Symbol
Tm
  
Hg
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
6
  
Block
f block
  
d block
  
Element Family
Lanthanide
  
Transition Metal
  
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
  
R_ 3m
  
Interesting Facts
- Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
- Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  
- At room temperature mercury is found in a liquid state.
- A coin of pound or rupees floats in mercury.
- Because of its low melting point and boiling point it is used in thermometers.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve
  
Ancient Chinese and Indians
  
Discovery
In 1879
  
Before 2000 BCE
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Universe
Not Available
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.00000002 %
  
28
~-9999 %
  
Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available
  
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
  
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 is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
- It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  
Industrial Uses
NA
  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
Dentistry
  
Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
  
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Unknown
  
Highly Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
No
  
Yes
  
In Blood
Not Available
  
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
  
23
In Bone
Not Available
  
0.45 p.p.m.
  
19
Melting Point
1,545.00 °C
  
23
Not Available
  
Boiling Point
1,730.00 °C
  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Liquid
  
Color
Silvery Gray
  
Silver
  
Luster
Metallic
  
NA
  
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
Not Available
  
1,451.40 m/s
  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Tm
  
Hg
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,007.10 kJ/mol
  
4
2nd Energy Level
1,160.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,810.00 kJ/mol
  
20
3rd Energy Level
2,285.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3,300.00 kJ/mol
  
20
4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol
  
33
Not Available
  
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr
  
26
3.74 g/amp-hr
  
10
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
  
Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
  
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f13 6s2
  
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2
  
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
  
Rhombohedral (RHO)
  
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Thulium.jpg#100
  
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Mercury.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
  
Atomic Weight
168.93 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
18.10 cm3/mol
  
28
14.82 cm3/mol
  
35
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
49.70 (-eV)
  
28
28.20 (-eV)
  
99+
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
NA
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
13.53 g/cm3
  
24
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
  
Young's Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
  
NA
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
  
Diamagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor
  
Conductor
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω
  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
0.00 kJ/mol
  
40
Specific Heat
0.16 J/(kg K)
  
35
0.14 J/(kg K)
  
38
Molar Heat Capacity
27.03 J/mol·K
  
22
27.98 J/mol·K
  
13
Thermal Conductivity
16.90 W/m·K
  
99+
8.30 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
13.30 µm/(m·K)
  
29
60.40 µm/(m·K)
  
5
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
191.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
56.90 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Fusion
16.80 kJ/mol
  
17
2.29 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
247.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
61.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
74.00 J/mol.K
  
9
75.80 J/mol.K
  
6