Tb - Terbium

Terbium was discovered by Mosander in 1843 in Stockholm. One of four elements named for the Swedish town of Ytterby.

Atomic number - 65 Density g/mL 8 .27
Atomic weight u 158 .9254 Melting point K 1630
Bonding radius A 1 .59 Boiling point K 3496
Atomic radius A 2 .51 Heat of vaporization kJ/mol 330 .9
Ionization Potential V 5 .86 Heat of fusion kJ/mol 10 .8
Electronegativity - 1 .2 Specific heat J/gK 0 .18
The oxide is a weak base.
Crystal are hexagonal.

Electron config. : [Xe] 4f9 6s2


Isotopes of Tb: Click mass number for decay process, product for element page.


140
2.4 sec
EC/p,10.800
Gd-140/Gd-139
139.94557
141
3.5 sec
EC,8.300 MeV
Gd-141
140.94116
142
597 msec
EC/ECp,10.100
Gd-142/Eu-141
141.93870
143
12 sec
EC,7.400 MeV
Gd-143
142.93451
144
1 sec
EC,8.900 MeV
Gd-144
143.93236
145
31.6 sec
EC,6.510 MeV
Gd-145
144.92867
146
8 sec
EC,8.080 MeV
Gd-146
145.92697
147
1.7 hr
EC,4.609 MeV
Gd-147
146.92403
148
60 min
EC,5.690 MeV
Gd-148
147.92421
149
4.118 hr
a/EC,3.636
Eu-145/Gd-149
148.92324
150
3.48 hr
a/EC,4.656
Eu-146/Gd-150
149.92365
151
17.609 hr
a/EC,2.565
Eu-147/Gd-151
150.92309
151a
25 sec
EC,2.664 MeV
Gd-151
150.92320
152
17.5 hr
a/EC,3.990
Eu-148/Gd-152
151.92406
153
2.34 da
EC,1.570 MeV
Gd-153
152.92343
154
21.5 hr
B-/EC,3.560
Dy-154/Gd-154
153.92469
155
5.32 da
EC,1.627 MeV
Gd-155
154.92350
156
5.35 da
B-/EC,2.444
Dy-156/Gd-156
155.92474
157
71 yr
EC,1.363 MeV
Gd-157
156.92402
158
180 yr
B-/EC,1.220
Dy-158/Gd-158
157.92541
158a
10.70 sec
EC,1.330 MeV
Gd-158
157.92552
159 100%

Stable

158.92534
160
72.3 da
B-,1.835 MeV
Dy-160
159.92716
161
6.88 da
B-,1.956 MeV
Dy-161
160.92756
162
7.60 min
B-,2.510 MeV
Dy-162
161.92948
163
19.5 min
B-,1.785 MeV
Dy-163
162.93064
164
3.0 min
B-,3.890 MeV
Dy-164
163.93334
165
2.11 min
B-,3.000 MeV
Dy-165
164.93483
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