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Thulium vs Gallium


Gallium vs Thulium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tm  
Ga  

Group Number
3  
15
13  
5

Period Number
6  
4  

Block
f block  
p block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440304  
99+
7440553  
32

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Cmca  

Space Group Number
194.00  
7
64.00  
12

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve  
Lecoq de Boisbaudran  

Discovery
In 1879  
In 1875  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
31
0.00 %  
17

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
16

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
22

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
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.
  
  • Gallium arsenide is a very important component of many semiconductors and led manufacturing.
  • Gallium nitride is also know as a semiconductor and it is used in Blu-ray technology, mobile smartphones and LED.
  

Industrial Uses
-  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3  
13

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
1,545.00 °C  
23
29.78 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,730.00 °C  
99+
2,403.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.25  
16
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
471.00 MPa  
30
56.80 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa  
33
111.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
2,760.00 m/s  
99+
2,740.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.60  
33
1.81  
20

Reflectivity
35.00 %  
34
36.00 %  
33

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Tm  
Ga  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
32  
7
24  
15

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.25  
36
1.81  
16

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.25  
28
2.42  
2

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11  
30
1.82  
2

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.25  
35
2.01  
9

Allen Electronegativity
1.25  
99+
1.76  
17

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.75  
19
2.19  
40

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,160.00 kJ/mol  
99+
1,979.30 kJ/mol  
13

3rd Energy Level
2,285.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,963.00 kJ/mol  
28

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,180.00 kJ/mol  
16

5th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
20

13th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,780.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
35
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
36
57,800.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,787.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+
578.80 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr  
30
0.87 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
2.40 eV  
99+
4.20 eV  
30

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
69  
99+
31  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f13 6s2  
[Ar] 3d10 4s2 4p1  

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

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Thulium.jpg#100  
ORTH-Crystal-Structure-of-Gallium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
69  
99+
31  
99+

Number of Neutrons
100  
33
39  
99+

Number of Electrons
69  
99+
31  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
135.00 pm  
99+

Covalent Radius
160.00 pm  
32
122.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
227.00 pm  
26
187.00 pm  
39

Atomic Weight
168.93 amu  
99+
69.72 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
18.10 cm3/mol  
40
11.80 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Erbium
  
Zinc
  

Next Element
Ytterbium
  
Rubidium
  

Valence Electron Potential
49.70 (-eV)  
29
69.70 (-eV)  
19

Lattice Constant
353.75 pm  
99+
451.97 pm  
20

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
40
1.30  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.32 g/cm3  
99+
5.91 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.56 g/cm3  
99+
6.10 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
69.00 MPa  
32
41.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
19
0.00  
23

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.06 (Pa)  
10
0.00 (Pa)  
15

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
30

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.50 GPa  
26
7.20 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
44.50 GPa  
30
37.30 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
74.00 GPa  
29
9.80 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.21  
32
0.47  
1

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.32  
99+
5.91  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
7

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Semiconductor  

Resistivity
676.00 nΩ·m  
5
270.00 nΩ·m  
15

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.07 106/cm Ω  
34

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
28.90 kJ/mol  
37

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.16 J/(kg K)  
36
0.37 J/(kg K)  
16

Molar Heat Capacity
27.03 J/mol·K  
28
25.86 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
16.90 W/m·K  
99+
40.60 W/m·K  
34

Critical Temperature
1,818.00 K  
27
302.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
13.30 µm/(m·K)  
35
18.00 µm/(m·K)  
26

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
191.00 kJ/mol  
99+
256.10 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
16.80 kJ/mol  
17
5.59 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
247.00 kJ/mol  
99+
276.10 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
74.00 J/mol.K  
9
40.80 J/mol.K  
99+

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