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Terbium vs Lead


Lead vs Terbium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tb  
Pb  

Group Number
Not Available  
14  
4

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
f block  
p block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440279  
99+
7439921  
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.
  
  • Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
  • The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander  
Unknown  

Discovery
In 1842  
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %  
27
1 * 10-6 %  
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %  
29
~0.000001 %  
18

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
40
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Humans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
8

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.
  
  • It is also used in insecticides, hair dyes and as an anti-knocking additive for petrol. But all these are banned by the government as Lead metal is known for detrimental to health.
  

Industrial Uses
Electronic Industry  
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
NA  
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
Not Available  
0.21 Blood/mg dm-3  
11

In Bone
Not Available  
30.00 p.p.m.  
10

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,356.00 °C  
33
327.50 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
3,123.00 °C  
29
1,740.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available  
1.50  
18

Brinell Hardness
677.00 MPa  
17
38.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
863.00 MPa  
13
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
2,620.00 m/s  
35
1,190.00 m/s  
99+

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  
Pb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.87  
13

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available  
2.29  
4

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10  
30
1.55  
11

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available  
2.41  
2

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.85  
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available  
1.67  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
715.60 kJ/mol  
31

2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,450.50 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,081.50 kJ/mol  
23

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol  
31
4,083.00 kJ/mol  
35

5th Energy Level
Not Available  
6,640.00 kJ/mol  
20

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.98 g/amp-hr  
31
3.87 g/amp-hr  
9

Electron Work Function
3.00 eV  
36
4.25 eV  
21

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
65  
99+
82  
34

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
65  
99+
82  
34

Number of Neutrons
94  
36
125  
19

Number of Electrons
65  
99+
82  
34

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
177.00 pm  
17
175.00 pm  
19

Covalent Radius
194.00 pm  
16
146.00 pm  
38

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm  
22
202.00 pm  
27

Atomic Weight
158.93 amu  
99+
207.20 amu  
30

Atomic Volume
19.20 cm3/mol  
22
18.17 cm3/mol  
27

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thallium
  

Next Element
Bismuth
  

Valence Electron Potential
46.80 (-eV)  
33
24.20 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
360.10 pm  
36
495.08 pm  
16

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+
11.34 g/cm3  
33

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.65 g/cm3  
30
10.66 g/cm3  
15

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa  
17
12.00 MPa  
20

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
29
1.64 (Pa)  
7

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
22.10 GPa  
32
5.60 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
38.70 GPa  
33
46.00 GPa  
24

Young's Modulus
55.70 GPa  
34
16.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.26  
21
0.44  
3

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.23  
39
11.35  
25

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
1.15 nΩ·m  
99+
208.00 nΩ·m  
16

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.05 106/cm Ω  
36

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
21
35.10 kJ/mol  
28

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
26.65 J/mol·K  
26

Thermal Conductivity
11.10 W/m·K  
99+
35.30 W/m·K  
38

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
38
28.90 µm/(m·K)  
13

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
330.90 kJ/mol  
26
179.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.80 kJ/mol  
34
4.77 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol  
33
194.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
73.20 J/mol.K  
10
64.80 J/mol.K  
17

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