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Terbium vs Neptunium


Neptunium vs Terbium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tb   
Np   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
7   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Actinide   

CAS Number
7440279   
99+
7439998   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Pnma   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
62.00   
11

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  
Not Available   

Sources
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson   

Discovery
In 1842   
In 1940   

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Neptunium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  • Neptunium’s isotope neptunium-237 is used as a neutron detectors.
  

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
640.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,123.00 °C   
29
3,902.00 °C   
13

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silver   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

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   
Np   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26   
13
20   
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.36   
29

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10   
30
1.22   
26

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
2.64   
25

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol   
99+
604.50 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol   
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,997.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol   
31
3,242.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.98 g/amp-hr   
31
1.77 g/amp-hr   
39

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+
93   
25

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2   
[Rn] 5f4 6d1 7s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Orthorhombic (ORTH)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Terbium.jpg#100   
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Neptunium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
65   
99+
93   
25

Number of Neutrons
94   
36
144   
14

Number of Electrons
65   
99+
93   
25

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
177.00 pm   
17
155.00 pm   
30

Covalent Radius
194.00 pm   
16
190.00 pm   
18

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
221.00 pm   
22

Atomic Weight
158.93 amu   
99+
237.00 amu   
22

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gadolinium
  
Uranium
  

Next Element
Dysprosium
  
Plutonium
  

Valence Electron Potential
46.80 (-eV)   
33
96.00 (-eV)   
9

Lattice Constant
360.10 pm   
36
666.30 pm   
3

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+
19.38 g/cm3   
14

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.65 g/cm3   
30
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa   
17
125.00 MPa   
14

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
0.11 (Pa)   
17

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   
Ductile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.23   
39
20.25   
6

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
1.15 nΩ·m   
99+
1.22 nΩ·m   
99+

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

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
Not Available   

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40

Molar Heat Capacity
28.91 J/mol·K   
9
29.46 J/mol·K   
8

Thermal Conductivity
11.10 W/m·K   
99+
6.30 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
3.20 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol   
33
Not Available   

Standard Molar Entropy
73.20 J/mol.K   
10
Not Available   

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