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Nihonium vs Holmium


Holmium vs Nihonium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Nh  
Ho  

Group Number
13  
5
Not Available  

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
p block  
f block  

Element Family
Probably Post-​Transition  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
54084707  
6
7440600  
29

Space Group Name
Not Available  
P63/mmc  

Space Group Number
194.00  
5
194.00  
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
Not Available  
  • Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
  • Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  
Marc Delafontaine  

Discovery
In 2003  
In 1878  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
Not Available  
5 * 10-8 %  
27

Abundance In Meteorites
Not Available  
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
Not Available  
0.00 %  
38

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available  
0.00 %  
99+

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Ununtrium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • Holmium metal has an ability to absorb neutrons, so this metal is used in nuclear reactors to keep the chain reactions of elements under control.
  • Alloys of Holmium are used to produce Magnet.
  

Industrial Uses
NA  
NA  

Medical Uses
NA  
NA  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys, Nuclear Research  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Unknown  
Low Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

Physical Properties

Melting Point
430.00 °C  
99+
1,461.00 °C  
30

Boiling Point
1,130.00 °C  
99+
2,600.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Unknown  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
Not Available  
746.00 MPa  
13

Vickers Hardness
Not Available  
481.00 MPa  
23

Speed of Sound
Not Available  
2,760.00 m/s  
30

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
Nh  
Ho  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
7  
31
34  
5

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.23  
37

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Not Available  
1.10  
30

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available  
2.77  
17

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
704.90 kJ/mol  
34
581.00 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
2,238.50 kJ/mol  
7
1,140.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,023.30 kJ/mol  
26
2,204.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,351.50 kJ/mol  
29
4,100.00 kJ/mol  
34

5th Energy Level
5,692.60 kJ/mol  
28
Not Available  

Electrochemical Equivalent
Not Available  
2.02 g/amp-hr  
29

Electron Work Function
Not Available  
Not Available  

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization  
Chemical Stability, Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
113  
5
67  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2 7p1  
[Xe] 4f11 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Not Known  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  

Crystal Lattice
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Ununtrium.jpg#100  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Holmium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
113  
5
67  
99+

Number of Neutrons
150  
11
98  
34

Number of Electrons
113  
5
67  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
Not Available  
176.00 pm  
18

Covalent Radius
Not Available  
192.00 pm  
17

Van der Waals Radius
Not Available  
216.00 pm  
24

Atomic Weight
286.00 amu  
4
164.93 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
Not Available  
18.70 cm3/mol  
24

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element

Next Element
Flerovium
  
Erbium
  

Valence Electron Potential
Not Available  
47.90 (-eV)  
31

Lattice Constant
Not Available  
357.73 pm  
38

Lattice Angles
NA  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3  

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available  
1.57  
17

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
16.00 g/cm3  
19
8.79 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Not Available  
8.34 g/cm3  
26

Tensile Strength
Not Available  
Not Available  

Viscosity
Not Available  
Not Available  

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available  
0.00 (Pa)  
16

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
Not Available  
26.30 GPa  
28

Bulk Modulus
Not Available  
40.20 GPa  
32

Young's Modulus
Not Available  
64.80 GPa  
31

Poisson Ratio
Not Available  
0.23  
29

Other Mechanical Properties
Unknown  
Ductile, Malleable, Sectile  

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
Not Available  
8.80  
35

Magnetic Ordering
Unknown  
Paramagnetic  

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Unknown  
Conductor  

Resistivity
Not Available  
814.00 nΩ·m  
4

Electrical Conductivity
Not Available  
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
Not Available  
50.00 kJ/mol  
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
Not Available  
0.16 J/(kg K)  
35

Molar Heat Capacity
Not Available  
27.15 J/mol·K  
19

Thermal Conductivity
Not Available  
16.20 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
Not Available  
Not Available  

Thermal Expansion
Not Available  
11.20 µm/(m·K)  
35

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
Not Available  
241.00 kJ/mol  
38

Enthalpy of Fusion
Not Available  
11.76 kJ/mol  
29

Enthalpy of Atomization
Not Available  
301.00 kJ/mol  
36

Standard Molar Entropy
Not Available  
75.30 J/mol.K  
8

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