Erbium (Er)
lanthanideSolid
Bobot Atom Standar
167,259 uKonfigurasi elektron
[Xe] 6s2 4f12Titik lebur
1528,85 °CTitik didih
2867,85 °CMassa jenis
9070 kg/m³Bilangan oksidasi
0, +1, +2, +3Keelektronegatifan (Pauling)
1,24Energi ionisasi (ke-1)
6,1077 eVTahun penemuan
1843Jari-jari atom
175 pmDetail
Erbium is a lanthanide metal and one of the heavier rare-earth elements. In compounds it is dominated by the +3 oxidation state, giving many salts a characteristic pale pink color. Its greatest technological importance comes from optical transitions of Er³⁺ ions, especially in silica glass, where they enable amplification near 1.55 micrometres for fiber-optic communications. It occurs in nature with other rare earths rather than as a native metal.
The pure metal is soft and malleable and has a bright, silvery, metallic luster. As with other rare-earth metals, its properties depend to a certain extent on the impurities present. The metal is fairly stable in air and does not oxidize as rapidly as some of the other rare-earth metals. Naturally occurring erbium is a mixture of six isotopes, all of which are stable. Nine radioactive isotopes of erbium are also recognized. Recent production techniques, using ion-exchange reactions, have resulted in much lower prices of the rare-earth metals and their compounds in recent years. Most of the rare-earth oxides have sharp absorption bands in the visible, ultraviolet, and near infrared. This property, associated with the electronic structure, gives beautiful pastel colors to many of the rare-earth salts.
The name derives from the Swedish town of Ytterby, where the ore gadolinite (in which it was found) was first mined. Erbium was discovered by the Swedish surgeon and chemist Carl-Gustav Mosander in 1843 in a yttrium sample. He separated the yttrium into yttrium, a rose-coloured salt he called terbium and a deep-yellow peroxide that he called erbium.
The mineral gadolinite ((Ce, La, Nd, Y)2FeBe2Si2O10), discovered in a quarry near the town of Ytterby, Sweden, has been the source of a great number of rare earth elements. In 1843, Carl Gustaf Mosander, a Swedish chemist, was able to separate gadolinite into three materials, which he named yttria, erbia and terbia. As might be expected considering the similarities between their names and properties, scientists soon confused erbia and terbia and, by 1877, had reversed their names. What Mosander called erbia is now called terbia and visa versa. From these two substances, Mosander discovered two new elements, terbium and erbium. Today, erbium is primarily obtained through an ion exchange process from the minerals xenotime (YPO4) and euxenite ((Y, Ca, Er, La, Ce, U, Th)(Nb, Ta, Ti)2O6).
Erbium, one of the so-called rare-earth elements on the lanthanide series, is found in the minerals mentioned under dysprosium. In 1842 Mosander separated "yttria" found in the mineral gadolinite, into three fractions which he called yttria, erbia, and terbia. The names erbia and terbia became confused in this early period. After 1860, Mosander's terbia was known as erbia, and after 1877, the earlier known erbia became terbia. The erbia of this period was later shown to consist of five oxides, now known as erbia, scandia, holmia, thulia and ytterbia. By 1905 Urbain and James independently succeeded in isolating fairly pure Er2O3. Klemm and Bommer first produced reasonably pure erbium metal in 1934 by reducing the anhydrous chloride with potassium vapor.
Pure erbium is a silvery-white metal with a metallic lustre. It is soft and malleable compared with many common structural metals, and it slowly tarnishes in air as an oxide layer forms. Finely divided erbium reacts more readily than massive pieces.
Erbium-doped silica glass is used in optical fiber amplifiers and some fiber lasers, where Er³⁺ emits in the low-loss telecommunications window. Erbium-doped crystals and glasses are also used in solid-state lasers, including medical and dental laser systems that couple strongly to water. Small additions of erbium can modify the properties of some alloys and nuclear materials, but these uses are limited compared with optical applications. Erbium oxide is used as a pink colorant in glass and ceramics.
Erbium is alloyed with vanadium to make it softer and easier to shape. Erbium is added to fiber optic cables as a doping agent where it is used as a signal amplifier. Erbium also has some uses in the nuclear power industry.
Erbia, the renamed material that Mosander discovered in 1843, is erbium oxide (Er2O3), one of erbium's compounds. Erbia has a pink color and is used to color glass and glazes. Other erbium compounds include: erbium fluoride (ErF3, erbium chloride (ErCl3 and erbium iodide (ErI3).
Erbium is finding nuclear and metallurgical uses. Added to vanadium, for example, erbium lowers the hardness and improves workability. Erbium oxide gives a pink color and has been used as a colorant in glasses and porcelain enamel glazes.
Isotopes in Biology
Radiolabeled 171Er (with a half-life of 7.5 h) tablets have been used to study bowel movements of individuals using external scintigraphy. Such tablets have an enteric coating and contain small amounts of stable erbium oxide (170Er) initially. The tablets are then irradiated at a low neutron flux to produce radioactively labeled 171Er tablets, via the 170Er (n, γ) 171Er reaction. This method is a noninvasive approach for determining gastric emptying rates and visualizing segments of the digestive system in an individual [479] A. Parr, R. M. Beihn, M. Jay. Int. J. Pharm.32, 251 (1986)., [480] M. C. Theodorakis. Am. Physiol. Soc. Gastrointest. Liver Physiol.239, G39 (1980)..
