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Terbium Beryllium Comparison


Beryllium Terbium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tb   
Be   

Group Number
Not Available   
2   
16

Period Number
6   
2   

Block
f block   
s block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Alkaline Earth   

CAS Number
7440279   
99+
7440417   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  
  • Beryllium is best anti corrosion metal.
  • Beryllium is the lightest metal and still it is stronger than steel.
  • It also finds various applications in Nuclear reactors as a reflector.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1797   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
1 * 10-7 %   
23

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
40
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
39

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
19

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Terbium salts are used in optical devices like laser devices.
  • Terbium’s alloy lengthens and shortens the magnetic field and this effect forms loudspeaker.
  
  • Its alloys with copper or nickel are used in manufacturing Gyroscopes, springs, electrical contact and non sparking tools.
  • Beryllium Alloys are used as a material for aircraft, missiles, spacecraft and satellite.
  

Industrial Uses
Electronic Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
32

In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
32

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,356.00 °C   
33
1,278.00 °C   
36

Boiling Point
3,123.00 °C   
29
2,970.00 °C   
32

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
White Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
5.50   
7

Brinell Hardness
677.00 MPa   
17
590.00 MPa   
21

Vickers Hardness
863.00 MPa   
13
1,670.00 MPa   
4

Speed of Sound
2,620.00 m/s   
35
12,890.00 m/s   
2

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
Tb   
Be   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26   
13
9   
29

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.57   
24

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.81   
12

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10   
30
1.47   
14

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.54   
12

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.58   
23

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
2.43   
30

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol   
99+
899.50 kJ/mol   
7

2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol   
99+
1,757.10 kJ/mol   
23

3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol   
99+
14,848.70 kJ/mol   
2

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol   
31
21,006.60 kJ/mol   
2

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.98 g/amp-hr   
31
0.17 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
3.00 eV   
36
4.98 eV   
6

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
65   
99+
4   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2   
[He] 2s2   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
65   
99+
4   
99+

Number of Neutrons
94   
36
5   
99+

Number of Electrons
65   
99+
4   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
177.00 pm   
17
112.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
194.00 pm   
16
96.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
153.00 pm   
99+

Atomic Weight
158.93 amu   
99+
9.01 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
19.20 cm3/mol   
22
5.00 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gadolinium
  
Lithium
  

Next Element
Dysprosium
  
Sodium
  

Valence Electron Potential
46.80 (-eV)   
33
82.00 (-eV)   
15

Lattice Constant
360.10 pm   
36
228.58 pm   
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58   
13
1.57   
18

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
8.23 g/cm3   
99+
1.85 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.65 g/cm3   
30
1.69 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa   
17
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
29
0.00 (Pa)   
19

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
12.50 (Pa)   
8
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
22.10 GPa   
32
132.00 GPa   
7

Bulk Modulus
38.70 GPa   
33
130.00 GPa   
13

Young's Modulus
55.70 GPa   
34
287.00 GPa   
7

Poisson Ratio
0.26   
21
0.03   
35

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.23   
39
1.85   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Semiconductor   

Resistivity
1.15 nΩ·m   
99+
36.00 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.31 106/cm Ω   
5

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
0.00 kJ/mol   
40

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33
1.82 J/(kg K)   
2

Molar Heat Capacity
28.91 J/mol·K   
9
16.44 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
11.10 W/m·K   
99+
200.00 W/m·K   
6

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
10.30 µm/(m·K)   
38
11.30 µm/(m·K)   
34

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
330.90 kJ/mol   
26
294.70 kJ/mol   
30

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.80 kJ/mol   
34
11.72 kJ/mol   
30

Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol   
33
326.40 kJ/mol   
30

Standard Molar Entropy
73.20 J/mol.K   
10
9.50 J/mol.K   
99+

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