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Properties of substance:

terbium

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

hexagonal metal

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

Tb

Structural formula as text:

Tb

Molar/atomic mass: 158.93

Melting point (°C):

1360

Boiling point (°C):

3200

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

mercury: 0.0001 (20°C) [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1843

Density:

8.25 (20°C, g/cm3)

Half-life:

13565Tb = 1.01 ms (p (about 100%))
13965Tb = 1.6 s (β+ (100%), β+p (?))
14065Tb = 2.32 s (β+ (100%), β+p (0.26%))
14165Tb = 3.5 s (β+ (100%))
141m65Tb = 7.9 s (β+ (100%))
14265Tb = 597 ms (β+ (100%), β+p (0.0022%))
142m65Tb = 303 ms (internal transition (100%))
142n65Tb = 26 μs (internal transition (100%))
14365Tb = 12 s (β+ (100%))
14465Tb = 1 s (β+ (100%))
144m65Tb = 4.25 s (internal transition (66%), β+ (34%))
144n65Tb = 2.8 μs (internal transition (100%))
144p65Tb = 670 ns (internal transition (100%))
14565Tb = 30.9 s (β+ (100%))
14665Tb = 8 s (β+ (100%))
146m65Tb = 24.1 s (β+ (100%))
146n65Tb = 1.18 ms (internal transition (100%))
14765Tb = 1.64 h (β+ (100%))
147m65Tb = 1.87 min (β+ (100%))
14865Tb = 60 min (β+ (100%))
148m65Tb = 2.20 min (β+ (100%))
148n65Tb = 1.310 μs (internal transition (100%))
14965Tb = 4.118 h (β+ (83.3%), α (16.7%))
149m65Tb = 4.16 min (β+ (about 100%), α (0.022%))
15065Tb = 3.48 h (β+ (about 100%), α )
150m65Tb = 5.8 min (β+ (about 100%))
15165Tb = 17.609 h (β+ (about 100%), α (0.0095%))
151m65Tb = 25 s (internal transition (93.4%), β+ (6.6%))
15265Tb = 17.5 h (β+ (100%))
152m65Tb = 960 ns (internal transition (100%))
152n65Tb = 4.2 min (internal transition (78.9%), β+ (21.1%))
15365Tb = 2.34 d (β+ (100%))
153m65Tb = 186 μs (internal transition (100%))
15465Tb = 21.5 h (β+ (about 100%))
154m65Tb = 9.994 h (β+ (78.2%), internal transition (21.8%))
154n65Tb = 22.7 h (β+ (98.2%), internal transition (1.8%))
154p65Tb = 513 ns ()
15565Tb = 5.32 d (electron capture (100%))
15665Tb = 5.35 d (β+ (about 100%))
156m65Tb = 24.4 h (internal transition (100%))
156n65Tb = 5.3 h ()
15765Tb = 71 y (electron capture (100%))
15865Tb = 180 y (β+ (83.4%), β- (16.6%))
158m65Tb = 10.70 s (internal transition (about 100%))
158n65Tb = 400 μs (internal transition (100%))
15965Tb = stable ( (isotopic abundance 100%))
16065Tb = 72.3 d (β- (100%))
16165Tb = 6.89 d (β- (100%))
16265Tb = 7.60 min (β- (100%))
16365Tb = 19.5 min (β- (100%))
16465Tb = 3.0 min (β- (100%))
16565Tb = 2.11 min (β- (100%))
16665Tb = 27.1 s (β- (100%))
16765Tb = 18.9 s (β- (100%))
16865Tb = 9.4 s (β- (100%))
168m65Tb = 710 ns (internal transition (100%))
16965Tb = 5.13 s (β- (100%), β-n)
17065Tb = 960 ms (β- (100%), β-n)
17165Tb = 1.23 s (β- (100%), β-n)
17265Tb = 760 ms (β- (100%), β-n)

Electrode potential:

Tb3+ + 3e- → Tb, E = -2.31 V (water, 25°C)
Tb4+ + e- → Tb3+, E = 3.1 V (water, 25°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

73.2 (s)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

28.95 (s)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

389 (g)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

202 (g)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

26.9 (g)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

10.8

Enthalpy (heat) of vaporization ΔvapH (kJ/mol):

331

References:

  1. Гурвич Я.А. Справочник молодого аппаратчика-химика. - М.: Химия, 1991. - pp. 51 [Russian]
  2. Рабинович В.А., Хавин З.Я. Краткий химический справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1977. - pp. 104 [Russian]
  3. Химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 4. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1995. - pp. 531-532 [Russian]

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