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Thulium vs Lithium


Lithium vs Thulium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tm  
Li  

Group Number
Not Available  
1  
17

Period Number
6  
2  

Block
f block  
s block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Alkali  

CAS Number
7440304  
99+
7439932  
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc  
Im_ 3m  

Space Group Number
194.00  
5
229.00  
1

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve  
Johan August Arfwedson  

Discovery
In 1879  
In 1817  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %  
30
6 * 10-7 %  
18

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000002 %  
28
~0.00017 %  
11

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
22

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
99+
0.00 %  
15

Abundance In Humans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
16

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.
  
  • The main usage of Lithium is manufacturing rechargeable batteries for electronic equipment and gadgets.
  • it is also used in manufacturing non-rechargeable batteries.
  

Industrial Uses
NA  
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown  
NA  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
Not Available  
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
27

In Bone
Not Available  
1.30 p.p.m.  
17

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,545.00 °C  
23
180.54 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,730.00 °C  
99+
1,347.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery Gray  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
NA  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available  
0.60  
21

Brinell Hardness
471.00 MPa  
25
5.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa  
21
Not Available  

Speed of Sound
Not Available  
6,000.00 m/s  
3

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  
Li  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
32  
7
8  
30

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.25  
35
0.98  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available  
0.89  
26

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11  
29
0.97  
38

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available  
0.97  
19

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available  
0.91  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.75  
19
3.02  
8

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,160.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,298.10 kJ/mol  
3

3rd Energy Level
2,285.00 kJ/mol  
99+
11,815.00 kJ/mol  
4

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
33
Not Available  

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr  
26
0.26 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available  
2.90 eV  
37

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
69  
99+
3  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f13 6s2  
[He] 2s1  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
69  
99+
3  
99+

Number of Neutrons
100  
32
4  
99+

Number of Electrons
69  
99+
3  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
18
152.00 pm  
31

Covalent Radius
160.00 pm  
30
128.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available  
182.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
168.93 amu  
99+
6.94 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
18.10 cm3/mol  
28
13.10 cm3/mol  
39

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Erbium
  
No Previous Element  

Next Element
Ytterbium
  
Beryllium
  

Valence Electron Potential
49.70 (-eV)  
28
19.00 (-eV)  
99+

Lattice Constant
353.75 pm  
40
351.00 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57  
17
Not Available  

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.32 g/cm3  
40
0.53 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.56 g/cm3  
24
0.51 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.06 (Pa)  
10
109.00 (Pa)  
2

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.50 GPa  
22
4.20 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
44.50 GPa  
26
11.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
74.00 GPa  
27
4.90 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.21  
31
Not Available  

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
NA  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.32  
31
0.53  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
676.00 nΩ·m  
5
92.80 nΩ·m  
33

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.11 106/cm Ω  
19

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
21
59.60 kJ/mol  
16

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.16 J/(kg K)  
35
3.60 J/(kg K)  
1

Molar Heat Capacity
27.03 J/mol·K  
22
24.86 J/mol·K  
99+

Thermal Conductivity
16.90 W/m·K  
99+
84.80 W/m·K  
20

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
3,223.00 K  
1

Thermal Expansion
13.30 µm/(m·K)  
29
46.00 µm/(m·K)  
7

Enthalpy
  
  

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

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

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

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

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