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Thulium
General | States | Energies | Oxidation & Electrons |
Appearance & Characteristics | Reactions |
Other Forms Radius | Conductivity | Abundance



General:

Name: Thulium Symbol: Tm
Group: Rare Earth, Lanthanides Atomic weight: 168.9342
Density @ 293 K: 9.33 g/cm3 Atomic volume: 18.1 cm3/mol
Group: Rare Earth, Lanthanides Discovered: 1879

States

State (s, l, g): solid
Melting point: 1818.2 K Boiling point: 2000 K
Heat of fusion: 16.840 kJ/mol Heat of vaporization: 191.0 kJ/mol

Energies

1st ionization energy: 596.7 kJ/mole
Electronegativity: 1.25 2nd ionization energy: 1163 kJ/mole
Electron affinity: 50 kJ/mole 3rd ionization energy: 2544 kJ/mole
Specific heat: 0.16 J/gK Heat atomization: 232 kJ/mole atoms

Oxidation & Electrons

Shells: 2,8,18,31,8,2 Electron configuration: [Xe] 4f13 6s2
Minimum oxidation number: 0 Maximum oxidation number: 3
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, => Tm2O3
Reaction with 6 M HCl: mild, => H2, TmCl3 Reaction with 6 M HCl: mild, => H2, TmCl3
Reaction with 15 M HNO3: mild, => Tm(NO3)3 Reaction with 6 M NaOH:

Other Forms

Number of isotopes: 1 Hydride(s): TmH2 TmH3
Oxide(s): Tm2O3 Chloride(s): TmCl2 TmCl3

Radius

Ionic radius (2- ion): pm Ionic radius (1- ion): pm
Atomic radius: 176 pm Ionic radius (1+ ion): pm
Ionic radius (2+ ion): 117 pm Ionic radius (3+ ion): 102 pm

Conductivity

Thermal conductivity: 16.9 J/m-sec-deg
Electrical conductivity: 13.5 1/mohm-cm Polarizability: 21.8 A^3

Abundance

Source: Monazite(phosphate),bastnaesite
Rel. abund. solar system: -1.423 log Abundance earth's crust: -0.3 log
cost, pure: 4100 $/100g cost, bulk: $/100g