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Terbium vs Iridium


Iridium vs Terbium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tb   
Ir   

Group Number
Not Available   
9   
9

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440279   
99+
7439885   
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.
  
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Smithson Tennant   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
29

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

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.
  
  • Iridium has an anti corrosion properties and it is used in special alloy with Osmium metal and that alloy is used in pen tips and compass bearings.
  

Industrial Uses
Electronic 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   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,356.00 °C   
33
2,410.00 °C   
7

Boiling Point
3,123.00 °C   
29
4,527.00 °C   
10

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
6.50   
5

Brinell Hardness
677.00 MPa   
17
1,670.00 MPa   
5

Vickers Hardness
863.00 MPa   
13
1,760.00 MPa   
3

Speed of Sound
2,620.00 m/s   
35
4,825.00 m/s   
13

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
78.00 %   
6

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   
Ir   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26   
13
34   
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.20   
4

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10   
30
1.55   
11

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.68   
17

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
1.80   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol   
99+
880.00 kJ/mol   
9

2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol   
99+
1,600.00 kJ/mol   
35

3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol   
99+
Not Available   

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol   
31
Not Available   

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

Electron Work Function
3.00 eV   
36
4.55 eV   
13

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
65   
99+
77   
39

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2   
[Xe] 4f14 5d7 6s2   

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
65   
99+
74   
99+

Number of Neutrons
94   
36
110   
27

Number of Electrons
65   
99+
74   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
177.00 pm   
17
136.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
194.00 pm   
16
141.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
202.00 pm   
27

Atomic Weight
158.93 amu   
99+
192.22 amu   
34

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gadolinium
  
Osmium
  

Next Element
Dysprosium
  
Platinum
  

Valence Electron Potential
46.80 (-eV)   
33
140.00 (-eV)   
5

Lattice Constant
360.10 pm   
36
383.90 pm   
26

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+
22.56 g/cm3   
10

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.65 g/cm3   
30
19.00 g/cm3   
3

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa   
17
2,000.00 MPa   
2

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
29
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
12.50 (Pa)   
8
0.00 (Pa)   
25

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
22.10 GPa   
32
210.00 GPa   
2

Bulk Modulus
38.70 GPa   
33
320.00 GPa   
3

Young's Modulus
55.70 GPa   
34
528.00 GPa   
1

Poisson Ratio
0.26   
21
0.26   
22

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.23   
39
21.78   
3

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.19 106/cm Ω   
10

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
151.00 kJ/mol   
4

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33
0.13 J/(kg K)   
39

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

Thermal Conductivity
11.10 W/m·K   
99+
147.00 W/m·K   
10

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
10.30 µm/(m·K)   
38
6.40 µm/(m·K)   
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
330.90 kJ/mol   
26
799.10 kJ/mol   
1

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.80 kJ/mol   
34
35.23 kJ/mol   
1

Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol   
33
837.00 kJ/mol   
1

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

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