Element Family
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Lanthanide
Space Group Name
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P63/mmc
Interesting Facts
Roentgenium is a highly unstable synthetic element.
- Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
- Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
Sources
Synthetically Produced
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Marc Delafontaine
Discovery
In 1994
In 1878
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
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Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Roentgenium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Holmium metal has an ability to absorb neutrons, so this metal is used in nuclear reactors to keep the chain reactions of elements under control.
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Alloys of Holmium are used to produce Magnet.
Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys, Nuclear Research
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silver
Silvery White
Luster
Unknown Luster
Metallic
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
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Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d9 7s2
[Xe] 4f11 6s2
Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Ductile, Malleable, Sectile
Magnetic Ordering
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Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor