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Thulium Europium Comparison


Europium Thulium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tm   
Eu   

Group Number
Not Available   
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
f block   
f block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440304   
99+
7440531   
34

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Im_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
229.00   
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  
Not Available   

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve   
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1896   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000002 %   
28
~0.00000005 %   
27

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Thulium metal produces isotopes that emits X-rays. This isotope is used in X-ray machine.
  • Thulium element is also used in Surgical equipment like laser.
  
  • Europium metals main uses is in the printing of euro banknotes. These notes glow red under UV light.
  • It is used in low energy light bulbs.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,545.00 °C   
23
822.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
1,730.00 °C   
99+
1,597.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gray   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Lustrous   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
471.00 MPa   
25
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa   
21
167.00 MPa   
34

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
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
Tm   
Eu   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
32   
7
31   
8

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.25   
35
1.20   
39

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.01   
22

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11   
29
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.75   
19
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol   
99+
547.10 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,160.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,085.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,285.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,404.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol   
33
4,120.00 kJ/mol   
33

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr   
26
1.89 g/amp-hr   
33

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
2.50 eV   
99+

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
69   
99+
63   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f13 6s2   
[Xe] 4f7 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)   

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
69   
99+
63   
99+

Number of Neutrons
100   
32
89   
38

Number of Electrons
69   
99+
63   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm   
18
180.00 pm   
14

Covalent Radius
160.00 pm   
30
198.00 pm   
13

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
233.00 pm   
18

Atomic Weight
168.93 amu   
99+
151.96 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
18.10 cm3/mol   
28
28.90 cm3/mol   
8

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Erbium
  
Samarium
  

Next Element
Ytterbium
  
Gadolinium
  

Valence Electron Potential
49.70 (-eV)   
28
45.60 (-eV)   
35

Lattice Constant
353.75 pm   
40
458.10 pm   
17

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57   
17
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.32 g/cm3   
40
5.26 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.56 g/cm3   
24
5.13 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
120.00 MPa   
15

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.06 (Pa)   
10
19.40 (Pa)   
4

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.50 GPa   
22
7.90 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
44.50 GPa   
26
8.30 GPa   
99+

Young's Modulus
74.00 GPa   
27
18.20 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.21   
31
0.15   
34

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.32   
31
5.24   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
676.00 nΩ·m   
5
0.90 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.16 J/(kg K)   
35
0.18 J/(kg K)   
33

Molar Heat Capacity
27.03 J/mol·K   
22
27.66 J/mol·K   
16

Thermal Conductivity
16.90 W/m·K   
99+
13.90 W/m·K   
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
13.30 µm/(m·K)   
29
35.00 µm/(m·K)   
8

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
191.00 kJ/mol   
99+
143.50 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
16.80 kJ/mol   
17
9.21 kJ/mol   
37

Enthalpy of Atomization
247.00 kJ/mol   
99+
180.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
74.00 J/mol.K   
9
77.80 J/mol.K   
4

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