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Thulium vs Nickel


Nickel vs Thulium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Tm   
Ni   

Group Number
Not Available   
10   
8

Period Number
6   
4   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440304   
99+
7440020   
99+

Space Group Name
P63/mmc   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
194.00   
5
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • After iron, Zinc metal the second most abundant element in the earth crust.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve   
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1751   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
6 * 10-3 %   
4

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000002 %   
28
~0.008 %   
3

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
1.30 %   
3

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.01 %   
15

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
13

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
14

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.
  
  • It has corrosion resistance and hence it is used to plate other metals.
  • Its alloys are very useful; Nichrome alloy is used in the hot coil of toasters and electric oven.
  

Industrial Uses
NA   
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown   
Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.05 Blood/mg dm-3   
17

In Bone
Not Available   
0.70 p.p.m.   
18

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,545.00 °C   
23
1,453.00 °C   
31

Boiling Point
1,730.00 °C   
99+
2,732.00 °C   
38

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gray   
Silver   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
4.00   
10

Brinell Hardness
471.00 MPa   
25
667.00 MPa   
18

Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa   
21
638.00 MPa   
16

Speed of Sound
Not Available   
4,900.00 m/s   
12

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
72.00 %   
9

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   
Ni   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
32   
7
25   
14

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.25   
35
1.91   
10

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.94   
10

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.11   
29
1.75   
3

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.88   
6

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.75   
19
2.09   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol   
99+
737.10 kJ/mol   
25

2nd Energy Level
1,160.00 kJ/mol   
99+
1,753.00 kJ/mol   
25

3rd Energy Level
2,285.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,395.00 kJ/mol   
17

4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol   
33
5,300.00 kJ/mol   
15

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
7,339.00 kJ/mol   
15

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
10,400.00 kJ/mol   
9

7th Energy level
Not Available   
12,800.00 kJ/mol   
10

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
15,600.00 kJ/mol   
10

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
18,600.00 kJ/mol   
10

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
21,670.00 kJ/mol   
14

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
30,970.00 kJ/mol   
7

12th Energy Level
Not Available   
34,000.00 kJ/mol   
7

13th Energy Level
Not Available   
37,100.00 kJ/mol   
7

14th Energy Level
Not Available   
41,500.00 kJ/mol   
8

15th Energy Level
Not Available   
44,800.00 kJ/mol   
10

16th Energy Level
Not Available   
48,100.00 kJ/mol   
12

17th Energy Level
Not Available   
55,101.00 kJ/mol   
11

18th Energy Level
Not Available   
58,570.00 kJ/mol   
12

19th Energy Level
Not Available   
148,700.00 kJ/mol   
1

20th Energy Level
Not Available   
159,000.00 kJ/mol   
3

21st Energy Level
Not Available   
169,400.00 kJ/mol   
3

22nd Energy Level
Not Available   
182,700.00 kJ/mol   
2

23rd Energy Level
Not Available   
194,000.00 kJ/mol   
2

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

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
5.15 eV   
2

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
69   
99+
28   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f13 6s2   
[Ar] 3d8 4s2 Or [Ar] 3d9 4s1   

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Thulium.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Nickel.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
69   
99+
28   
99+

Number of Neutrons
100   
32
31   
99+

Number of Electrons
69   
99+
28   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm   
18
124.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
160.00 pm   
30
124.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available   
163.00 pm   
40

Atomic Weight
168.93 amu   
99+
58.69 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
18.10 cm3/mol   
28
6.59 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Erbium
  
Cobalt
  

Next Element
Ytterbium
  
Copper
  

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

Lattice Constant
353.75 pm   
40
352.40 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
8.91 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.56 g/cm3   
24
7.81 g/cm3   
29

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
345.00 MPa   
11

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.06 (Pa)   
10
0.00 (Pa)   
31

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available   
19.50 (Pa)   
6

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
30.50 GPa   
22
76.00 GPa   
12

Bulk Modulus
44.50 GPa   
26
180.00 GPa   
9

Young's Modulus
74.00 GPa   
27
200.00 GPa   
11

Poisson Ratio
0.21   
31
0.31   
13

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.32   
31
8.90   
33

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Ferromagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
0.00 H/m   
2

Susceptibility
Not Available   
600.00   
2

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
676.00 nΩ·m   
5
69.30 nΩ·m   
39

Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.14 106/cm Ω   
13

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
112.00 kJ/mol   
6

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.16 J/(kg K)   
35
0.44 J/(kg K)   
13

Molar Heat Capacity
27.03 J/mol·K   
22
26.07 J/mol·K   
31

Thermal Conductivity
16.90 W/m·K   
99+
90.90 W/m·K   
18

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
13.30 µm/(m·K)   
29
13.40 µm/(m·K)   
28

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
191.00 kJ/mol   
99+
371.80 kJ/mol   
20

Enthalpy of Fusion
16.80 kJ/mol   
17
17.57 kJ/mol   
14

Enthalpy of Atomization
247.00 kJ/mol   
99+
422.60 kJ/mol   
17

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

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