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Holmium vs Zinc


Zinc vs Holmium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Ho  
Zn  

Group Number
3  
15
12  
6

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440600  
29
7440666  
24

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
  • Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine  
Indian metallurgists  

Discovery
In 1878  
Before 1000 BCE  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
12

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.02 %  
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
38
0.01 %  
16

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
10

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
7

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.
  
  • It is mainly used for Galvanizing other metals.
  • It is also used for manufacturing die-casting and it is very essential for automobile industry.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Pharmaceutical Industry  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
7.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
6

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
170.00 p.p.m.  
6

Physical

Melting Point
1,461.00 °C  
30
419.58 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,600.00 °C  
99+
907.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
2.50  
15

Brinell Hardness
746.00 MPa  
14
327.00 MPa  
39

Vickers Hardness
481.00 MPa  
36
207.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
3,850.00 m/s  
25

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.67  
29
1.00  
99+

Reflectivity
67.00 %  
16
80.00 %  
7

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Ho  
Zn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
34  
5
25  
14

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.23  
38
1.65  
20

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.23  
30
2.23  
7

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10  
31
1.66  
8

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.23  
37
1.65  
20

Allen Electronegativity
1.23  
99+
1.59  
25

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.77  
17
2.35  
35

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
6

2nd Energy Level
1,140.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,733.30 kJ/mol  
28

3rd Energy Level
2,204.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,833.00 kJ/mol  
12

4th Energy Level
4,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,731.00 kJ/mol  
20

5th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,970.00 kJ/mol  
15

6th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10,400.00 kJ/mol  
15

7th Energy level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12,900.00 kJ/mol  
9

8th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16,800.00 kJ/mol  
6

9th Energy Level
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
39
19,600.00 kJ/mol  
8

10th Energy Level
6,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23,000.00 kJ/mol  
10

11th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26,400.00 kJ/mol  
11

12th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29,990.00 kJ/mol  
33

13th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
40,490.00 kJ/mol  
5

14th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
40
43,800.00 kJ/mol  
6

15th Energy Level
58,100.00 kJ/mol  
99+
47,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
52,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
55,900.00 kJ/mol  
10

18th Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
99+
59,700.00 kJ/mol  
11

19th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
67,300.00 kJ/mol  
10

20th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
171,200.00 kJ/mol  
1

21st Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
179,100.00 kJ/mol  
1

22nd Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.00 kJ/mol  
9

23rd Energy Level
5,810.00 kJ/mol  
20
906.40 kJ/mol  
37

24th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
5

25th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
4

26th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
4

27th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
3

28th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
6

29th Energy Level
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
7

30th Energy Level
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+
906.40 kJ/mol  
4

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.02 g/amp-hr  
33
1.22 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
4.33 eV  
24

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
67  
99+
30  
99+

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

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
67  
99+
30  
99+

Number of Neutrons
98  
35
35  
99+

Number of Electrons
67  
99+
30  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
134.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
192.00 pm  
17
122.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm  
30
139.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
164.93 amu  
99+
65.38 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
18.70 cm3/mol  
36
9.20 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Copper
  

Next Element
Erbium
  
Gallium
  

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

Lattice Constant
357.73 pm  
99+
266.49 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
40
1.86  
4

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
270.00 MPa  
17
120.00 MPa  
27

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
7

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
43.00 GPa  
18

Bulk Modulus
40.20 GPa  
37
70.00 GPa  
20

Young's Modulus
64.80 GPa  
33
108.00 GPa  
21

Poisson Ratio
0.23  
29
0.25  
24

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Sectile  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.80  
99+
6.90  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
7
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
11
0.00  
6

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
814.00 nΩ·m  
4
59.00 nΩ·m  
40

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.17 106/cm Ω  
12

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.16 J/(kg K)  
36
0.39 J/(kg K)  
14

Molar Heat Capacity
27.15 J/mol·K  
25
25.47 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
16.20 W/m·K  
99+
116.00 W/m·K  
14

Critical Temperature
1,747.00 K  
34
692.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
11.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+
30.20 µm/(m·K)  
11

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
11.76 kJ/mol  
35
7.32 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.00 kJ/mol  
99+
129.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
75.30 J/mol.K  
8
41.60 J/mol.K  
99+

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