ERBIUM ELEMENT NUMBER 68
Annie Westerman
All about Erbium!
- Cost: $650 per kilogram
- Atomic Mass: 167.26amu
- Melting Point in degrees Celsius: 1522.0
- Boiling Point in degrees Celsius: 2510.0
- Number of Protons: 68
- Number of Neutrons: 99
- Number of Electrons: 68
- Classification: Metal
- This element belongs to the transitioal metals family
FUN FACTS!
- It is malleable.
- It is stable in air and doesn't oxidize as quickly as the other rare-earth metals.
- It is not a required element in the human body, but recent studies have indicated it might help with metabolism.
More Fun Facts!
- The origin of Erbium comes from the town Ytterby in Sweden.
- The year of discovery was in 1843.
- Carl Gustaf Mosander discovered Erbium
- The electron configuration for Erbium is Xe 4f12 6s2