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Thulium vs Bohrium


Bohrium vs Thulium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tm  
Bh  

Group Number
Not Available  
7  
11

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
f block  
d block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Transition Metal  

CAS Number
7440304  
99+
54037148  
12

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Not Available  

Space Group Number
194.00  
5
Not Available  

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  
  • Bohrium metal is also known as Unnilseptium (Uns) and Nielsbohrium (Ns).
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve  
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  

Discovery
In 1879  
In 1981  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %  
30
Not Available  

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000002 %  
28
~-9999 %  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
Not Available  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
Not Available  

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
Not Available  

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 Bohrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
NA  
NA  

Medical Uses
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
Not Available  
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
Not Available  
0.00 p.p.m.  
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,545.00 °C  
23
Not Available  

Boiling Point
1,730.00 °C  
99+
Not Available  

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Unknown  

Luster
Metallic  
Unknown Luster  

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
471.00 MPa  
25
Not Available  

Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa  
21
Not Available  

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  
Bh  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
32  
7
5  
32

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.25  
35
Not Available  

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+
742.90 kJ/mol  
23

2nd Energy Level
1,160.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,688.50 kJ/mol  
30

3rd Energy Level
2,285.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,566.50 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
33
3,598.90 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
Not Available  
4,727.80 kJ/mol  
37

6th Energy Level
Not Available  
5,991.70 kJ/mol  
24

7th Energy level
Not Available  
7,226.80 kJ/mol  
22

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr  
26
Not Available  

Electron Work Function
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
69  
99+
107  
11

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f13 6s2  
[Rn] 5f14 6d5 7s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
69  
99+
107  
11

Number of Neutrons
100  
32
155  
8

Number of Electrons
69  
99+
107  
11

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
18
128.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
160.00 pm  
30
141.00 pm  
99+

Atomic Weight
168.93 amu  
99+
270.00 amu  
8

Atomic Volume
18.10 cm3/mol  
28
Not Available  

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Erbium
  

Next Element
Ytterbium
  
Hassium
  

Valence Electron Potential
49.70 (-eV)  
28
Not Available  

Lattice Constant
353.75 pm  
40
Not Available  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
NA  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
17
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.32 g/cm3  
40
37.10 g/cm3  
3

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.56 g/cm3  
24
Not Available  

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.06 (Pa)  
10
Not Available  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.50 GPa  
22
Not Available  

Bulk Modulus
44.50 GPa  
26
Not Available  

Young's Modulus
74.00 GPa  
27
Not Available  

Poisson Ratio
0.21  
31
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Unknown  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.32  
31
Not Available  

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Unknown  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Unknown  

Resistivity
676.00 nΩ·m  
5
Not Available  

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
Not Available  

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
21
Not Available  

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.16 J/(kg K)  
35
Not Available  

Molar Heat Capacity
27.03 J/mol·K  
22
Not Available  

Thermal Conductivity
16.90 W/m·K  
99+
Not Available  

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
13.30 µm/(m·K)  
29
Not Available  

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
191.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Fusion
16.80 kJ/mol  
17
Not Available  

Enthalpy of Atomization
247.00 kJ/mol  
99+
Not Available  

Standard Molar Entropy
74.00 J/mol.K  
9
Not Available  

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