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Terbium vs Americium

Terbium
Americium
Americium vs Terbium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Tb   
Am   
Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   
Period Number
6   
7   
Block
f block   
f block   
Element Family
Lanthanide   
Actinide   
CAS Number
7440279   
99+
7440359   
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.
  
  • Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
  • Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons   
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso   
Discovery
In 1842   
In 1944   
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
Not Available   
Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~-9999 %   
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
40
Not Available   
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   
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.
  
  • Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
  • In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.
  
Industrial Uses
Electronic Industry   
NA   
Medical Uses
NA   
NA   
Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Toxic   
Present in Human Body
No   
No   
In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37
In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
36
Physical Properties
Melting Point
1,356.00 °C   
33
994.00 °C   
99+
Boiling Point
3,123.00 °C   
29
2,607.00 °C   
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid   
Solid   
Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   
Luster
Metallic   
NA   
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
677.00 MPa   
17
Not Available   
Vickers Hardness
863.00 MPa   
13
Not Available   
Speed of Sound
2,620.00 m/s   
35
Not Available   
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   
Am   
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
26   
13
16   
23
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.30   
32
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10   
30
1.20   
27
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
2.70   
22
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol   
99+
578.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol   
99+
1,158.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,132.00 kJ/mol   
99+
4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol   
31
3,493.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.98 g/amp-hr   
31
3.02 g/amp-hr   
17
Electron Work Function
3.00 eV   
36
Not Available   
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility   
Atomic Properties
Atomic Number
65   
99+
95   
23
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2   
[Rn] 5f7 7s2   
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)   
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Terbium.jpg#100   
DHCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Americium.jpg#100   
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
65   
99+
95   
23
Number of Neutrons
94   
36
148   
12
Number of Electrons
65   
99+
95   
23
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
177.00 pm   
17
173.00 pm   
21
Covalent Radius
194.00 pm   
16
180.00 pm   
21
Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
244.00 pm   
10
Atomic Weight
158.93 amu   
99+
243.00 amu   
20
Atomic Volume
19.20 cm3/mol   
22
17.86 cm3/mol   
29
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Gadolinium
  
Plutonium
  
Next Element
Dysprosium
  
Curium
  
Valence Electron Potential
46.80 (-eV)   
33
44.00 (-eV)   
40
Lattice Constant
360.10 pm   
36
346.81 pm   
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58   
13
Not Available   
Mechanical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
8.23 g/cm3   
99+
12.00 g/cm3   
30
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.65 g/cm3   
30
Not Available   
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)   
13
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
12.50 (Pa)   
8
Not Available   
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
22.10 GPa   
32
Not Available   
Bulk Modulus
38.70 GPa   
33
Not Available   
Young's Modulus
55.70 GPa   
34
Not Available   
Poisson Ratio
0.26   
21
Not Available   
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
8.23   
39
13.67   
15
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor   
Unknown   
Resistivity
1.15 nΩ·m   
99+
0.69 nΩ·m   
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   
Thermal Properties
Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33
0.11 J/(kg K)   
99+
Molar Heat Capacity
28.91 J/mol·K   
9
62.70 J/mol·K   
1
Thermal Conductivity
11.10 W/m·K   
99+
10.00 W/m·K   
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   
Thermal Expansion
10.30 µm/(m·K)   
38
Not Available   
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
330.90 kJ/mol   
26
Not Available   
Enthalpy of Fusion
10.80 kJ/mol   
34
14.39 kJ/mol   
24
Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol   
33
268.00 kJ/mol   
40
Standard Molar Entropy
73.20 J/mol.K   
10
Not Available   
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