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Er
Erbium
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Erbium (Er) is a silvery coloured metal that has the atomic number 68 in the periodic table. It is a Lanthanide metal.
Erbium was isolated in 1843 by Carl Mosander who obtained two metal oxides from Yttria. One of these was the pink erbium oxide. It was extracted in 1878 by Jean-Charles Galissard de Marignac. Erbium like Holmium is used as a neutron absorber in nuclear reactors. The oxide Erbia is used as a pink glaze in glass. It is a solid metal at room temperature with a melting point of 1529°c and a boiling point of 2868°c.
COUNTRY of ORIGIN:
Australia, China, India, Russia, United States
USES:
No items found.
Erbium is used in heat-absorbing glass, photographic filters, and as a fiber-optic amplifier. It's also used to coat sunglasses and to color glass and porcelain.
Orbital Configuration
2,8,18,30,8,2
68
Protons
68
Electrons
99
Neutrons
Discovered in
1843
by :
Carl Mosander
Erbium
Stats

Element Symbol

Atomic Weight

Atomic Number

State

Melting Point

Boiling Point

Heat of Vaporization

Crystal Structure

Thermoconductivity

Shells

Group

Period

Block

Orbitals

Coefficient of Thermal Expansion

Covalent Radius

Density at 293K

Electrical Conductivity

First Ionization Potential

Second Ionization Potential

Third Ionization Potential

Ionic Radius

Oxydation States

Lattice Parameter

Lattice Parameter 3

Er

167.259

68

Solid

1529 °C

2868 °C

261 kJ/mol

Hexagonal

0.143 W/cmK

2,8,18,30,8,2

Lanthanide

6

F Block

[Xe] 4f12 6s2

9.4 10^-6 K^-1

1.57 Å

9.05 g/cm³

0.0117 10^6/cm ohm

6.1078 V

11.929 V

22.739 V

1.00 (+3) Å

3

3.5589 Å

5.5511 Å

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H
Hydrogen
2
He
Helium
3
Li
Lithium
4
Be
Beryllium
5
B
Boron
6
C
Carbon
7
N
Nitrogen
8
O
Oxygen
9
F
Fluorine
10
Ne
Neon
11
Na
Sodium
12
Mg
Magnesium
13
Al
Aluminium
14
Si
Silicon
15
P
Phosphorus
16
S
Sulfur
17
Cl
Chlorine
18
Ar
Argon
19
K
Potassium
20
Ca
Calcium
21
Sc
Scandium
22
Ti
Titanium
23
V
Vanadium
24
Cr
Chromium
25
Mn
Manganese
26
Fe
Iron
27
Co
Colbalt
28
Ni
Nickel
29
Cu
Copper
30
Zn
Zinc
31
Ga
Gallium
32
Ge
Germanium
33
As
Arsenic
34
Se
Selenium
35
Br
Bromine
36
Kr
Krypton
37
Rb
Rubidium
38
Sr
Strontium
39
Y
Yttrium
40
Zr
Zirconium
41
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Niobium
42
Mo
Molybdenum
43
Tc
Technetium
44
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Ruthenium
45
Rh
Rhodium
46
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Palladium
47
Ag
Silver
48
Cd
Cadmium
49
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Iridium
50
Sn
Tin
51
Sb
Antimony
52
Te
Tellurium
53
I
Iodine
54
Xe
Xenon
55
Cs
Caesium
56
Ba
Barium
56
*
72
Hf
Hafnium
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Ta
Tantalum
74
W
Tungsten
75
Re
Rhenium
76
Os
Osmium
77
Ir
Iridium
78
Pt
Platinum
79
Au
Gold
80
Hg
Mercury
81
Tl
Vanadium
82
Pb
Lead
83
Bi
Bismuth
84
Po
Polonium
85
At
Astatine
86
Rn
Radon
87
Fr
Francium
88
Ra
Radium
89
**
104
Rf
Rutherfordium
105
Db
Dubnium
106
Sg
Seaborgium
107
Bh
Bohrium
108
Hs
Hassium
109
Mt
Meitnerium
110
Ds
Darmstadtium
111
Rg
Roentgenium
112
Cn
Copernicium
113
Nh
Nionium
114
Fl
Flerovium
115
Mc
Moscovium
116
Lv
Livermorium
117
Ts
Tennessine
118
Og
Oganesson
89
*
57
La
Lanthanum
58
Ce
Cerium
59
Pr
Praseodymium
60
Nd
Neodymium
61
Pm
Promethium
62
Sm
Samarium
63
Eu
Europium
64
Gd
Gadolinium
65
Tb
Terbium
66
Dy
Dysprosium
67
Ho
Holmium
68
Er
Erbium
69
Tm
Thulium
70
Yb
Ytterbium
71
Lu
Lutetium
89
**
89
Ac
Actinium
90
Th
Thorium
91
Pa
Protactinium
92
U
Uranium
93
Np
Neptunium
94
Pu
Plutonium
95
Am
Americium
96
Cm
Curium
97
Bk
Berkelium
98
Cf
Californium
99
Es
Einsteinium
100
Fm
Fermium
101
Md
Mendelevium
102
No
Nobelium
103
Lr
Lawrencium
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Sc
Scandium
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Yttrium
57
La
Lanthanum
58
Ce
Cerium
59
Pr
Praseodymium
60
Nd
Neodymium
61
Pm
Promethium
62
Sm
Samarium
63
Eu
Europium
64
Gd
Gadolinium
65
Tb
Terbium
66
Dy
Dysprosium
67
Ho
Holmium
68
Er
Erbium
69
Tm
Thulium
70
Yb
Ytterbium
71
Lu
Lutetium