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What is Terbium?



Periodic Table
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Symbol
Tb 0

Group Number
Not Available 0

Period Number
6 2

Block
f block 0

Element Family
Lanthanide 0

CAS Number
7440279 53

Space Group Name
P63/mmc 0

Space Group Number
194.00 5

Facts
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Interesting Facts
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
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Sources
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals 0

History
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Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander 0

Discovery
In 1842 0

Abundance
0

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 % 27

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 % 29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 % 46

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 % 40

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 % 43

Abundance In Humans
Not Available 0

Uses
0

Uses & Benefits
  • Terbium salts are used in optical devices like laser devices.
  • Terbium’s alloy lengthens and shortens the magnetic field and this effect forms loudspeaker.
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Industrial Uses
Electronic Industry 0

Medical Uses
NA 0

Other Uses
Alloys 0

Biological Properties
0

Toxicity
Low Toxic 0

Present in Human Body
No 0

In Blood
Not Available 0

In Bone
Not Available 0

Physical
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Melting Point
1,356.00 °C 33

Boiling Point
3,123.00 °C 29

Appearance
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Physical State
Solid 0

Color
Silvery White 0

Luster
Metallic 0

Hardness
0

Mohs Hardness
Not Available 0

Brinell Hardness
677.00 MPa 17

Vickers Hardness
863.00 MPa 13

Speed of Sound
2,620.00 m/s 35

Optical Properties
0

Refractive Index
Not Available 0

Reflectivity
Not Available 0

Allotropes
No 0

α Allotropes
Not Available 0

β Allotropes
Not Available 0

γ Allotropes
Not Available 0

Chemical
0

Chemical Formula
Tb 0

Isotopes
0

Known Isotopes
26 13

Electronegativity
0

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available 0

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available 0

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.10 30

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available 0

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available 0

Electropositivity
0

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available 0

Ionization Energies
0

1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol 51

2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol 64

3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol 49

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol 31

5th Energy Level
Not Available 0

6th Energy Level
Not Available 0

7th Energy level
Not Available 0

8th Energy Level
Not Available 0

9th Energy Level
Not Available 0

10th Energy Level
Not Available 0

11th Energy Level
Not Available 0

12th Energy Level
Not Available 0

13th Energy Level
Not Available 0

14th Energy Level
Not Available 0

15th Energy Level
Not Available 0

16th Energy Level
Not Available 0

17th Energy Level
Not Available 0

18th Energy Level
Not Available 0

19th Energy Level
Not Available 0

20th Energy Level
Not Available 0

21st Energy Level
Not Available 0

22nd Energy Level
Not Available 0

23rd Energy Level
Not Available 0

24th Energy Level
Not Available 0

25th Energy Level
Not Available 0

26th Energy Level
Not Available 0

27th Energy Level
Not Available 0

28th Energy Level
Not Available 0

29th Energy Level
Not Available 0

30th Energy Level
Not Available 0

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.98 g/amp-hr 31

Electron Work Function
3.00 eV 36

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility 0

Atomic
0

Atomic Number
65 51

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f9 6s2 0

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP) 0

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Terbium.jpg#100 0

Atom
0

Number of Protons
65 50

Number of Neutrons
94 36

Number of Electrons
65 50

Radius of an Atom
0

Atomic Radius
177.00 pm 17

Covalent Radius
194.00 pm 16

Van der Waals Radius
221.00 pm 22

Atomic Weight
158.93 amu 46

Atomic Volume
19.20 cm3/mol 22

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
0

Previous Element
14 0

Next Element
78 0

Valence Electron Potential
46.80 (-eV) 33

Lattice Constant
360.10 pm 36

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3 0

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58 13

Mechanical
0

Density
0

Density At Room Temperature
8.23 g/cm3 50

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
7.65 g/cm3 30

Tensile Strength
60.00 MPa 17

Viscosity
Not Available 0

Vapor Pressure
0

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa) 29

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
12.50 (Pa) 8

Elasticity properties
0

Shear Modulus
22.10 GPa 32

Bulk Modulus
38.70 GPa 33

Young's Modulus
55.70 GPa 34

Poisson Ratio
0.26 21

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable 0

Magnetic
0

Magnetic Characteristics
0

Specific Gravity
8.23 39

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic 0

Permeability
Not Available 0

Susceptibility
Not Available 0

Electrical Properties
0

Electrical Property
Conductor 0

Resistivity
1.15 nΩ·m 60

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω 59

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol 21

Thermal
0

Specific Heat
0.18 J/(kg K) 33

Molar Heat Capacity
28.91 J/mol·K 9

Thermal Conductivity
11.10 W/m·K 62

Critical Temperature
Not Available 0

Thermal Expansion
10.30 µm/(m·K) 38

Enthalpy
0

Enthalpy of Vaporization
330.90 kJ/mol 26

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.80 kJ/mol 34

Enthalpy of Atomization
314.00 kJ/mol 33

Standard Molar Entropy
73.20 J/mol.K 10

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