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Technetium vs Terbium


Terbium vs Technetium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tc  
Tb  

Group Number
7  
11
3  
15

Period Number
5  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440268  
99+
7440279  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons  
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero  
Carl Gustaf Mosander  

Discovery
In 1937  
In 1842  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Meteorites
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Oceans
-  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  
  • Terbium salts are used in optical devices like laser devices.
  • Terbium’s alloy lengthens and shortens the magnetic field and this effect forms loudspeaker.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

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

Physical

Melting Point
2,200.00 °C  
9
1,356.00 °C  
33

Boiling Point
4,877.00 °C  
7
3,123.00 °C  
30

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Shiny Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.25  
16
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
550.00 MPa  
27
677.00 MPa  
19

Vickers Hardness
500.00 MPa  
35
863.00 MPa  
20

Speed of Sound
16,200.00 m/s  
1
2,620.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.60  
32

Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Tc  
Tb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
18  
21
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.20  
40

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.20  
32

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.36  
21
1.10  
31

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.20  
39

Allen Electronegativity
1.51  
31
1.20  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
36
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,174.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,850.00 kJ/mol  
34
2,417.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
14
4,203.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
28
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
4,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
39
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
37
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
23
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
29
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
70,200.00 kJ/mol  
24
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
702.50 kJ/mol  
99+
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
7,020.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
35
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
29
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
99+
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
702.50 kJ/mol  
28
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
29
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
35
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
36
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
702.00 kJ/mol  
30
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.52 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.98 g/amp-hr  
35

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.00 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
43  
99+
65  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s2  
[Xe] 4f9 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Terbium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
43  
99+
65  
99+

Number of Neutrons
55  
99+
94  
37

Number of Electrons
43  
99+
65  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
136.00 pm  
99+
177.00 pm  
19

Covalent Radius
147.00 pm  
39
194.00 pm  
16

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
221.00 pm  
27

Atomic Weight
98.00 amu  
99+
158.93 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
8.50 cm3/mol  
99+
19.20 cm3/mol  
34

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element

Next Element
Ruthenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
180.00 (-eV)  
3
46.80 (-eV)  
34

Lattice Constant
273.50 pm  
99+
360.10 pm  
40

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
21
1.58  
35

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.00 g/cm3  
36
8.23 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
11.00 g/cm3  
34
7.65 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
50.00 MPa  
38
60.00 MPa  
35

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
31

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
12.50 (Pa)  
8

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
27.00 GPa  
34
22.10 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
100.00 GPa  
16
38.70 GPa  
40

Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
39
55.70 GPa  
37

Poisson Ratio
0.38  
6
0.26  
21

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.50  
37
8.23  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
200.00 nΩ·m  
18
1.15 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.07 106/cm Ω  
35
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
53.00 kJ/mol  
23
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.21 J/(kg K)  
30
0.18 J/(kg K)  
34

Molar Heat Capacity
24.27 J/mol·K  
99+
28.91 J/mol·K  
12

Thermal Conductivity
50.60 W/m·K  
30
11.10 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
2,150.00 K  
16
1,629.00 K  
37

Thermal Expansion
7.10 µm/(m·K)  
99+
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
660.00 kJ/mol  
7
330.90 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
23.01 kJ/mol  
9
10.80 kJ/mol  
40

Enthalpy of Atomization
649.00 kJ/mol  
9
314.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
181.10 J/mol.K  
2
73.20 J/mol.K  
10

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