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Platinum vs Thulium


Thulium vs Platinum


Periodic Table

Symbol
Pt  
Tm  

Group Number
10  
8
3  
15

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440064  
99+
7440304  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa  
Per Teodor Cleve  

Discovery
In 1735  
In 1879  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
20
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
25
0.00 %  
99+

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

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Platinum metal is mainly used in jewellery.
  • Platinum is used as an industrial catalyst in production of nitric acid, silicone and benzene.
  
  • Thulium metal produces isotopes that emits X-rays. This isotope is used in X-ray machine.
  • Thulium element is also used in Surgical equipment like laser.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Chemical Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Bullion, Coinage, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non 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
1,772.00 °C  
16
1,545.00 °C  
23

Boiling Point
3,827.00 °C  
15
1,730.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.50  
12
2.25  
16

Brinell Hardness
300.00 MPa  
99+
471.00 MPa  
30

Vickers Hardness
400.00 MPa  
99+
520.00 MPa  
33

Speed of Sound
2,800.00 m/s  
99+
2,760.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.41  
6
1.60  
33

Reflectivity
73.00 %  
10
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Pt  
Tm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.28  
4
1.25  
36

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.28  
5
1.25  
28

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44  
18
1.11  
30

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.20  
6
1.25  
35

Allen Electronegativity
1.72  
19
1.25  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.72  
99+
2.75  
19

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
10
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,791.00 kJ/mol  
22
1,160.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,277.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,285.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
8,702.00 kJ/mol  
6
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
8,702.00 kJ/mol  
9
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
27
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
23
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
23
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,660.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
16
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
35

15th Energy Level
87,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
99+
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
36

17th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
27
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
8,700.00 kJ/mol  
16
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
25
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
15
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
38
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
13
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
870.10 kJ/mol  
39
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
9
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
7
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
7
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
870.10 kJ/mol  
6
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
870.10 kJ/mol  
9
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
10
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
870.00 kJ/mol  
7
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.82 g/amp-hr  
39
2.10 g/amp-hr  
30

Electron Work Function
5.65 eV  
4
2.40 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
78  
38
69  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d9 6s1  
[Xe] 4f13 6s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Platinum.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Thulium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
78  
38
69  
99+

Number of Neutrons
117  
25
100  
33

Number of Electrons
78  
38
69  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
136.00 pm  
99+
160.00 pm  
32

Van der Waals Radius
175.00 pm  
99+
227.00 pm  
26

Atomic Weight
47.87 amu  
99+
168.93 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
9.09 cm3/mol  
99+
18.10 cm3/mol  
40

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Iridium
  
Erbium
  

Next Element
Gold
  
Ytterbium
  

Valence Electron Potential
392.42 (-eV)  
1
49.70 (-eV)  
29

Lattice Constant
392.42 pm  
27
353.75 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.56  
99+
1.57  
40

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
21.45 g/cm3  
11
9.32 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
19.77 g/cm3  
12
8.56 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
125.00 MPa  
26
69.00 MPa  
32

Viscosity
0.00  
16
0.00  
19

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
16
0.06 (Pa)  
10

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.07 (Pa)  
18
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
61.00 GPa  
14
30.50 GPa  
26

Bulk Modulus
230.00 GPa  
6
44.50 GPa  
30

Young's Modulus
168.00 GPa  
15
74.00 GPa  
29

Poisson Ratio
0.38  
6
0.21  
32

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
21.45  
13
9.32  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
14
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
20
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
105.00 nΩ·m  
30
676.00 nΩ·m  
5

Electrical Conductivity
0.10 106/cm Ω  
26
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
205.30 kJ/mol  
2
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.16 J/(kg K)  
36

Molar Heat Capacity
25.86 J/mol·K  
99+
27.03 J/mol·K  
28

Thermal Conductivity
71.60 W/m·K  
24
16.90 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
2,041.00 K  
19
1,818.00 K  
27

Thermal Expansion
8.80 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.30 µm/(m·K)  
35

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
510.50 kJ/mol  
15
191.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
19.70 kJ/mol  
12
16.80 kJ/mol  
17

Enthalpy of Atomization
565.00 kJ/mol  
15
247.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
41.60 J/mol.K  
99+
74.00 J/mol.K  
9

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