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Strontium Erbium Comparison


Erbium Strontium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sr  
Er  

Group Number
2  
16
3  
15

Period Number
5  
6  

Block
s block  
f block  

Element Family
Alkaline Earth  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440246  
99+
7440520  
35

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Strontium element is softer than Calcium.
  • Silvery Strontium turns yellow, if exposed to air.
  
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Mining  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Cruickshank  
Carl Gustaf Mosander  

Discovery
In 1787  
In 1842  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
15
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
15
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
15
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.04 %  
10
0.00 %  
32

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
4
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
8
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Strontium metal is used to producing ferrite magnets as well as refining zinc.
  • By-product of nuclear reactors called Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope; it is absorbed by tissues and destroys bone marrow and cancer growth.
  
  • 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
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry  
Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Mildly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.03 Blood/mg dm-3  
19
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
140.00 p.p.m.  
7
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
769.00 °C  
99+
1,522.00 °C  
28

Boiling Point
1,384.00 °C  
99+
2,510.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Lustrous  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
1.00  
22

Brinell Hardness
110.00 MPa  
99+
814.00 MPa  
12

Vickers Hardness
15.00 MPa  
99+
589.00 MPa  
30

Speed of Sound
4,170.00 m/s  
23
2,830.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.43  
39
1.76  
24

Reflectivity
65.00 %  
18
36.00 %  
33

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sr  
Er  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
27  
12
31  
8

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
0.95  
99+
1.24  
37

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.72  
99+
1.24  
29

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
0.99  
38
1.11  
30

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.00  
99+
1.24  
36

Allen Electronegativity
0.96  
99+
1.24  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
3.05  
7
2.76  
18

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,064.20 kJ/mol  
99+
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
4,138.00 kJ/mol  
10
2,194.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,500.00 kJ/mol  
22
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,910.00 kJ/mol  
30
5,897.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
8,760.00 kJ/mol  
26
5,897.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
10,230.00 kJ/mol  
19
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
11,800.00 kJ/mol  
19
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
15,600.00 kJ/mol  
17
4,240.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
17,100.00 kJ/mol  
19
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
31,270.00 kJ/mol  
6
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
37

15th Energy Level
54,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
54,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
38

17th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,490.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
549.00 kJ/mol  
99+
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
5,897.00 kJ/mol  
19

22nd Energy Level
549.00 kJ/mol  
99+
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
549.00 kJ/mol  
99+
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
589.30 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
549.50 kJ/mol  
99+
589.70 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.64 g/amp-hr  
99+
2.08 g/amp-hr  
32

Electron Work Function
2.59 eV  
99+
5.93 eV  
2

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic

Atomic Number
38  
99+
68  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 5s2  
[Xe] 4f12 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Strontium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Erbium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
38  
99+
68  
99+

Number of Neutrons
50  
99+
99  
34

Number of Electrons
38  
99+
68  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
215.00 pm  
6
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
195.00 pm  
15
189.00 pm  
19

Van der Waals Radius
249.00 pm  
11
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
87.62 amu  
99+
167.26 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
33.70 cm3/mol  
9
18.40 cm3/mol  
37

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Rubidium
  
Holmium
  

Next Element
Yttrium
  
Thulium
  

Valence Electron Potential
25.70 (-eV)  
99+
49.00 (-eV)  
30

Lattice Constant
608.49 pm  
6
355.88 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
40
1.57  
40

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
170.00 MPa  
21
350.00 MPa  
12

Viscosity
0.00  
2
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
121.00 (Pa)  
1
0.00 (Pa)  
21

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
38
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
6.03 GPa  
99+
28.30 GPa  
31

Bulk Modulus
11.00 GPa  
99+
44.40 GPa  
31

Young's Modulus
15.70 GPa  
99+
69.90 GPa  
31

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
17
0.24  
28

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.64  
99+
9.07  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
35
0.00  
11

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
132.00 nΩ·m  
24
0.86 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.08 106/cm Ω  
31
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
5.03 kJ/mol  
99+
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.30 J/(kg K)  
18
0.17 J/(kg K)  
35

Molar Heat Capacity
26.40 J/mol·K  
36
28.12 J/mol·K  
14

Thermal Conductivity
35.40 W/m·K  
38
14.50 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
1,050.00 K  
99+
1,802.00 K  
30

Thermal Expansion
22.50 µm/(m·K)  
19
12.20 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
261.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
163.20 kJ/mol  
99+
314.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
55.00 J/mol.K  
34
73.10 J/mol.K  
11

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