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Terbium vs Lawrencium

Terbium
Lawrencium
Lawrencium vs Terbium


Periodic Table
Symbol
Tb  
Lr  
Group Number
3  
15
3  
15
Period Number
6  
7  
Block
f block  
d block  
Element Family
Lanthanide  
Actinide  
CAS Number
7440279  
99+
22537195  
15
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
225.00  
3
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  
  • It is synthetically produced metal.
  • Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research  
Discovery
In 1842  
In 1961–1971  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
40
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
29
-  
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
-  
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  
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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
Industrial Uses
Electronic Industry  
-  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys  
-  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Low Toxic  
-  
Present in Human Body
No  
No  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
Physical
Melting Point
1,356.00 °C  
33
1,627.00 °C  
20
Boiling Point
3,123.00 °C  
30
0.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery White  
Silver  
Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
-  
Brinell Hardness
677.00 MPa  
19
500.00 MPa  
28
Vickers Hardness
863.00 MPa  
20
500.00 MPa  
35
Speed of Sound
2,620.00 m/s  
99+
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.60  
32
1.30  
99+
Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
65.00 %  
18
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Tb  
Lr  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
26  
13
10  
28
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.20  
40
1.30  
33
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.20  
32
1.30  
25
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10  
31
1.30  
25
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.20  
39
1.30  
33
Allen Electronegativity
1.20  
99+
1.30  
40
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.00  
99+
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,428.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,228.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,910.00 kJ/mol  
31
5th Energy Level
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6th Energy Level
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
5,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
10th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
13th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
14th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
99+
15th Energy Level
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
47,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+
16th Energy Level
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
17th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
15
18th Energy Level
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+
19th Energy Level
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
12
20th Energy Level
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+
860.00 kJ/mol  
17
21st Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,186.00 kJ/mol  
27
22nd Energy Level
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+
388.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,180.00 kJ/mol  
32
24th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
546.10 kJ/mol  
99+
25th Energy Level
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
26th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
594.70 kJ/mol  
99+
27th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
470.00 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
478.00 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
580.00 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
1.98 g/amp-hr  
35
3.23 g/amp-hr  
12
Electron Work Function
3.00 eV  
99+
4.90 eV  
12
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes  
Atomic
Atomic Number
65  
99+
103  
15
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Terbium.jpg#100  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
65  
99+
103  
15
Number of Neutrons
94  
37
157  
8
Number of Electrons
65  
99+
103  
15
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
177.00 pm  
19
162.00 pm  
28
Covalent Radius
194.00 pm  
16
162.00 pm  
31
Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm  
27
246.00 pm  
12
Atomic Weight
158.93 amu  
99+
266.00 amu  
12
Atomic Volume
19.20 cm3/mol  
34
35.10 cm3/mol  
7
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Gadolinium
  
Nobelium
  
Next Element
Dysprosium
  
Rutherfordium
  
Valence Electron Potential
46.80 (-eV)  
34
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
360.10 pm  
40
530.00 pm  
14
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
35
1.60  
22
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
8.23 g/cm3  
99+
15.00 g/cm3  
22
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.65 g/cm3  
99+
15.60 g/cm3  
20
Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa  
35
80.00 MPa  
29
Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
31
0.00 (Pa)  
37
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
12.50 (Pa)  
8
0.00 (Pa)  
37
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
22.10 GPa  
99+
30.00 GPa  
27
Bulk Modulus
38.70 GPa  
40
15.00 GPa  
99+
Young's Modulus
55.70 GPa  
37
210.00 GPa  
10
Poisson Ratio
0.26  
21
0.32  
12
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
8.23  
99+
15.60  
22
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
13
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
23
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  
Resistivity
1.15 nΩ·m  
99+
8.37 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)  
34
0.22 J/(kg K)  
29
Molar Heat Capacity
28.91 J/mol·K  
12
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
Thermal Conductivity
11.10 W/m·K  
99+
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
1,629.00 K  
37
1,323.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+
8.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
330.90 kJ/mol  
99+
341.90 kJ/mol  
37
Enthalpy of Fusion
10.80 kJ/mol  
40
-  
Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol  
99+
580.00 kJ/mol  
14
Standard Molar Entropy
73.20 J/mol.K  
10
54.80 J/mol.K  
35
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