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Palladium vs Erbium


Erbium vs Palladium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pd   
Er   

Group Number
10   
8
Not Available   

Period Number
5   
6   

Block
d block   
f block   

Element Family
Transition Metal   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440053   
99+
7440520   
35

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Palladium alloys are used for Jewelry contains (95% Palladium and 5% Ruthenium)
  • In the late 1800s, Palladium metal used have more economical value than the Platinum metal.
  • Palladium element is known as a good catalyst
  
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  

Sources
Ores of metals   
Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Hyde Wollaston   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1803   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %   
24
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
36

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

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
36

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Mostly palladium metal is used in catalytic converters. In electronic industry it is used in ceramic capacitors of mobile and computer.
  • It is used in jewellery and dental fillings and crowns.
  
  • 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, Automobile Industry, Electronic Industry   
Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
NA   

Other Uses
Coinage, Bullion, Jewellery   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Mildly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,554.90 °C   
22
1,522.00 °C   
28

Boiling Point
2,963.00 °C   
33
2,510.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Lustrous   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.75   
9
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
320.00 MPa   
33
814.00 MPa   
11

Vickers Hardness
121.00 MPa   
36
589.00 MPa   
19

Speed of Sound
3,070.00 m/s   
26
2,830.00 m/s   
28

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.72   
1
Not Available   

Reflectivity
84.00 %   
4
Not Available   

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
Pd   
Er   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
38   
1
31   
8

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.20   
4
1.24   
36

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.35   
21
1.11   
29

Allen Electronegativity
1.59   
22
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.80   
99+
2.76   
18

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
7,298.22 kJ/mol   
2
1,150.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
11,815.13 kJ/mol   
3
2,194.00 kJ/mol   
99+

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

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.99 g/amp-hr   
30
2.08 g/amp-hr   
28

Electron Work Function
5.12 eV   
3
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
46   
99+
68   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10   
[Xe] 4f12 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Palladium.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Erbium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
46   
99+
68   
99+

Number of Neutrons
60   
99+
99   
33

Number of Electrons
46   
99+
68   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
137.00 pm   
40
176.00 pm   
18

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm   
99+
189.00 pm   
19

Van der Waals Radius
163.00 pm   
40
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
106.42 amu   
99+
167.26 amu   
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rhodium
  
Holmium
  

Next Element
Silver
  
Thulium
  

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

Lattice Constant
389.07 pm   
25
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
12.02 g/cm3   
29
9.07 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.38 g/cm3   
17
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)   
27
0.00 (Pa)   
20

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
30
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
44.00 GPa   
17
28.30 GPa   
25

Bulk Modulus
180.00 GPa   
9
44.40 GPa   
27

Young's Modulus
121.00 GPa   
16
69.90 GPa   
29

Poisson Ratio
0.39   
5
0.24   
28

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable, Weldable   
Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
12.02   
21
9.07   
32

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
105.40 nΩ·m   
29
0.86 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω   
22
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
54.23 kJ/mol   
17
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.24 J/(kg K)   
23
0.17 J/(kg K)   
34

Molar Heat Capacity
25.98 J/mol·K   
33
28.12 J/mol·K   
11

Thermal Conductivity
71.80 W/m·K   
23
14.50 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
11.80 µm/(m·K)   
33
12.20 µm/(m·K)   
31

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
376.60 kJ/mol   
19
261.00 kJ/mol   
35

Enthalpy of Fusion
16.74 kJ/mol   
18
17.20 kJ/mol   
15

Enthalpy of Atomization
393.30 kJ/mol   
22
314.00 kJ/mol   
33

Standard Molar Entropy
37.60 J/mol.K   
40
73.10 J/mol.K   
11

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