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Manganese vs Thulium


Thulium vs Manganese


Periodic Table

Symbol
Mn  
Tm  

Group Number
7  
11
Not Available  

Period Number
4  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7439965  
99+
7440304  
99+

Space Group Name
I_ 43m  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
217.00  
4
194.00  
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
  • Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
  
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johann Gottlieb Gahn  
Per Teodor Cleve  

Discovery
In 1774  
In 1879  

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.001 %  
8
~0.00000002 %  
28

Abundance In Meteorites
0.27 %  
8
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.11 %  
8
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
13
Not Available  

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • This metal is very brittle hence it mostly not used as a pure metal, but its alloys are very useful
  • Its alloy Manganese steel is extremely strong and used in railway tracks, safes, prison bars and riffle barrels.
  
  • 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
Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry  
NA  

Medical Uses
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic  
Unknown  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
0.08 Blood/mg dm-3  
14
Not Available  

In Bone
100.00 p.p.m.  
8
Not Available  

Physical Properties

Melting Point
1,245.00 °C  
37
1,545.00 °C  
23

Boiling Point
1,962.00 °C  
99+
1,730.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silver  
Silvery Gray  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
6.00  
6
Not Available  

Brinell Hardness
196.00 MPa  
99+
471.00 MPa  
25

Vickers Hardness
Not Available  
520.00 MPa  
21

Speed of Sound
5,150.00 m/s  
7
Not Available  

Optical Properties
  
  

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
Mn  
Tm  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
21  
18
32  
7

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.55  
25
1.25  
35

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.20  
7
Not Available  

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.60  
9
1.11  
29

Allen Electronegativity
1.75  
15
Not Available  

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.45  
29
2.75  
19

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
717.30 kJ/mol  
30
596.70 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,509.00 kJ/mol  
39
1,160.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,248.00 kJ/mol  
21
2,285.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,940.00 kJ/mol  
20
4,120.00 kJ/mol  
33

5th Energy Level
6,990.00 kJ/mol  
17
Not Available  

6th Energy Level
9,220.00 kJ/mol  
16
Not Available  

7th Energy level
11,500.00 kJ/mol  
16
Not Available  

8th Energy Level
18,770.00 kJ/mol  
5
Not Available  

9th Energy Level
21,400.00 kJ/mol  
6
Not Available  

10th Energy Level
23,960.00 kJ/mol  
9
Not Available  

11th Energy Level
27,590.00 kJ/mol  
10
Not Available  

12th Energy Level
30,330.00 kJ/mol  
10
Not Available  

13th Energy Level
33,150.00 kJ/mol  
11
Not Available  

14th Energy Level
38,880.00 kJ/mol  
10
Not Available  

15th Energy Level
41,987.00 kJ/mol  
13
Not Available  

16th Energy Level
109,480.00 kJ/mol  
1
Not Available  

17th Energy Level
118,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
Not Available  

18th Energy Level
127,100.00 kJ/mol  
3
Not Available  

19th Energy Level
138,600.00 kJ/mol  
4
Not Available  

20th Energy Level
148,500.00 kJ/mol  
6
Not Available  

21st Energy Level
158,600.00 kJ/mol  
6
Not Available  

22nd Energy Level
172,500.00 kJ/mol  
5
Not Available  

23rd Energy Level
181,380.00 kJ/mol  
5
Not Available  

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

Electron Work Function
4.10 eV  
25
Not Available  

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
25  
99+
69  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d5 4s2  
[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
25  
99+
69  
99+

Number of Neutrons
30  
99+
100  
32

Number of Electrons
25  
99+
69  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
127.00 pm  
99+
176.00 pm  
18

Covalent Radius
139.00 pm  
99+
160.00 pm  
30

Van der Waals Radius
200.00 pm  
28
Not Available  

Atomic Weight
54.94 amu  
99+
168.93 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Chromium
  
Erbium
  

Next Element
Iron
  
Ytterbium
  

Valence Electron Potential
220.00 (-eV)  
2
49.70 (-eV)  
28

Lattice Constant
891.25 pm  
1
353.75 pm  
40

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
1.57  
17

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
7.21 g/cm3  
99+
9.32 g/cm3  
40

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
5.95 g/cm3  
99+
8.56 g/cm3  
24

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
12
0.06 (Pa)  
10

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available  
30.50 GPa  
22

Bulk Modulus
120.00 GPa  
14
44.50 GPa  
26

Young's Modulus
198.00 GPa  
12
74.00 GPa  
27

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
0.21  
31

Other Mechanical Properties
NA  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
7.21  
99+
9.32  
31

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

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

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.02 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol  
40
50.00 kJ/mol  
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.48 J/(kg K)  
11
0.16 J/(kg K)  
35

Molar Heat Capacity
26.32 J/mol·K  
29
27.03 J/mol·K  
22

Thermal Conductivity
7.81 W/m·K  
99+
16.90 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
21.70 µm/(m·K)  
21
13.30 µm/(m·K)  
29

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
219.70 kJ/mol  
99+
191.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
14.64 kJ/mol  
23
16.80 kJ/mol  
17

Enthalpy of Atomization
280.30 kJ/mol  
38
247.00 kJ/mol  
99+

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

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