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Tin vs Terbium


Tin
Terbium vs Tin


Periodic Table

Symbol
Sn  
Tb  

Group Number
14  
4
3  
15

Period Number
5  
6  

Block
p block  
f block  

Element Family
Post-​Transition  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440315  
99+
7440279  
99+

Space Group Name
I41/amd  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
141.00  
10
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining  
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Carl Gustaf Mosander  

Discovery
Before 3500 BC  
In 1842  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
21
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
19
0.00 %  
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
34
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
15
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Tin-niobium alloy is used for producing superconducting magnets.
  • Tin salt known as a tin II chloride, it is used as a mordant and as a reducing agent for dyeing calico and silk.
  
  • Terbium salts are used in optical devices like laser devices.
  • Terbium’s alloy lengthens and shortens the magnetic field and this effect forms loudspeaker.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry  
Electronic Industry  

Medical Uses
Dentistry  
-  

Other Uses
-  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.38 Blood/mg dm-3  
10
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
1.40 p.p.m.  
17
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
231.90 °C  
99+
1,356.00 °C  
33

Boiling Point
2,270.00 °C  
99+
3,123.00 °C  
30

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.50  
19
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
50.00 MPa  
99+
677.00 MPa  
19

Vickers Hardness
50.00 MPa  
99+
863.00 MPa  
20

Speed of Sound
2,730.00 m/s  
99+
2,620.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.40  
7
1.60  
32

Reflectivity
51.00 %  
30
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
Yes  
No  

α Allotropes
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)  
-  

β Allotropes
White Tin (Beta Tin)  
-  

γ Allotropes
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Sn  
Tb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
35  
4
26  
13

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.96  
9
1.20  
40

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.49  
19
1.20  
32

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.72  
5
1.10  
31

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.21  
5
1.20  
39

Allen Electronegativity
1.82  
14
1.20  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.04  
99+
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
33
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,411.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,174.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,943.00 kJ/mol  
30
2,417.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
3,930.30 kJ/mol  
99+
4,203.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,456.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
39
5,420.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
32
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
36
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
34
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
31
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
5,650.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
27
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
22
56,500.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
7,086.00 kJ/mol  
33
5,658.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
39
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
708.00 kJ/mol  
33
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
708.00 kJ/mol  
27
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
26
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
28
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
27
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
27
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
32
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
33
565.80 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
708.60 kJ/mol  
27
565.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.11 g/amp-hr  
99+
1.98 g/amp-hr  
35

Electron Work Function
4.42 eV  
22
3.00 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
50  
99+
65  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2  
[Xe] 4f9 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Tetragonal (TETR)  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Terbium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
50  
99+
65  
99+

Number of Neutrons
69  
99+
94  
37

Number of Electrons
50  
99+
65  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
140.00 pm  
40
177.00 pm  
19

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
194.00 pm  
16

Van der Waals Radius
217.00 pm  
29
221.00 pm  
27

Atomic Weight
118.71 amu  
99+
158.93 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
16.30 cm3/mol  
99+
19.20 cm3/mol  
34

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Indium
  

Next Element
Cesium
  

Valence Electron Potential
83.50 (-eV)  
14
46.80 (-eV)  
34

Lattice Constant
583.18 pm  
7
360.10 pm  
40

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
0.68  
99+
1.58  
35

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.37 g/cm3  
99+
8.23 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.99 g/cm3  
99+
7.65 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
15.00 MPa  
99+
60.00 MPa  
35

Viscosity
0.00  
15
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
18
0.00 (Pa)  
31

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
38
12.50 (Pa)  
8

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
18.00 GPa  
99+
22.10 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
58.00 GPa  
21
38.70 GPa  
40

Young's Modulus
50.00 GPa  
39
55.70 GPa  
37

Poisson Ratio
0.36  
8
0.26  
21

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.31  
99+
8.23  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
30
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
115.00 nΩ·m  
28
1.15 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.09 106/cm Ω  
28
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
107.30 kJ/mol  
9
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.23 J/(kg K)  
28
0.18 J/(kg K)  
34

Molar Heat Capacity
27.11 J/mol·K  
26
28.91 J/mol·K  
12

Thermal Conductivity
66.80 W/m·K  
25
11.10 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
505.00 K  
99+
1,629.00 K  
37

Thermal Expansion
22.00 µm/(m·K)  
21
10.30 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
290.40 kJ/mol  
99+
330.90 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.03 kJ/mol  
99+
10.80 kJ/mol  
40

Enthalpy of Atomization
301.30 kJ/mol  
99+
314.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
51.20 J/mol.K  
40
73.20 J/mol.K  
10

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