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Sodium Erbium Comparison


Erbium Sodium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Na   
Er   

Group Number
1   
17
Not Available   

Period Number
3   
6   

Block
s block   
f block   

Element Family
Alkali   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440235   
99+
7440520   
35

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
229.00   
1
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At room temperature Sodium metal is very soft as it can be chopped down into pieces with butter knife.
  • The most common compound of Sodium is NaCl (Salt).
  
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Mining   
Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-3 %   
6
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.004 %   
6
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.55 %   
6
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.30 %   
5
0.00 %   
32

Abundance In Oceans
1.10 %   
1
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Humans
0.14 %   
3
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • In some nuclear reactors sodium is used as a heat exchanger.
  • Compound of Sodium metals called Salt (Sodium chloride) is used in Food.
  
  • It has a tendency to get tarnished in the open air, but when alloyed with elements like erbium, vanadium, its hardness levels decreases.
  • Its compounds like Erbium oxide is used in safety glasses of welders and metal workers.
  

Industrial Uses
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Mildly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
1,970.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
1
Not Available   

In Bone
10,000.00 p.p.m.   
2
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
97.72 °C   
99+
1,522.00 °C   
28

Boiling Point
883.00 °C   
99+
2,510.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Lustrous   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
0.50   
22
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
0.69 MPa   
99+
814.00 MPa   
11

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
589.00 MPa   
19

Speed of Sound
3,200.00 m/s   
24
2,830.00 m/s   
28

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Na   
Er   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
17   
22
31   
8

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.93   
99+
1.24   
36

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.56   
30
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.01   
35
1.11   
29

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
0.91   
21
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
0.87   
99+
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.07   
6
2.76   
18

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
495.80 kJ/mol   
99+
589.30 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
4,562.00 kJ/mol   
4
1,150.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
6,910.30 kJ/mol   
6
2,194.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
9,543.00 kJ/mol   
5
4,120.00 kJ/mol   
33

5th Energy Level
13,354.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
16,613.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

7th Energy level
20,117.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

8th Energy Level
25,496.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

9th Energy Level
28,932.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

10th Energy Level
141,362.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

11th Energy Level
159,076.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.86 g/amp-hr   
99+
2.08 g/amp-hr   
28

Electron Work Function
2.75 eV   
40
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
11   
99+
68   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s1   
[Xe] 4f12 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Erbium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
11   
99+
68   
99+

Number of Neutrons
12   
99+
99   
33

Number of Electrons
11   
99+
68   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
186.00 pm   
9
176.00 pm   
18

Covalent Radius
166.00 pm   
27
189.00 pm   
19

Van der Waals Radius
227.00 pm   
21
Not Available   

Atomic Weight
22.99 amu   
99+
167.26 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
23.70 cm3/mol   
10
18.40 cm3/mol   
25

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Beryllium
  
Holmium
  

Next Element
Magnesium
  
Thulium
  

Valence Electron Potential
14.10 (-eV)   
99+
49.00 (-eV)   
29

Lattice Constant
429.06 pm   
19
355.88 pm   
39

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.57   
17

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
0.97 g/cm3   
99+
9.07 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
0.93 g/cm3   
99+
8.86 g/cm3   
23

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
0.00 (Pa)   
20

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
3.30 GPa   
99+
28.30 GPa   
25

Bulk Modulus
6.30 GPa   
99+
44.40 GPa   
27

Young's Modulus
10.00 GPa   
99+
69.90 GPa   
29

Poisson Ratio
Not Available   
0.24   
28

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
0.97   
99+
9.07   
32

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
47.70 nΩ·m   
99+
0.86 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.21 106/cm Ω   
9
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
52.80 kJ/mol   
19
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
1.23 J/(kg K)   
3
0.17 J/(kg K)   
34

Molar Heat Capacity
28.23 J/mol·K   
10
28.12 J/mol·K   
11

Thermal Conductivity
142.00 W/m·K   
11
14.50 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
2,573.00 K   
2
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
71.00 µm/(m·K)   
4
12.20 µm/(m·K)   
31

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
89.04 kJ/mol   
99+
261.00 kJ/mol   
35

Enthalpy of Fusion
2.59 kJ/mol   
99+
17.20 kJ/mol   
15

Enthalpy of Atomization
108.40 kJ/mol   
99+
314.00 kJ/mol   
33

Standard Molar Entropy
51.30 J/mol.K   
28
73.10 J/mol.K   
11

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