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Terbium vs Tin


Tin
Tin vs Terbium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tb   
Sn   

Group Number
Not Available   
14   
4

Period Number
6   
5   

Block
f block   
p block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Post-​Transition   

CAS Number
7440279   
99+
7440315   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
I41/amd   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
141.00   
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1842   
Before 3500 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
4 * 10-7 %   
20

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %   
29
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
40
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
13

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.
  
  • Tin-niobium alloy is used for producing superconducting magnets.
  • Tin salt known as a tin II chloride, it is used as a mordant and as a reducing agent for dyeing calico and silk.
  

Industrial Uses
Electronic Industry   
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
Dentistry   

Other Uses
Alloys   
NA   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.38 Blood/mg dm-3   
10

In Bone
Not Available   
1.40 p.p.m.   
16

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,356.00 °C   
33
231.90 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
3,123.00 °C   
29
2,270.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
1.50   
18

Brinell Hardness
677.00 MPa   
17
50.00 MPa   
99+

Vickers Hardness
863.00 MPa   
13
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
2,620.00 m/s   
35
2,730.00 m/s   
32

Optical Properties
  
  

Allotropes
No   
Yes   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
White Tin (Beta Tin)   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Tb   
Sn   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
26   
13
35   
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.96   
8

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.49   
15

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10   
30
1.72   
4

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
2.21   
3

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.82   
11

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
2.04   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol   
99+
708.60 kJ/mol   
33

2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol   
99+
1,411.80 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,943.00 kJ/mol   
30

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol   
31
3,930.30 kJ/mol   
99+

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
7,456.00 kJ/mol   
13

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

Electron Work Function
3.00 eV   
36
4.42 eV   
16

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
65   
99+
50   
99+

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

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Tetragonal (TETR)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Terbium.jpg#100   
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
65   
99+
50   
99+

Number of Neutrons
94   
36
69   
99+

Number of Electrons
65   
99+
50   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
177.00 pm   
17
140.00 pm   
38

Covalent Radius
194.00 pm   
16
139.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm   
22
217.00 pm   
23

Atomic Weight
158.93 amu   
99+
118.71 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
19.20 cm3/mol   
22
16.30 cm3/mol   
32

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Gadolinium
  
Indium
  

Next Element
Dysprosium
  
Cesium
  

Valence Electron Potential
46.80 (-eV)   
33
83.50 (-eV)   
14

Lattice Constant
360.10 pm   
36
583.18 pm   
7

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+
7.37 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.65 g/cm3   
30
6.99 g/cm3   
34

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa   
17
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
29
0.00 (Pa)   
17

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
22.10 GPa   
32
18.00 GPa   
36

Bulk Modulus
38.70 GPa   
33
58.00 GPa   
20

Young's Modulus
55.70 GPa   
34
50.00 GPa   
36

Poisson Ratio
0.26   
21
0.36   
8

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.23   
39
7.31   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Superconductor   

Resistivity
1.15 nΩ·m   
99+
115.00 nΩ·m   
28

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.09 106/cm Ω   
23

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
107.30 kJ/mol   
8

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33
0.23 J/(kg K)   
28

Molar Heat Capacity
28.91 J/mol·K   
9
27.11 J/mol·K   
20

Thermal Conductivity
11.10 W/m·K   
99+
66.80 W/m·K   
25

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
10.30 µm/(m·K)   
38
22.00 µm/(m·K)   
20

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
330.90 kJ/mol   
26
290.40 kJ/mol   
32

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol   
33
301.30 kJ/mol   
35

Standard Molar Entropy
73.20 J/mol.K   
10
51.20 J/mol.K   
29

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