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Erbium
Electron Configuration 2,8,18,30,8,2
Electron Configuration [Xe]] 4f12 6s2
Electronegativity 1.24
Enthalpy of Fusion 17.2 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 280 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 28.12 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 14.5 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 12.2 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering No data
Electrical resistivity 0.860 Ω m
Speed of sound 2830 m s-1
Young's modulus 69.9 GPa
Shear modulus 2830 GPa
Bulk modulus 44.4 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.237
Vickers hardness 589 MPa
Brinell hardness 814 MPa
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 175 pm
Bohr Radius 226 pm
Covalent Radius 0 pm
Van der Waals 0 pm
Oxidation States
Main Er+3
Other
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 588.7
M+ - M2+ 1151
M2+ - M3+ 2194
M3+ - M4+ 4115