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Terbium vs Aluminium


Aluminium vs Terbium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tb   
Al   

Group Number
Not Available   
13   
5

Period Number
6   
3   

Block
f block   
p block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440279   
99+
7429905   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
5 * 10-3 %   
5

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.91 %   
5

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
40
8.10 %   
1

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
10

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.
  
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  

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

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3   
9

In Bone
Not Available   
27.00 p.p.m.   
11

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,356.00 °C   
33
660.37 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,123.00 °C   
29
2,467.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
2.75   
13

Brinell Hardness
677.00 MPa   
17
160.00 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
863.00 MPa   
13
160.00 MPa   
35

Speed of Sound
2,620.00 m/s   
35
5,000.00 m/s   
10

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
71.00 %   
10

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   
Al   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26   
13
11   
27

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.61   
22

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.71   
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10   
30
1.47   
14

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.83   
8

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.61   
20

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
2.39   
32

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol   
99+
1,816.70 kJ/mol   
19

3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,744.80 kJ/mol   
38

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol   
31
11,577.00 kJ/mol   
3

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
14,842.00 kJ/mol   
2

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
18,379.00 kJ/mol   
2

7th Energy level
Not Available   
23,326.00 kJ/mol   
2

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
27,465.00 kJ/mol   
2

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
31,853.00 kJ/mol   
2

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
38,473.00 kJ/mol   
4

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
42,647.00 kJ/mol   
5

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

Electron Work Function
3.00 eV   
36
4.28 eV   
19

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
65   
99+
13   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2   
[Ne] 3s2 3p1   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
65   
99+
13   
99+

Number of Neutrons
94   
36
14   
99+

Number of Electrons
65   
99+
13   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
177.00 pm   
17
143.00 pm   
37

Covalent Radius
194.00 pm   
16
121.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
184.00 pm   
34

Atomic Weight
158.93 amu   
99+
26.98 amu   
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gadolinium
  
Magnesium
  

Next Element
Dysprosium
  
Potassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
46.80 (-eV)   
33
80.70 (-eV)   
17

Lattice Constant
360.10 pm   
36
404.95 pm   
22

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58   
13
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa   
17
40.00 MPa   
19

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
29
0.00 (Pa)   
18

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
22.10 GPa   
32
26.00 GPa   
29

Bulk Modulus
38.70 GPa   
33
76.00 GPa   
18

Young's Modulus
55.70 GPa   
34
70.00 GPa   
28

Poisson Ratio
0.26   
21
0.35   
9

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.23   
39
2.72   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
0.00 H/m   
4

Susceptibility
Not Available   
0.00   
3

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.38 106/cm Ω   
4

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
42.50 kJ/mol   
26

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33
0.90 J/(kg K)   
5

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

Thermal Conductivity
11.10 W/m·K   
99+
237.00 W/m·K   
4

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
10.30 µm/(m·K)   
38
23.10 µm/(m·K)   
17

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
330.90 kJ/mol   
26
293.70 kJ/mol   
31

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.80 kJ/mol   
34
10.67 kJ/mol   
35

Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol   
33
322.20 kJ/mol   
31

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

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