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Tungsten Thulium Comparison


Thulium Tungsten comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
W  
Tm  

Group Number
6  
12
3  
15

Period Number
6  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440337  
99+
7440304  
99+

Space Group Name
Im_ 3m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
229.00  
2
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Tungsten element has the second highest melting point.
  • Pure tungsten can easily cut down with the help of hacksaw.
  
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Per Teodor Cleve  

Discovery
In 1781  
In 1879  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
28
0.00 %  
31

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
28

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
39
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
39
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
18
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Tungsten and its alloys are used in high-temperature applications like welding electrodes, high-temperature furnace, etc.
  • Tungsten carbide is very hard and used in metal working, mining and petroleum industry.
  
  • 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.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
-  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
31
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
37

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
40
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
3,410.00 °C  
1
1,545.00 °C  
23

Boiling Point
5,660.00 °C  
1
1,730.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Grayish White  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Lustrous  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
7.50  
2
2.25  
16

Brinell Hardness
2,000.00 MPa  
4
471.00 MPa  
30

Vickers Hardness
3,430.00 MPa  
3
520.00 MPa  
33

Speed of Sound
4,620.00 m/s  
20
2,760.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
2.10  
11
1.60  
33

Reflectivity
62.00 %  
21
35.00 %  
34

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
W  
Tm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33  
6
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.36  
3
1.25  
36

Sanderson Electronegativity
0.98  
99+
1.25  
28

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.40  
20
1.11  
30

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.36  
3
1.25  
35

Allen Electronegativity
1.47  
33
1.25  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.64  
99+
2.75  
19

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
16
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,700.00 kJ/mol  
30
1,160.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,045.40 kJ/mol  
99+
2,285.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
8
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
35
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
25
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
29
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
28
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
21
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

15th Energy Level
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
18
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
77,000.00 kJ/mol  
13
59,600.00 kJ/mol  
36

17th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
34
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
24
5,960.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
31
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
25
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

22nd Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

24th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
15
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
14
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
14
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
13
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
19
596.00 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
770.00 kJ/mol  
14
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Electron Work Function
4.55 eV  
18
2.40 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
74  
99+
69  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d4 6s2  
[Xe] 4f13 6s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
74  
99+
69  
99+

Number of Neutrons
110  
28
100  
33

Number of Electrons
74  
99+
69  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
162.00 pm  
31
160.00 pm  
32

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
35
227.00 pm  
26

Atomic Weight
183.84 amu  
37
168.93 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Tantalum
  
Erbium
  

Next Element
Rhenium
  
Ytterbium
  

Valence Electron Potential
140.00 (-eV)  
5
49.70 (-eV)  
29

Lattice Constant
316.52 pm  
99+
353.75 pm  
99+

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.29  
99+
1.57  
40

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
19.25 g/cm3  
16
9.32 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
17.60 g/cm3  
15
8.56 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
370.00 MPa  
11
69.00 MPa  
32

Viscosity
0.00  
1
0.00  
19

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.06 (Pa)  
10

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
99+
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
161.00 GPa  
5
30.50 GPa  
26

Bulk Modulus
310.00 GPa  
4
44.50 GPa  
30

Young's Modulus
411.00 GPa  
4
74.00 GPa  
29

Poisson Ratio
0.28  
17
0.21  
32

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
19.22  
18
9.32  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
23
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Superconductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
52.80 nΩ·m  
99+
676.00 nΩ·m  
5

Electrical Conductivity
0.19 106/cm Ω  
10
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
78.60 kJ/mol  
15
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40
0.16 J/(kg K)  
36

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

Thermal Conductivity
173.00 W/m·K  
7
16.90 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
3,695.00 K  
1
1,818.00 K  
27

Thermal Expansion
4.50 µm/(m·K)  
99+
13.30 µm/(m·K)  
35

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
799.10 kJ/mol  
1
191.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
35.23 kJ/mol  
1
16.80 kJ/mol  
17

Enthalpy of Atomization
837.00 kJ/mol  
1
247.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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