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Holmium (67Ho164.93032)
[7440-60-0]
[7440-60-0]
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Elemental Form| Pure holmium's luster is metallic to bright silver. The metal is relatively soft, malleable, and has unusual magnetic properties. While it oxidizes rapidly in moist air and at elevated temperatures, it is relatively stable in dry air at room temperature. | ||||
| Melting Point | 1474°C | Boiling Point | 2700°C | |
| Density | 8.795g/cm3 | Specific Heat @ 25°C | 0.039cal/g°C | |
| Heat of Fusion | 4.1k-cal/g-atom | Heat of Vaporization | 67k-cal/g-atom | |
| Atomic Volume | 18.7W/D | Electronegativity | 1.2Pauling's | |
| Covalent Radius | 1.58Angstroms | Electrical Resistivity @ 298°C | 81.4µΩ-cm | |
| Crystal Structure | Hexagonal | Compressibility | 2.47x10-6cm2/kg | |
| Thermal Neutron Cross Section | 64barns/atom | Magnetic Moment | 10.89Bohr magnetons | |
| Magnetic Susceptibility | 70,200x10-6emu/mole | Tensile Strength (annealed) | 37,500psi | |
| Yield Strength | 32,100psi | Transformation Temperature | 1428°C | |
| Standard Electrode Potential | +2.1volts | |||
