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Lithium Erbium Comparison


Erbium Lithium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Li   
Er   

Group Number
1   
17
Not Available   

Period Number
2   
6   

Block
s block   
f block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7439932   
99+
7440520   
35

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johan August Arfwedson   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1817   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-7 %   
18
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.00017 %   
11
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
32

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
16
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • The main usage of Lithium is manufacturing rechargeable batteries for electronic equipment and gadgets.
  • it is also used in manufacturing non-rechargeable batteries.
  
  • It has a tendency to get tarnished in the open air, but when alloyed with elements like erbium, vanadium, its hardness levels decreases.
  • Its compounds like Erbium oxide is used in safety glasses of welders and metal workers.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
NA   
Mildly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
27
Not Available   

In Bone
1.30 p.p.m.   
17
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
180.54 °C   
99+
1,522.00 °C   
28

Boiling Point
1,347.00 °C   
99+
2,510.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
NA   
Lustrous   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.60   
21
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
5.00 MPa   
99+
814.00 MPa   
11

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
589.00 MPa   
19

Speed of Sound
6,000.00 m/s   
3
2,830.00 m/s   
28

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
Li   
Er   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
8   
30
31   
8

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.98   
99+
1.24   
36

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.89   
26
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.97   
38
1.11   
29

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.97   
19
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.91   
99+
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.02   
8
2.76   
18

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
520.20 kJ/mol   
99+
589.30 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
7,298.10 kJ/mol   
3
1,150.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
11,815.00 kJ/mol   
4
2,194.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
Not Available   
4,120.00 kJ/mol   
33

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.26 g/amp-hr   
99+
2.08 g/amp-hr   
28

Electron Work Function
2.90 eV   
37
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
3   
99+
68   
99+

Electron Configuration
[He] 2s1   
[Xe] 4f12 6s2   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
3   
99+
68   
99+

Number of Neutrons
4   
99+
99   
33

Number of Electrons
3   
99+
68   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
152.00 pm   
31
176.00 pm   
18

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm   
99+
189.00 pm   
19

Van der Waals Radius
182.00 pm   
35
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
6.94 amu   
99+
167.26 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
13.10 cm3/mol   
39
18.40 cm3/mol   
25

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
No Previous Element   
Holmium
  

Next Element
Beryllium
  
Thulium
  

Valence Electron Potential
19.00 (-eV)   
99+
49.00 (-eV)   
29

Lattice Constant
351.00 pm   
99+
355.88 pm   
39

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.57   
17

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.53 g/cm3   
99+
9.07 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.51 g/cm3   
99+
8.86 g/cm3   
23

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
109.00 (Pa)   
2
0.00 (Pa)   
20

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
4.20 GPa   
99+
28.30 GPa   
25

Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa   
99+
44.40 GPa   
27

Young's Modulus
4.90 GPa   
99+
69.90 GPa   
29

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.24   
28

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.53   
99+
9.07   
32

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
92.80 nΩ·m   
33
0.86 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω   
19
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
59.60 kJ/mol   
16
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
3.60 J/(kg K)   
1
0.17 J/(kg K)   
34

Molar Heat Capacity
24.86 J/mol·K   
99+
28.12 J/mol·K   
11

Thermal Conductivity
84.80 W/m·K   
20
14.50 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
3,223.00 K   
1
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
46.00 µm/(m·K)   
7
12.20 µm/(m·K)   
31

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
134.70 kJ/mol   
99+
261.00 kJ/mol   
35

Enthalpy of Fusion
3.00 kJ/mol   
99+
17.20 kJ/mol   
15

Enthalpy of Atomization
160.70 kJ/mol   
99+
314.00 kJ/mol   
33

Standard Molar Entropy
29.10 J/mol.K   
99+
73.10 J/mol.K   
11

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