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Tb
158.9254
Terbium
General | States | Energies | Oxidation & Electrons |
Appearance & Characteristics | Reactions |
Other Forms Radius | Conductivity | Abundance



General:

Name: Terbium Symbol: Tb
Group: Rare Earth, Lanthanides Atomic weight: 158.9254
Density @ 293 K: 8.27 g/cm3 Atomic volume: 19.2 cm3/mol
Group: Rare Earth, Lanthanides Discovered: 1843

States

State (s, l, g): solid
Melting point: 1633.2 K Boiling point: 3073 K
Heat of fusion: 10.80 kJ/mol Heat of vaporization: 330.90 kJ/mol

Energies

1st ionization energy: 564.7 kJ/mole
Electronegativity: 1.21 2nd ionization energy: 1112 kJ/mole
Electron affinity: 50 kJ/mole 3rd ionization energy: 2114 kJ/mole
Specific heat: 0.18 J/gK Heat atomization: 389 kJ/mole atoms

Oxidation & Electrons

Shells: 2,8,18,27,8,2 Electron configuration: [Xe] 4f9 6s2
Minimum oxidation number: 0 Maximum oxidation number: 4
Min. common oxidation no.: 0 Max. common oxidation no.: 3

Appearance & Characteristics

Structure: hcp: hexagonal close pkd Color: silvery-white
Uses: alloys Toxicity:
Hardness: mohs Characteristics: soft

Reactions

Reaction with air: vigorous, => Tb4O7 (approx.)
Reaction with 6 M HCl: mild, => H2, TbCl3 Reaction with 6 M HCl: mild, => H2, TbCl3
Reaction with 15 M HNO3: mild, => Tb(NO3)3 Reaction with 6 M NaOH:

Other Forms

Number of isotopes: 1 Hydride(s): TbH2 TbH3
Oxide(s): TbO2 Tb4O7 Chloride(s): TbCl3

Radius

Ionic radius (2- ion): pm Ionic radius (1- ion): pm
Atomic radius: 177 pm Ionic radius (1+ ion): pm
Ionic radius (2+ ion): pm Ionic radius (3+ ion): 106.3 pm

Conductivity

Thermal conductivity: 11.1 J/m-sec-deg
Electrical conductivity: 8.8 1/mohm-cm Polarizability: 25.5 A^3

Abundance

Source: Monazite(phosphate),bastnaesite
Rel. abund. solar system: -1.220 log Abundance earth's crust: 0 log
cost, pure: 1800 $/100g cost, bulk: $/100g