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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Tm
Er
1.2 Group Number
NANA
Gadolinium
0 17
1.4 Period Number
66
Lithium
2 7
1.8 Block
f block
f block
1.9 Element Family
Lanthanide
Lanthanide
1.10 CAS Number
74403047440520
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
3.2 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P63/mmc
3.3 Space Group Number
194.00194.00
Plutonium
11 229
4 Facts
4.1 Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  • Erbium metal is used as alloyed with Vanadium to make it softer.
  • Recent studies shows that it is helpful for metabolism.
4.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Mining
4.3 History
4.3.1 Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve
Carl Gustaf Mosander
4.3.2 Discovery
In 1879
In 1842
4.4 Abundance
4.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %2 * 10-7 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
4.4.4 Abundance In Sun
~0.00000002 %~0.0000001 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
4.5.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
4.6.1 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
4.6.3 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
5.1.1 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
7 Uses
7.1 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 a tendency to get tarnished in the open air, but when alloyed with elements like erbium, vanadium, its hardness levels decreases.
  • Its compounds like Erbium oxide is used in safety glasses of welders and metal workers.
7.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Chemical Industry
7.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
7.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys
7.3 Biological Properties
7.3.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Mildly Toxic
7.3.2 Present in Human Body
7.3.3 In Blood
NANA
Plutonium
0 1970
7.5.1 In Bone
NANA
Plutonium
0 170000
8 Physical
8.1 Melting Point
1,545.00 °C1,522.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
8.2 Boiling Point
1,730.00 °C2,510.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
8.6 Appearance
8.6.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
8.6.2 Color
Silvery Gray
Silvery White
8.6.3 Luster
Metallic
Lustrous
8.7 Hardness
8.7.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium
0.2 8.5
8.8.1 Brinell Hardness
471.00 MPa814.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
8.10.2 Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa589.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
8.12 Speed of Sound
NA2,830.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
8.16 Optical Properties
8.16.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
8.16.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
9.2 Allotropes
9.2.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
9.2.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
9.2.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
10 Chemical
10.1 Chemical Formula
Tm
Er
10.2 Isotopes
10.2.1 Known Isotopes
3231
Tennessine
0 38
10.3 Electronegativity
10.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.251.24
Francium
0.7 2.54
10.3.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.22 2.56
10.5.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.111.11
Cesium
0.86 1.82
10.5.5 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
10.5.7 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.659 2.7
10.6 Electropositivity
10.6.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.752.76
Gold
1.46 3.3
11.2 Ionization Energies
11.2.1 1st Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol589.30 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
11.2.2 2nd Energy Level
1,160.00 kJ/mol1,150.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
11.3.1 3rd Energy Level
2,285.00 kJ/mol2,194.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
11.3.2 4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol4,120.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
11.4.1 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
11.4.2 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
11.5.1 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
11.6.1 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
11.6.2 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
11.7.2 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
11.7.3 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
11.7.5 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
11.7.7 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
11.8.1 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
11.8.2 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
11.8.3 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
11.8.4 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
11.8.5 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
11.8.6 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
11.8.7 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
11.8.8 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
11.8.9 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
11.8.10 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
11.8.11 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
11.8.12 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
11.8.13 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
11.8.14 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
11.8.15 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
11.8.16 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
11.8.17 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
11.9 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr2.08 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
11.10 Electron Work Function
NANA
Cesium
2.14 5.65
11.11 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
12 Atomic
12.1 Atomic Number
6968
Lithium
3 117
12.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f13 6s2
[Xe] 4f12 6s2
12.3 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
12.3.1 Crystal Lattice
12.4 Atom
12.4.1 Number of Protons
6968
Lithium
3 117
12.4.2 Number of Neutrons
10099
Lithium
4 184
12.4.3 Number of Electrons
6968
Lithium
3 117
12.5 Radius of an Atom
12.5.1 Atomic Radius
176.00 pm176.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
12.5.2 Covalent Radius
160.00 pm189.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
12.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
NANA
Zinc
139 348
12.6 Atomic Weight
168.93 amu167.26 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
12.7 Atomic Volume
18.10 cm3/mol18.40 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
12.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
12.8.1 Previous Element
12.8.2 Next Element
12.9 Valence Electron Potential
49.70 (-eV)49.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
12.10 Lattice Constant
353.75 pm355.88 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
12.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
12.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.571.57
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
13 Mechanical
13.1 Density
13.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
9.32 g/cm39.07 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
13.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.56 g/cm38.86 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
1.3 Tensile Strength
NANA
Indium
2.5 11000
1.5 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
1.6 Vapor Pressure
1.6.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.06 (Pa)0.00 (Pa)
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
1.9.1 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
1.3 Elasticity properties
1.3.1 Shear Modulus
30.50 GPa28.30 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
2.5.2 Bulk Modulus
44.50 GPa44.40 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
2.8.2 Young's Modulus
74.00 GPa69.90 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
2.11 Poisson Ratio
0.210.24
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
2.12 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Malleable
3 Magnetic
3.1 Magnetic Characteristics
3.1.1 Specific Gravity
9.329.07
Lithium
0.53 4500
4.4.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
4.4.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
4.4.6 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
4.5 Electrical Properties
4.5.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
4.5.2 Resistivity
676.00 nΩ·m0.86 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
5.2.5 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.01 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
5.2.7 Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol50.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
7 Thermal
7.1 Specific Heat
0.16 J/(kg K)0.17 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
8.4 Molar Heat Capacity
27.03 J/mol·K28.12 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
8.5 Thermal Conductivity
16.90 W/m·K14.50 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
9.2 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
9.4 Thermal Expansion
13.30 µm/(m·K)12.20 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
9.7 Enthalpy
9.7.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
191.00 kJ/mol261.00 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
9.8.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
16.80 kJ/mol17.20 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
9.9.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
247.00 kJ/mol314.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
9.11 Standard Molar Entropy
74.00 J/mol.K73.10 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1