Tb	Z =  65	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Terbium
			From the Swedish "Ytterby", meaning "outer village"
(AM) Atomic Mass	158.9254  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+3
(BP) Boiling Point	3041  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	1360  °C
(ρ) Density	8.25  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Hexagonal
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.2	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.59  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.182  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Xe]  4f9  6s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	565.4  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	293  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	10.15  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1843	♦	Location of Discovery	Sweden
(E°) Standard Potential	Tb3+⇔ Tb (-2.280 V)
Stable isotopes	159Tb
Discovered/Synthesized by	Carl Gustaf Mosander
Natural Source	The mineral/ore bastnasite, monazite, loparite
Common Uses	Phosphors in tvs & trichromatic fluorescent lamps, computer disks, magnetostrictive materials
Other Info	Does not tarnish rapidly in air Soft enough to be cut with a knife.
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