Properties of Erbium and Gadolinium
Melting Point
1,522.00 °C
  
28
1,311.00 °C
  
35
Boiling Point
2,510.00 °C
  
99+
3,233.00 °C
  
25
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
2,830.00 m/s
  
28
2,680.00 m/s
  
34
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Er
  
Gd
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
589.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
593.40 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,150.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,170.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,194.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,990.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.08 g/amp-hr
  
28
1.96 g/amp-hr
  
32
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
9.07 g/cm3
  
99+
7.90 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
Er
  
Gd
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
6
  
Atomic Weight
167.26 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
18.40 cm3/mol
  
25
19.90 cm3/mol
  
20
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f12 6s2
  
[Xe] 4f7 5d1 6s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
49.00 (-eV)
  
29
46.10 (-eV)
  
34
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Erbium.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Gadolinium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Ferromagnetic
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.17 J/(kg K)
  
34
0.23 J/(kg K)
  
27
Thermal Conductivity
14.50 W/m·K
  
99+
10.60 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
28.12 J/mol·K
  
11
37.03 J/mol·K
  
2
Thermal Expansion
12.20 µm/(m·K)
  
31
9.40 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
73.10 J/mol.K
  
11
68.10 J/mol.K
  
16
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
261.00 kJ/mol
  
35
359.40 kJ/mol
  
21
Enthalpy of Fusion
17.20 kJ/mol
  
15
10.05 kJ/mol
  
36
Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol
  
33
352.00 kJ/mol
  
27