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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Tm
Hf
1.2 Group Number
NA4
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
66
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
d block
1.5 Element Family
Lanthanide
Transition Metal
1.6 CAS Number
74403047440586
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
194.00194.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  • Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
  • Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By-product Zirconium Refining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1879
In 1922
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %7 * 10-8 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.00000002 %~0.0000001 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 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.
  • It has an ability to absorb neutrons and hence it is used to make control rods in nuclear submarines. And this metal is also used in Plasma welding torches.
  • It alloys with iron, titanium and niobium are very useful.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Ammunition Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
NANA
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
NANA
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
1,545.00 °C2,150.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
1,730.00 °C5,400.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery Gray
Gray
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA5.50
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
471.00 MPa1,450.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa1,520.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
NA3,010.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Tm
Hf
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
3232
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.251.30
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.111.23
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.16
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.752.70
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol658.50 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,160.00 kJ/mol1,440.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,285.00 kJ/mol2,250.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol3,216.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr1.66 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA3.90 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
6972
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f13 6s2
[Xe] 4f14 5d2 6s2
6.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
6972
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
100106
Lithium Metal
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
6972
Lithium Metal
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
176.00 pm159.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
160.00 pm175.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
NA200.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
168.93 amu178.49 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
18.10 cm3/mol13.60 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
49.70 (-eV)81.00 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
353.75 pm319.64 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.571.58
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
9.32 g/cm313.31 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.56 g/cm312.00 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
NA445.00 MPa
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.06 (Pa)NA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
30.50 GPa30.00 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
44.50 GPa110.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
74.00 GPa78.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.210.37
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
9.3213.31
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
676.00 nΩ·m331.00 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.03 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol0.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.16 J/(kg K)0.14 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
27.03 J/mol·K25.73 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
16.90 W/m·K23.00 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium Metal
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
13.30 µm/(m·K)5.90 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
191.00 kJ/mol661.10 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
16.80 kJ/mol25.10 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
247.00 kJ/mol703.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
74.00 J/mol.K43.60 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1