Erbium

Erbium, ₆₈Er

Erbium
Pípè	/ˈɜːrbiəm/ ​(UR-bee-əm)
Ìhànsójú	silvery white
Ìwúwo átọ̀mù Ar, std(Er)	167.259(3)
Erbium ní orí tábìlì àyè
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Nọ́mbà átọ̀mù (Z)	68
Ẹgbẹ́	group n/a
Àyè	àyè 6
Àdìpọ̀	Àdìpọ̀-f
Ẹ̀ka ẹ́límẹ́ntì	Lanthanide
Ìtò ẹ̀lẹ́ktrọ́nù	[Xe] 4f12 6s2
Iye ẹ̀lẹ́ktrọ́nù lórí ìpele kọ̀ọ̀kan	2, 8, 18, 30, 8, 2
Àwọn ohun ìní ara
Ìfarahàn at STP	solid
Ìgbà ìyọ́	1802 K ​(1529 °C, ​2784 °F)
Ígbà ìhó	3141 K ​(2868 °C, ​5194 °F)
Kíki (near r.t.)	9.066 g/cm3
when liquid (at m.p.)	8.86 g/cm3
Heat of fusion	19.90 kJ/mol
Heat of	280 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity	28.12 J/(mol·K)
pressure P (Pa) 1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k at T (K) 1504 1663 (1885) (2163) (2552) (3132)
Atomic properties
Oxidation states	0, +1, +2, +3 Àdàkọ:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state/comment
Electronegativity	Pauling scale: 1.24
Atomic radius	empirical: 176 pm
Covalent radius	189±6 pm
Color lines in a spectral range Spectral lines of erbium
Other properties
Natural occurrence	primordial
Crystal structure	​hexagonal
Speed of sound thin rod	2830 m/s (at 20 °C)
Thermal expansion	(r.t.) (poly) 12.2 µm/(m·K)
Thermal conductivity	14.5 W/(m·K)
Electrical resistivity	(r.t.) (poly) 0.860 µ Ω·m
Magnetic ordering	paramagnetic at 300 K
Young's modulus	69.9 GPa
Shear modulus	28.3 GPa
Bulk modulus	44.4 GPa
Poisson ratio	0.237
Vickers hardness	589 MPa
Brinell hardness	814 MPa
CAS Number	7440-52-0
Main isotopes of erbium
Iso­tope Abun­dance Half-life (t1/2) Decay mode Pro­duct 160Er syn 28.58 h ε 0.330 160Ho 162Er 0.139% 162Er is stable with 94 neutrons 164Er 1.601% 164Er is stable with 96 neutrons 165Er syn 10.36 h ε 0.376 165Ho 166Er 33.503% 166Er is stable with 98 neutrons 167Er 22.869% 167Er is stable with 99 neutrons 168Er 26.978% 168Er is stable with 100 neutrons 169Er syn 9.4 d β− 0.351 169Tm 170Er 14.910% 170Er is stable with 102 neutrons 171Er syn 7.516 h β− 1.490 171Tm 172Er syn 49.3 h β− 0.891 172Tm