Hardness
481.00 MPa  
36
350.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
3,200.00 m/s  
35

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.67  
29
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
67.00 %  
16
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ho  
Mt  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34  
5
4  
33

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.23  
38
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.23  
30
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10  
31
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.23  
37
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.23  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.77  
17
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.80 kJ/mol  
15

2nd Energy Level
1,140.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,823.60 kJ/mol  
18

3rd Energy Level
2,204.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,904.20 kJ/mol  
31

4th Energy Level
4,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,859.40 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,920.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
34

7th Energy level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

8th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
28

9th Energy Level
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
39
6,700.00 kJ/mol  
36

10th Energy Level
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
20

14th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
40
1,156.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
80,000.00 kJ/mol  
17

16th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,700.00 kJ/mol  
39

17th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
20

18th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
23

19th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,110.00 kJ/mol  
17

20th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
850.00 kJ/mol  
18

21st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
380.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20
8,000.00 kJ/mol  
9

24th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
565.60 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

26th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

27th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
12

28th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

29th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
18

30th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
800.00 kJ/mol  
13

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.02 g/amp-hr  
33
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.90 eV  
12

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
67  
99+
109  
9

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f11 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d7 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Holmium.jpg#100  
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Meitnerium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
67  
99+
109  
9

Number of Neutrons
98  
35
157  
8

Number of Electrons
67  
99+
109  
9

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
122.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
192.00 pm  
17
129.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm  
30
260.00 pm  
9

Atomic Weight
164.93 amu  
99+
278.00 amu  
7

Atomic Volume
18.70 cm3/mol  
36
20.20 cm3/mol  
30

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Hassium
  

Next Element
Erbium
  

Valence Electron Potential
47.90 (-eV)  
32
31.20 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
357.73 pm  
99+
0.00 pm  
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
40
1.59  
27

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.79 g/cm3  
99+
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.34 g/cm3  
99+
37.40 g/cm3  
2

Tensile Strength
270.00 MPa  
17
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
17
0.00 (Pa)  
37

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
26.30 GPa  
35
35.00 GPa  
21

Bulk Modulus
40.20 GPa  
37
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
64.80 GPa  
33
13.50 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.23  
29
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Sectile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.80  
99+
37.40  
4

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
7
0.00 H/m  
12

Susceptibility
0.00  
11
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
814.00 nΩ·m  
4
0.35 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
0.16 J/(kg K)  
36
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
27.15 J/mol·K  
25
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
1,747.00 K  
34
1,323.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
11.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
241.00 kJ/mol  
99+
110.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.76 kJ/mol  
35
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol  
99+
350.20 kJ/mol  
37

Standard Molar Entropy
75.30 J/mol.K  
8
63.80 J/mol.K  
22

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