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Holmium vs Gallium


Gallium vs Holmium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ho   
Ga   

Group Number
Not Available   
13   
5

Period Number
6   
4   

Block
f block   
p block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440600   
29
7440553   
32

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Cmca   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
64.00   
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
  • Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
  
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine   
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   

Discovery
In 1878   
In 1875   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
16

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
22

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.
  
  • Gallium arsenide is a very important component of many semiconductors and led manufacturing.
  • Gallium nitride is also know as a semiconductor and it is used in Blu-ray technology, mobile smartphones and LED.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3   
13

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,461.00 °C   
30
29.78 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,600.00 °C   
99+
2,403.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
1.50   
18

Brinell Hardness
746.00 MPa   
13
56.80 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
481.00 MPa   
23
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s   
30
2,740.00 m/s   
31

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Ho   
Ga   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34   
5
24   
15

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.23   
37
1.81   
15

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.42   
2

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10   
30
1.82   
1

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.01   
5

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.76   
14

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.77   
17
2.19   
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol   
99+
578.80 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,140.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,979.30 kJ/mol   
13

3rd Energy Level
2,204.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,963.00 kJ/mol   
28

4th Energy Level
4,100.00 kJ/mol   
34
6,180.00 kJ/mol   
8

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.02 g/amp-hr   
29
0.87 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.20 eV   
23

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
67   
99+
31   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f11 6s2   
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1   

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

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Holmium.jpg#100   
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Gallium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
67   
99+
31   
99+

Number of Neutrons
98   
34
39   
99+

Number of Electrons
67   
99+
31   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm   
18
135.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
192.00 pm   
17
122.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm   
24
187.00 pm   
32

Atomic Weight
164.93 amu   
99+
69.72 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
18.70 cm3/mol   
24
11.80 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Dysprosium
  
Zinc
  

Next Element
Erbium
  
Rubidium
  

Valence Electron Potential
47.90 (-eV)   
31
69.70 (-eV)   
19

Lattice Constant
357.73 pm   
38
451.97 pm   
18

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57   
17
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.79 g/cm3   
99+
5.91 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.34 g/cm3   
26
6.10 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
16
0.00 (Pa)   
15

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
26.30 GPa   
28
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
40.20 GPa   
32
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
64.80 GPa   
31
9.80 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.23   
29
0.47   
1

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Sectile   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.80   
35
5.91   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Semiconductor   

Resistivity
814.00 nΩ·m   
4
270.00 nΩ·m   
15

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.07 106/cm Ω   
29

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
28.90 kJ/mol   
31

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.16 J/(kg K)   
35
0.37 J/(kg K)   
16

Molar Heat Capacity
27.15 J/mol·K   
19
25.86 J/mol·K   
35

Thermal Conductivity
16.20 W/m·K   
99+
40.60 W/m·K   
34

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
11.20 µm/(m·K)   
35
18.00 µm/(m·K)   
24

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
241.00 kJ/mol   
38
256.10 kJ/mol   
36

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.76 kJ/mol   
29
5.59 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol   
36
276.10 kJ/mol   
39

Standard Molar Entropy
75.30 J/mol.K   
8
40.80 J/mol.K   
38

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