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Holmium
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Holmium

lanthanide· Solid·164.930332 u

Holmium is a chemical element with symbol Ho and atomic number 67. Part of the lanthanide series, holmium is a rare earth element. Holmium was discovered by Swedish chemist Per Theodor Cleve.

Identity

Symbol
Ho
Atomic Number
67
Atomic Mass
164.930332 u
Category
lanthanide
Block
f-block
Period
6
Group
3
Appearance
silvery white
Year Discovered
1878 CE
Discovered By
Marc Delafontaine
Named By
Stockholm

Electrons

Configuration
[Xe] 4f11 6s2
Full Configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f11
Shells
2, 8, 18, 29, 8, 2
Electronegativity
1.23
Electron Affinity
32.61
Oxidation States
+3
Ionization Energies
581, 1140, 2204, 4100

Physical Properties

Holmium
State at
Solid
Melting Point
1734
Boiling Point
2873
Density
8.79
Molar Heat
27.15 J/(mol·K)
Crystal Structure
HEX
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic

Mechanical

Covalent Radius
192 pm
Metallic Radius
176 pm
Mohs Hardness
2
Bulk Modulus
40 GPa GPa
Shear Modulus
26.3 GPa GPa
Young's Modulus
64.8 GPa GPa

Thermal & Electrical

Thermal Conductivity
16.2 W/(m K) W/(m·K)
Electrical Conductivity
1.23 MS/m S/m
Specific Heat
165 J/(kg K) J/(g·K)
Heat of Vaporization
265 kJ/mol kJ/mol
Heat of Fusion
17 kJ/mol kJ/mol

Abundance

Universe
500 ppt
Sun
0.5 ppb
Meteorite
54.0 ppb
Earth's Crust
1.3 ppm
Ocean
2.2e-7 ppm
Human Body
0