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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Tm
Nb
1.2 Group Number
NA5
Gadolinium
0 17
1.4 Period Number
65
Lithium
2 7
1.6 Block
f block
d block
1.7 Element Family
Lanthanide
Transition Metal
1.8 CAS Number
74403047440031
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.13 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Im_ 3m
1.14 Space Group Number
194.00229.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve
Charles Hatchett
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1879
In 1801
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %2 * 10-7 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.6.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.00000002 %~0.0000004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
3.1.5 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.2.5 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.4.2 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
3.4.5 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 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.
  • Niobium alloys are used in jet engines and rockets and spacecraft, beams and girders for buildings and oil and gas pipelines.
  • It is used superconducting magnets in particles accelerators, NMR and MRI equipment.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Unknown
Low Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
NA0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
5.2.4 In Bone
NA0.07 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
6 Physical
6.1 Melting Point
1,545.00 °C2,468.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
6.3 Boiling Point
1,730.00 °C2,468.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
6.4 Appearance
6.4.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
6.4.2 Color
Silvery Gray
Gray
6.4.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
6.5 Hardness
6.5.1 Mohs Hardness
NA6.00
Cesium
0.2 8.5
6.6.2 Brinell Hardness
471.00 MPa735.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
6.6.12 Vickers Hardness
520.00 MPa870.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
6.7 Speed of Sound
NA3,480.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
6.10 Optical Properties
6.10.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
7.1.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
7.3 Allotropes
7.3.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.3.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.3.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8 Chemical
8.1 Chemical Formula
Tm
Nb
8.2 Isotopes
8.2.1 Known Isotopes
3217
Tennessine
0 38
8.4 Electronegativity
8.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.251.60
Francium
0.7 2.54
8.5.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA1.42
Cesium
0.22 2.56
9.1.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.111.23
Cesium
0.86 1.82
9.3.1 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
9.7.1 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.41
Cesium
0.659 2.7
10.2 Electropositivity
10.2.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.752.40
Gold
1.46 3.3
10.4 Ionization Energies
10.4.1 1st Energy Level
596.70 kJ/mol652.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
10.8.1 2nd Energy Level
1,160.00 kJ/mol1,380.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
11.1.2 3rd Energy Level
2,285.00 kJ/mol2,416.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
11.1.4 4th Energy Level
4,120.00 kJ/mol3,700.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
11.7.1 5th Energy Level
NA4,877.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
12.2.2 6th Energy Level
NA9,847.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
12.3.2 7th Energy level
NA12,100.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
12.3.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
12.8.1 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
13.3.2 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
13.7.2 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
13.12.1 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
14.4.1 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
14.8.1 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
15.2.1 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
15.6.2 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
17.1.2 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
17.3.1 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
17.5.3 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
17.7.2 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
17.8.3 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
17.10.3 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
17.12.2 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
17.13.2 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
17.14.2 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
18.1.3 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
18.1.9 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
18.2.1 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
20.1.2 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
20.2.3 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
20.5 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.10 g/amp-hr0.69 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
21.2 Electron Work Function
NA4.30 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
21.5 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
22 Atomic
22.1 Atomic Number
6941
Lithium
3 117
23.4 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f13 6s2
[Kr] 4d4 5s1
23.5 Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
23.5.1 Crystal Lattice
23.6 Atom
23.6.1 Number of Protons
6941
Lithium
3 117
23.8.2 Number of Neutrons
10052
Lithium
4 184
24.1.3 Number of Electrons
6941
Lithium
3 117
25.2 Radius of an Atom
25.2.1 Atomic Radius
176.00 pm146.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
25.5.1 Covalent Radius
160.00 pm164.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
25.8.2 Van der Waals Radius
NA200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
25.11 Atomic Weight
168.93 amu92.91 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
25.13 Atomic Volume
18.10 cm3/mol10.87 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
25.16 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
25.16.1 Previous Element
25.16.2 Next Element
25.17 Valence Electron Potential
49.70 (-eV)104.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
25.20 Lattice Constant
353.75 pm330.04 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
25.21 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
25.22 Lattice C/A Ratio
1.57NA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
26 Mechanical
26.1 Density
26.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
9.32 g/cm38.57 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
26.1.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
8.56 g/cm3NA
Lithium
0.512 20
26.3 Tensile Strength
NA330.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
26.4 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
26.5 Vapor Pressure
26.5.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.06 (Pa)NA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
26.5.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
26.6 Elasticity properties
26.6.1 Shear Modulus
30.50 GPa38.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
26.6.2 Bulk Modulus
44.50 GPa170.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
26.6.3 Young's Modulus
74.00 GPa105.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
26.7 Poisson Ratio
0.210.40
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
26.8 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile, Malleable
27 Magnetic
27.1 Magnetic Characteristics
27.1.1 Specific Gravity
9.328.57
Lithium
0.53 4500
27.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
27.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
27.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
27.2 Electrical Properties
27.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
27.2.2 Resistivity
676.00 nΩ·m152.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
27.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.07 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
27.2.4 Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol86.10 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
28 Thermal
28.1 Specific Heat
0.16 J/(kg K)0.26 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
28.2 Molar Heat Capacity
27.03 J/mol·K24.60 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
28.3 Thermal Conductivity
16.90 W/m·K53.70 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
17.9 Critical Temperature
NANA
Ytterbium
26.3 3223
17.11 Thermal Expansion
13.30 µm/(m·K)7.30 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
17.13 Enthalpy
17.13.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
191.00 kJ/mol696.60 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
17.15.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
16.80 kJ/mol27.20 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
17.15.4 Enthalpy of Atomization
247.00 kJ/mol745.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
17.16 Standard Molar Entropy
74.00 J/mol.K36.40 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1