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Holmium vs Bohrium


Bohrium vs Holmium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ho  
Bh  

Group Number
3  
15
7  
11

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440600  
29
54037148  
12

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
276.00  
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
  • Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
  
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1878  
In 1981  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Sun
-  
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
38
0.00 %  
99+

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 Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research  
Research Purposes  

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
7.00  
3

Brinell Hardness
746.00 MPa  
14
270.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
481.00 MPa  
36
2,700.00 MPa  
4

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.67  
29
1.50  
36

Reflectivity
67.00 %  
16
59.00 %  
24

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ho  
Bh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34  
5
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.23  
38
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.23  
30
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10  
31
1.30  
25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.23  
37
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.23  
99+
2.00  
6

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.77  
17
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
742.90 kJ/mol  
23

2nd Energy Level
1,140.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
31

3rd Energy Level
2,204.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
34

8th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
33

9th Energy Level
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
39
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
35

11th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
25

12th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
82,700.00 kJ/mol  
4

13th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,100.00 kJ/mol  
29

14th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
40
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
17

15th Energy Level
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
82,000.00 kJ/mol  
14

16th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
71,100.00 kJ/mol  
20

17th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
31

18th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
20

19th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.80 kJ/mol  
28

20th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
21

21st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
11

22nd Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
16

23rd Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20
8,200.00 kJ/mol  
8

24th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
12

25th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

26th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

27th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
9

28th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
15

29th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
14

30th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
820.00 kJ/mol  
10

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  

Atomic

Atomic Number
67  
99+
107  
11

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f11 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
67  
99+
107  
11

Number of Neutrons
98  
35
155  
9

Number of Electrons
67  
99+
107  
11

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
192.00 pm  
17
141.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm  
30
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
164.93 amu  
99+
270.00 amu  
8

Atomic Volume
18.70 cm3/mol  
36
23.70 cm3/mol  
14

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element

Next Element
Erbium
  
Hassium
  

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

Lattice Constant
357.73 pm  
99+
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
40
1.57  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.79 g/cm3  
99+
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.34 g/cm3  
99+
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Tensile Strength
270.00 MPa  
17
152.00 MPa  
24

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
28.00 GPa  
32

Bulk Modulus
40.20 GPa  
37
37.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
64.80 GPa  
33
0.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.23  
29
0.35  
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Sectile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.80  
99+
37.00  
5

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
7
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
11
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
814.00 nΩ·m  
4
6.50 nΩ·m  
99+

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

Electron Affinity
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
37.10 J/mol·K  
2

Thermal Conductivity
16.20 W/m·K  
99+
37.00 W/m·K  
36

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

Thermal Expansion
11.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
14.30 µm/(m·K)  
28

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.76 kJ/mol  
35
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Standard Molar Entropy
75.30 J/mol.K  
8
57.00 J/mol.K  
30

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