Properties of Gold and Erbium
Melting Point
1,064.43 °C
  
99+
1,522.00 °C
  
28
Boiling Point
2,807.00 °C
  
36
2,510.00 °C
  
99+
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Brinell Hardness
194.00 MPa
  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
2,030.00 m/s
  
99+
2,830.00 m/s
  
28
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Au
  
Er
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
890.10 kJ/mol
  
8
589.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,980.00 kJ/mol
  
12
1,150.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
Not Available
  
2,194.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.45 g/amp-hr
  
21
2.08 g/amp-hr
  
28
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
19.30 g/cm3
  
15
9.07 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
Au
  
Er
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
6
  
Atomic Weight
167.26 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
10.20 cm3/mol
  
99+
18.40 cm3/mol
  
25
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s1
  
[Xe] 4f12 6s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
43.40 (-eV)
  
99+
49.00 (-eV)
  
29
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Gold.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Erbium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.45 106/cm Ω
  
3
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol
  
1
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)
  
39
0.17 J/(kg K)
  
34
Thermal Conductivity
318.00 W/m·K
  
3
14.50 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
25.42 J/mol·K
  
40
28.12 J/mol·K
  
11
Thermal Expansion
14.20 µm/(m·K)
  
26
12.20 µm/(m·K)
  
31
Standard Molar Entropy
47.40 J/mol.K
  
32
73.10 J/mol.K
  
11
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
324.40 kJ/mol
  
27
261.00 kJ/mol
  
35
Enthalpy of Fusion
12.55 kJ/mol
  
27
17.20 kJ/mol
  
15
Enthalpy of Atomization
364.00 kJ/mol
  
25
314.00 kJ/mol
  
33