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Terbium vs Livermorium


Livermorium vs Terbium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tb  
Lv  

Group Number
3  
15
16  
2

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
f block  
p block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Probably Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440279  
99+
54100719  
3

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
166.00  
9

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  
Livermorium was first synthesized in 2000 by a joint Russian-American research team.  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander  
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1842  
In 2000  

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
-  

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 Livermorium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Research Purposes  

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  
31

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.50 p.p.m.  
22

Physical

Melting Point
1,356.00 °C  
33
-  

Boiling Point
3,123.00 °C  
30
3,500.00 °C  
18

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
-  

Brinell Hardness
677.00 MPa  
19
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
863.00 MPa  
20
400.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,620.00 m/s  
99+
4,600.00 m/s  
21

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.60  
32
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
66.00 %  
17

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Tb  
Lv  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26  
13
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.20  
40
2.00  
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.20  
32
1.90  
13

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10  
31
1.90  
1

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.20  
39
1.90  
13

Allen Electronegativity
1.20  
99+
1.90  
8

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.00  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
723.60 kJ/mol  
28

2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,331.50 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,846.30 kJ/mol  
35

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,811.20 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,078.60 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
38

8th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
34

9th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
31

10th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
30

14th Energy Level
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,168.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,900.00 kJ/mol  
26

16th Energy Level
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,000.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,085.00 kJ/mol  
23

18th Energy Level
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,090.00 kJ/mol  
32

19th Energy Level
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,169.70 kJ/mol  
13

20th Energy Level
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+
870.00 kJ/mol  
15

21st Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+
370.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
5,800.00 kJ/mol  
21

24th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
548.90 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
27

26th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
26

27th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
26

28th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
31

29th Energy Level
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
32

30th Energy Level
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+
709.00 kJ/mol  
26

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.98 g/amp-hr  
35
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21

Electron Work Function
3.00 eV  
99+
4.90 eV  
12

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
65  
99+
116  
2

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p4  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Terbium.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Livermorium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
65  
99+
116  
2

Number of Neutrons
94  
37
160  
5

Number of Electrons
65  
99+
116  
2

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
177.00 pm  
19
183.00 pm  
12

Covalent Radius
194.00 pm  
16
183.00 pm  
22

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm  
27
0.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
158.93 amu  
99+
293.00 amu  
2

Atomic Volume
19.20 cm3/mol  
34
22.90 cm3/mol  
16

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Moscovium
  

Next Element
No Next Element  

Valence Electron Potential
46.80 (-eV)  
34
0.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
360.10 pm  
40
362.15 pm  
36

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+
12.90 g/cm3  
28

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

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)  
99+

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
22.10 GPa  
99+
28.50 GPa  
30

Bulk Modulus
38.70 GPa  
40
42.00 GPa  
34

Young's Modulus
55.70 GPa  
37
12.50 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.26  
21
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.23  
99+
12.00  
34

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
10

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
1.15 nΩ·m  
99+
0.50 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
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

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+
9.70 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
330.90 kJ/mol  
99+
722.00 kJ/mol  
3

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.80 kJ/mol  
40
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol  
99+
380.50 kJ/mol  
32

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

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