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Terbium Terbium Comparison


Terbium Terbium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tb   
Tb   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440279   
99+
7440279   
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.
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
5 * 10-8 %   
27

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 %   
40

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

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.
  
  • 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   
Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

Physical Properties

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

Boiling Point
3,123.00 °C   
29
3,123.00 °C   
29

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
677.00 MPa   
17
677.00 MPa   
17

Vickers Hardness
863.00 MPa   
13
863.00 MPa   
13

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

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   
Tb   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26   
13
26   
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10   
30
1.10   
30

Electropositivity
  
  

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

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

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

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol   
31
4,203.00 kJ/mol   
31

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.98 g/amp-hr   
31
1.98 g/amp-hr   
31

Electron Work Function
3.00 eV   
36
3.00 eV   
36

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
65   
99+
65   
99+

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

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
65   
99+
65   
99+

Number of Neutrons
94   
36
94   
36

Number of Electrons
65   
99+
65   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
177.00 pm   
17
177.00 pm   
17

Covalent Radius
194.00 pm   
16
194.00 pm   
16

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
221.00 pm   
22

Atomic Weight
158.93 amu   
99+
158.93 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
19.20 cm3/mol   
22
19.20 cm3/mol   
22

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gadolinium
  
Gadolinium
  

Next Element
Dysprosium
  
Dysprosium
  

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

Lattice Constant
360.10 pm   
36
360.10 pm   
36

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58   
13
1.58   
13

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa   
17
60.00 MPa   
17

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
12.50 (Pa)   
8
12.50 (Pa)   
8

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
22.10 GPa   
32
22.10 GPa   
32

Bulk Modulus
38.70 GPa   
33
38.70 GPa   
33

Young's Modulus
55.70 GPa   
34
55.70 GPa   
34

Poisson Ratio
0.26   
21
0.26   
21

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.23   
39
8.23   
39

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

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

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

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

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

Molar Heat Capacity
28.91 J/mol·K   
9
28.91 J/mol·K   
9

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

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

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

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

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