Ho	Z =  67	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Holmium
			From the Latin "Holmia", meaning "Stockholm"
(AM) Atomic Mass	164.9304  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+3
(BP) Boiling Point	2720  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	1470  °C
(ρ) Density	8.78  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Hexagonal
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.2	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.58  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.165  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Xe]  4f11  6s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	580.65  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	265  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	17  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1867	♦	Location of Discovery	Switzerland
(E°) Standard Potential	Ho2+⇔ Ho (-2.100 V),   Ho3+⇔ Ho (-2.330 V)
Stable isotopes	165Ho
Discovered/Synthesized by	Per Theodor Cleve
Natural Source	The mineral/ore bastnasite, monazite, loparite
Common Uses	Infrared lasers, laser surgery, eye-safe laser rangefinders, computer disks, yellow glass filters
Other Info	Used as a dopant of crystals in high-performance lasers
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