Properties of Tantalum and Erbium
Melting Point
1,522.00 °C
  
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Boiling Point
2,510.00 °C
  
99+
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
3,400.00 m/s
  
22
2,830.00 m/s
  
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Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Ta
  
Er
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
761.00 kJ/mol
  
18
589.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,500.00 kJ/mol
  
40
1,150.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
Not Available
  
2,194.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.35 g/amp-hr
  
99+
2.08 g/amp-hr
  
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Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
16.69 g/cm3
  
18
9.07 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
Ta
  
Er
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
6
  
Atomic Weight
167.26 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
10.90 cm3/mol
  
99+
18.40 cm3/mol
  
25
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d3 6s2
  
[Xe] 4f12 6s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
110.00 (-eV)
  
7
49.00 (-eV)
  
29
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.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
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
131.00 nΩ·m
  
25
Electrical Conductivity
0.08 106/cm Ω
  
27
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
31.00 kJ/mol
  
29
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.14 J/(kg K)
  
37
0.17 J/(kg K)
  
34
Thermal Conductivity
57.50 W/m·K
  
27
14.50 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
25.36 J/mol·K
  
99+
28.12 J/mol·K
  
11
Thermal Expansion
6.30 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
12.20 µm/(m·K)
  
31
Standard Molar Entropy
41.50 J/mol.K
  
37
73.10 J/mol.K
  
11
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
753.10 kJ/mol
  
2
261.00 kJ/mol
  
35
Enthalpy of Fusion
31.40 kJ/mol
  
3
17.20 kJ/mol
  
15
Enthalpy of Atomization
782.00 kJ/mol
  
3
314.00 kJ/mol
  
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