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Thulium Fermium Comparison

Thulium
Fermium
Fermium Thulium comparison


Periodic Table
Symbol
Tm  
Fm  
Group Number
3  
15
3  
15
Period Number
6  
7  
Block
f block  
f block  
Element Family
Lanthanide  
Actinide  
CAS Number
7440304  
99+
7440724  
19
Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
-  
Space Group Number
194.00  
7
194.00  
7
Facts
Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  
  • Fermium metal is highly radioactive in nature.
  • Fermium is synthetically produced metal.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Pu-239 with Neutrons  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
Discovery
In 1879  
In 1952  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
31
0.00 %  
35
Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
30
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
-  
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
-  
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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Fermium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
Industrial Uses
-  
-  
Medical Uses
-  
-  
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
-  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
-  
-  
Present in Human Body
No  
No  
In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
Physical
Melting Point
1,545.00 °C  
23
1,527.00 °C  
26
Boiling Point
1,730.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid  
Solid  
Color
Silvery Gray  
-  
Luster
Metallic  
-  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
2.25  
16
6.00  
6
Brinell Hardness
471.00 MPa  
30
500.00 MPa  
28
Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa  
33
600.00 MPa  
28
Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
2,500.00 m/s  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
1.60  
33
1.30  
99+
Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
59.00 %  
24
Allotropes
No  
No  
α Allotropes
-  
-  
β Allotropes
-  
-  
γ Allotropes
-  
-  
Chemical
Chemical Formula
Tm  
Fm  
Isotopes
  
  
Known Isotopes
32  
7
18  
21
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
1.25  
36
1.30  
33
Sanderson Electronegativity
1.25  
28
1.30  
25
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11  
30
1.20  
28
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.25  
35
1.30  
33
Allen Electronegativity
1.25  
99+
1.30  
40
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
2.75  
19
2.70  
22
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,160.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,225.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,285.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,363.00 kJ/mol  
99+
4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,792.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
39
6th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7th Energy level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
8th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
9th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,040.00 kJ/mol  
33
10th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
99+
12th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
10
13th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
38
14th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
35
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
27
15th Energy Level
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
38
16th Energy Level
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
36
62,700.00 kJ/mol  
28
17th Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
18th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
40
19th Energy Level
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+
994.80 kJ/mol  
21
20th Energy Level
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
21st Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
99+
22nd Energy Level
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+
345.00 kJ/mol  
99+
23rd Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
6,270.00 kJ/mol  
14
24th Energy Level
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
38
25th Energy Level
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.00 kJ/mol  
40
26th Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
39
27th Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
28th Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
29th Energy Level
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
30th Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
627.60 kJ/mol  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr  
30
3.20 g/amp-hr  
15
Electron Work Function
2.40 eV  
99+
4.47 eV  
21
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  
Atomic
Atomic Number
69  
99+
100  
18
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f13 6s2  
[Rn] 5f12 7s2  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Not Known  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Thulium.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Fermium.jpg#100  
Atom
  
  
Number of Protons
69  
99+
100  
18
Number of Neutrons
100  
33
157  
8
Number of Electrons
69  
99+
100  
18
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
180.00 pm  
16
Covalent Radius
160.00 pm  
32
180.00 pm  
23
Van der Waals Radius
227.00 pm  
26
245.00 pm  
13
Atomic Weight
168.93 amu  
99+
257.00 amu  
15
Atomic Volume
18.10 cm3/mol  
40
18.00 cm3/mol  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Previous Element
Erbium
  
Einsteinium
  
Next Element
Ytterbium
  
Mendelevium
  
Valence Electron Potential
49.70 (-eV)  
29
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
Lattice Constant
353.75 pm  
99+
350.00 pm  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
-  
Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
40
1.63  
13
Mechanical
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
9.32 g/cm3  
99+
9.70 g/cm3  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.56 g/cm3  
99+
9.70 g/cm3  
99+
Tensile Strength
69.00 MPa  
32
0.10 MPa  
99+
Viscosity
0.00  
19
0.00  
25
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.06 (Pa)  
10
0.00 (Pa)  
22
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
30
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
30.50 GPa  
26
30.00 GPa  
27
Bulk Modulus
44.50 GPa  
30
50.00 GPa  
24
Young's Modulus
74.00 GPa  
29
0.00 GPa  
99+
Poisson Ratio
0.21  
32
0.35  
9
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  
Magnetic
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Specific Gravity
9.32  
99+
9.70  
99+
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  
Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
16
Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  
Resistivity
676.00 nΩ·m  
5
7.90 nΩ·m  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Thermal
Specific Heat
0.16 J/(kg K)  
36
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
Molar Heat Capacity
27.03 J/mol·K  
28
27.00 J/mol·K  
29
Thermal Conductivity
16.90 W/m·K  
99+
0.00 W/m·K  
99+
Critical Temperature
1,818.00 K  
27
1,323.00 K  
99+
Thermal Expansion
13.30 µm/(m·K)  
35
11.00 µm/(m·K)  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
191.00 kJ/mol  
99+
319.20 kJ/mol  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
16.80 kJ/mol  
17
13.30 kJ/mol  
30
Enthalpy of Atomization
247.00 kJ/mol  
99+
-  
Standard Molar Entropy
74.00 J/mol.K  
9
50.00 J/mol.K  
99+
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