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Thallium vs Terbium


Terbium vs Thallium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tl  
Tb  

Group Number
13  
5
3  
15

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
p block  
f block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440280  
99+
7440279  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Compounds of Thallium metal are highly Toxic.
  • Thallium metal is being suspected as a human carcinogen.
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
Found As a By-product, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals  
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
William Crookes  
Carl Gustaf Mosander  

Discovery
In 1861  
In 1842  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
33
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
34
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Thallium is a toxic metal and hence it has limited uses. Thallium metal is mostly used for producing photoelectric cells.
  • In thermometer’s mercury alloy has 8% of thallium, as it has a melting point lower than 20°C.
  
  • Terbium salts are used in optical devices like laser devices.
  • Terbium’s alloy lengthens and shortens the magnetic field and this effect forms loudspeaker.
  

Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry  
Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Medical Research  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
38
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
303.50 °C  
99+
1,356.00 °C  
33

Boiling Point
1,457.00 °C  
99+
3,123.00 °C  
30

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.20  
21
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
26.50 MPa  
99+
677.00 MPa  
19

Vickers Hardness
120.00 MPa  
99+
863.00 MPa  
20

Speed of Sound
818.00 m/s  
99+
2,620.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.60  
32

Reflectivity
8.00 %  
37
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Tl  
Tb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
32  
7
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.62  
22
1.20  
40

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.25  
6
1.20  
32

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.44  
18
1.10  
31

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.96  
11
1.20  
39

Allen Electronegativity
1.79  
16
1.20  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.38  
33
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,971.00 kJ/mol  
14
1,174.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,878.00 kJ/mol  
32
2,417.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
17
4,203.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
37
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
99+
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
58,900.00 kJ/mol  
38
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,890.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
589.00 kJ/mol  
99+
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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

23rd Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

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

25th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

27th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
589.40 kJ/mol  
99+
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
7.63 g/amp-hr  
2
1.98 g/amp-hr  
35

Electron Work Function
3.84 eV  
39
3.00 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
81  
35
65  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1  
[Xe] 4f9 6s2  

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

Crystal Lattice
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Terbium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
81  
35
65  
99+

Number of Neutrons
123  
21
94  
37

Number of Electrons
81  
35
65  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
170.00 pm  
24
177.00 pm  
19

Covalent Radius
145.00 pm  
99+
194.00 pm  
16

Van der Waals Radius
196.00 pm  
37
221.00 pm  
27

Atomic Weight
204.38 amu  
31
158.93 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
17.20 cm3/mol  
99+
19.20 cm3/mol  
34

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Mercury
  

Next Element
Lead
  

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

Lattice Constant
345.66 pm  
99+
360.10 pm  
40

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.60  
23
1.58  
35

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
11.85 g/cm3  
33
8.23 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
11.22 g/cm3  
33
7.65 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
47.00 MPa  
39
60.00 MPa  
35

Viscosity
0.00  
22
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
16.90 (Pa)  
5
0.00 (Pa)  
31

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
38
12.50 (Pa)  
8

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
2.80 GPa  
99+
22.10 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
43.00 GPa  
33
38.70 GPa  
40

Young's Modulus
8.00 GPa  
99+
55.70 GPa  
37

Poisson Ratio
0.45  
2
0.26  
21

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Sectile  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
11.85  
35
8.23  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
28
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
0.18 nΩ·m  
99+
1.15 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.06 106/cm Ω  
37
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
19.20 kJ/mol  
38
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.18 J/(kg K)  
34

Molar Heat Capacity
26.32 J/mol·K  
37
28.91 J/mol·K  
12

Thermal Conductivity
46.10 W/m·K  
33
11.10 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
577.00 K  
99+
1,629.00 K  
37

Thermal Expansion
29.90 µm/(m·K)  
12
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
162.10 kJ/mol  
99+
330.90 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
4.27 kJ/mol  
99+
10.80 kJ/mol  
40

Enthalpy of Atomization
179.90 kJ/mol  
99+
314.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
64.20 J/mol.K  
20
73.20 J/mol.K  
10

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