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Osmium vs Terbium


Terbium vs Osmium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Os  
Tb  

Group Number
8  
10
3  
15

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440042  
99+
7440279  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
  • But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining  
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant  
Carl Gustaf Mosander  

Discovery
In 1803  
In 1842  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
22
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
  
  • Terbium salts are used in optical devices like laser devices.
  • Terbium’s alloy lengthens and shortens the magnetic field and this effect forms loudspeaker.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

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

Physical

Melting Point
3,045.00 °C  
3
1,356.00 °C  
33

Boiling Point
5,027.00 °C  
6
3,123.00 °C  
30

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Bluish-Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.00  
3
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
3,490.00 MPa  
1
677.00 MPa  
19

Vickers Hardness
3,920.00 MPa  
1
863.00 MPa  
20

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s  
15
2,620.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.07  
12
1.60  
32

Reflectivity
80.00 %  
7
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Os  
Tb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20  
5
1.20  
40

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
8
1.20  
32

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.52  
13
1.10  
31

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.20  
39

Allen Electronegativity
1.65  
22
1.20  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80  
99+
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
12
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,309.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,174.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
1,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,417.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,203.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
10
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
30
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25
5,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
25
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,280.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
26
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
23
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
84,000.00 kJ/mol  
12
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
29
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,400.00 kJ/mol  
18
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
27
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
19
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
39
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
15
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
99+
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
11
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
9
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
9
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
713.30 kJ/mol  
24
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
840.10 kJ/mol  
13
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
13
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
840.00 kJ/mol  
9
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.77 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.98 g/amp-hr  
35

Electron Work Function
4.83 eV  
13
3.00 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
76  
40
65  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2  
[Xe] 4f9 6s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
76  
39
65  
99+

Number of Neutrons
114  
26
94  
37

Number of Electrons
76  
39
65  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
133.80 pm  
99+
177.00 pm  
19

Covalent Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
194.00 pm  
16

Van der Waals Radius
216.00 pm  
30
221.00 pm  
27

Atomic Weight
190.23 amu  
35
158.93 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
8.49 cm3/mol  
99+
19.20 cm3/mol  
34

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhenium
  

Next Element
Iridium
  

Valence Electron Potential
91.40 (-eV)  
12
46.80 (-eV)  
34

Lattice Constant
273.44 pm  
99+
360.10 pm  
40

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
37
1.58  
35

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
22.59 g/cm3  
9
8.23 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
20.00 g/cm3  
11
7.65 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
1,000.00 MPa  
4
60.00 MPa  
35

Viscosity
0.00  
3
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
16
0.00 (Pa)  
31

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
39
12.50 (Pa)  
8

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
222.00 GPa  
1
22.10 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
462.00 GPa  
1
38.70 GPa  
40

Young's Modulus
528.00 GPa  
1
55.70 GPa  
37

Poisson Ratio
0.25  
24
0.26  
21

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
22.57  
11
8.23  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
17
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
81.20 nΩ·m  
35
1.15 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.11 106/cm Ω  
21
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
106.10 kJ/mol  
10
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.18 J/(kg K)  
34

Molar Heat Capacity
24.70 J/mol·K  
99+
28.91 J/mol·K  
12

Thermal Conductivity
87.60 W/m·K  
19
11.10 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
3,300.00 K  
3
1,629.00 K  
37

Thermal Expansion
5.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
627.60 kJ/mol  
8
330.90 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
29.30 kJ/mol  
4
10.80 kJ/mol  
40

Enthalpy of Atomization
669.00 kJ/mol  
6
314.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
32.60 J/mol.K  
99+
73.20 J/mol.K  
10

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