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Manganese vs Erbium


Erbium vs Manganese


Periodic Table

Symbol
Mn   
Er   

Group Number
7   
11
Not Available   

Period Number
4   
6   

Block
d block   
f block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7439965   
99+
7440520   
35

Space Group Name
I_ 43m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
217.00   
4
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
  • Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
  
  • 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, Ores of Minerals   
Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johann Gottlieb Gahn   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1774   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-4 %   
8
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.001 %   
8
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.27 %   
8
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.11 %   
8
0.00 %   
32

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
13
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
13
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • This metal is very brittle hence it mostly not used as a pure metal, but its alloys are very useful
  • Its alloy Manganese steel is extremely strong and used in railway tracks, safes, prison bars and riffle barrels.
  
  • 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
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Mildly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3   
14
Not Available   

In Bone
100.00 p.p.m.   
8
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,245.00 °C   
37
1,522.00 °C   
28

Boiling Point
1,962.00 °C   
99+
2,510.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Lustrous   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00   
6
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
196.00 MPa   
99+
814.00 MPa   
11

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
589.00 MPa   
19

Speed of Sound
5,150.00 m/s   
7
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
Mn   
Er   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
21   
18
31   
8

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.55   
25
1.24   
36

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20   
7
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.60   
9
1.11   
29

Allen Electronegativity
1.75   
15
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.45   
29
2.76   
18

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
717.30 kJ/mol   
30
589.30 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,509.00 kJ/mol   
39
1,150.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,248.00 kJ/mol   
21
2,194.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,940.00 kJ/mol   
20
4,120.00 kJ/mol   
33

5th Energy Level
6,990.00 kJ/mol   
17
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
9,220.00 kJ/mol   
16
Not Available   

7th Energy level
11,500.00 kJ/mol   
16
Not Available   

8th Energy Level
18,770.00 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   

9th Energy Level
21,400.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

10th Energy Level
23,960.00 kJ/mol   
9
Not Available   

11th Energy Level
27,590.00 kJ/mol   
10
Not Available   

12th Energy Level
30,330.00 kJ/mol   
10
Not Available   

13th Energy Level
33,150.00 kJ/mol   
11
Not Available   

14th Energy Level
38,880.00 kJ/mol   
10
Not Available   

15th Energy Level
41,987.00 kJ/mol   
13
Not Available   

16th Energy Level
109,480.00 kJ/mol   
1
Not Available   

17th Energy Level
118,100.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

18th Energy Level
127,100.00 kJ/mol   
3
Not Available   

19th Energy Level
138,600.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

20th Energy Level
148,500.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

21st Energy Level
158,600.00 kJ/mol   
6
Not Available   

22nd Energy Level
172,500.00 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   

23rd Energy Level
181,380.00 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   

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

Electron Work Function
4.10 eV   
25
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
25   
99+
68   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d5 4s2   
[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
25   
99+
68   
99+

Number of Neutrons
30   
99+
99   
33

Number of Electrons
25   
99+
68   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
127.00 pm   
99+
176.00 pm   
18

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm   
99+
189.00 pm   
19

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm   
28
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
54.94 amu   
99+
167.26 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
1.39 cm3/mol   
99+
18.40 cm3/mol   
25

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Chromium
  
Holmium
  

Next Element
Iron
  
Thulium
  

Valence Electron Potential
220.00 (-eV)   
2
49.00 (-eV)   
29

Lattice Constant
891.25 pm   
1
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
7.21 g/cm3   
99+
9.07 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.95 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
0.00 (Pa)   
12
0.00 (Pa)   
20

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available   
28.30 GPa   
25

Bulk Modulus
120.00 GPa   
14
44.40 GPa   
27

Young's Modulus
198.00 GPa   
12
69.90 GPa   
29

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.24   
28

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.21   
99+
9.07   
32

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
1.44 nΩ·m   
99+
0.86 nΩ·m   
99+

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

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol   
40
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.48 J/(kg K)   
11
0.17 J/(kg K)   
34

Molar Heat Capacity
26.32 J/mol·K   
29
28.12 J/mol·K   
11

Thermal Conductivity
7.81 W/m·K   
99+
14.50 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
21.70 µm/(m·K)   
21
12.20 µm/(m·K)   
31

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.64 kJ/mol   
23
17.20 kJ/mol   
15

Enthalpy of Atomization
280.30 kJ/mol   
38
314.00 kJ/mol   
33

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

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