Terbium

Latin nameTerbium
English nameTerbium
chemical symbolTb
atomic number65
relative atomic mass158,92534
period6
groupIII.B
classificationlanthanides
discovery year1843
discovererCarl Mosander
melting point [°C]1356
boiling point [°C]3230
density [g cm-3]8,253
density at melting point [g cm-3]7,65
electronegativity [Pauling]1,2
oxidation statesIII, IV
electron configuration[Xe]4f9 6s2
atomic radius [pm]225
specific heat [J g-1K-1]0,18
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]10,8
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]11
el. conductivity [S m-1]8,3.105
1. ionizing potential [eV]5,8639
2. ionizing potential [eV]11,525
3. ionizing potential [eV]21,91
Vickers hardness [MPa]863
Brinell hardness [MPa]677
shear modulus [GPa]22
Young's modulus [GPa]56
Curie point [K]222
state at normal conditionssolid