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| Tb | Terbium |
Atomic number : 65
Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) : 65 |
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Group 3 lanthanide Density / kg m-3 : 158.92534 |
Melting point / K : 1629 Boiling point / K : 3396 |
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Discovered in 1843 by C.G. Mosander at Stockholm, Sweden. |
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Abundances Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : n.a. Earth's crust / p.p.m. : 1.1 Residence time / years : n.a. Classification : recycled Oxidation state : III |
Seawater / p.p.m. : Atlantic surface : 1 × 10-7 Atlantic deep : 1.5 × 10-7 Pacific surface : 0.8 × 10-7 Pacific deep : 2.5 × 10-7 |
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Level in humans Organs: n.a., but low |
Daily dietary intake : n.a. Total mass of element in average (70 kg) person : n.a., but very low |
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A portrait of terbium is available on the Visual Elements site. Up to 200 individual items of information on this element are available in The Elements. |