Isotopes in Medicine
169Er (with a half-life of 9.4 days) is used in radiosynovectomy, which is a regularly practiced radiotherapy, on rheumatoid arthritis patients whose condition is resistant to standard methods of treatment (Fig. IUPAC.68.1). Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease of the joint capsule (synovial sac), which is lined with a thin membrane called the synovium, of an individual’s moveable joints (synovial joints). In radiosynovectomy, the radiopharmaceutical called 169Er- citrate colloid, which contains colloidal particles that are labeled with β-emitting 169Er, is directly injected into the synovial cavity (the cavity between the bones in a moveable joint inside of the synovium) of the affected joint. These radioactive-colloid particles are then phagocytized (engulfed) by macrophage-like synoviocytes as well as other phagocytizing inflammatory cells in the patient’s synovium. Necrosis (tissue death) and the inhabitation of cell proliferation (increase in number of cells) result from the radiation of the synovium and therefore, temporarily halts synovitis (which is the condition of when the synovium thickens with inflammation) and improves synovial joint function [481] F. M. van der Zanta, Z. N. Jahangierb, G. G. M. Gommansa, J. D. Moolenburghc, J. W. G. Jacobs. Appl. Radiat. Isot.65, 649 (2007)., [482] S. J. Kim, K. A. Jung. Clin. Med. Res.5, 244 (2007)., [483] M. E. A. McNeil. The First Year Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed, Marlowe & Company, New York, NY (2005)., [484] G. Prabhakar, S. S. Sachdev, N. Sivaprasad. Pharma Times41, 11 (2009)..
Erbium chemistry is typical of the trivalent lanthanides. Erbium(III) oxide, Er₂O₃, is a stable pink oxide and an important commercial intermediate. Erbium(III) chloride, ErCl₃, and erbium(III) nitrate, Er(NO₃)₃, form hydrated salts used in preparation and research. Er³⁺ is a hard Lewis acid and forms complexes with oxygen- and nitrogen-donor ligands. The +2 state is uncommon and strongly reducing; the +4 state is not a normal part of erbium chemistry under ordinary conditions.
See more information at the Erbium compound page.
Metallic erbium has low acute toxicity, but dust or turnings can present fire and inhalation hazards, as with many finely divided reactive metals. Soluble erbium salts should be handled as irritants and potential systemic toxicants because rare-earth ions can interact with biological ligands. Erbium has no known essential biological role. Natural erbium is only weakly radioactive in the practical sense; isotope-specific radiation hazards apply mainly to artificially produced radioisotopes.
Erbium is dispersed in the crust in rare-earth minerals such as monazite and xenotime, always mixed with chemically similar lanthanides. Weathering can release Er³⁺ into soils and sediments, where it tends to bind to clays, phosphates, carbonates, and organic matter rather than remain highly mobile. It has no established biological function, and environmental concern is usually linked to mining, separation reagents, and waste streams rather than to erbium alone.
Erbium is obtained as a by-product of rare-earth mining and separation, not from ores mined specifically for erbium. Processing relies on solvent extraction or ion-exchange methods to separate it from neighboring lanthanides with very similar chemistry. Demand is specialized and strongly tied to optical materials, lasers, and colorants, so the market is much smaller than for major light rare earths or magnet materials. Recycling is limited because erbium is often present as a dilute dopant in glass or ceramics, where recovery is technically possible but rarely economical.
Found with other heavier rare earths in xenotime and euxerite.
Erbium is a trace element in the cosmos. Its stable isotopes were made mainly by slow and rapid neutron-capture processes in earlier generations of stars, followed by incorporation into interstellar dust and later planetary material. In meteorites and rocky planets it behaves as a refractory lithophile rare earth and is concentrated with other lanthanides rather than forming separate phases.
- The name erbium comes from Ytterby, the Swedish village that also gave names to yttrium, terbium, and ytterbium.
- Er³⁺ in glass can amplify light directly inside an optical fiber without converting the signal to electricity.
- Erbium oxide is pink, although the pure metal is silvery.
- Natural erbium contains several stable isotopes, with ¹⁶⁶Er the most abundant.
- Erbium and holmium discoveries were historically entangled because rare-earth oxides were difficult to separate.
Gambar
Sifat
Fisika
- Jari-jari atom (empiris)
- 175 pm Bandingkan Jari-jari atom (empiris) semua unsur →
- Jari-jari kovalen
- 189 pm Bandingkan Jari-jari kovalen semua unsur →
- Jari-jari van der Waals
- 235 pm Bandingkan Jari-jari van der Waals semua unsur →
- Massa jenis
- 9070 kg/m³ Bandingkan Massa jenis semua unsur →
- Volume molar
- 0,0184 L/mol
- Fase pada STP
- Padat Bandingkan Fase pada STP semua unsur →
- Titik lebur
- 1528,85 °C Bandingkan Titik lebur semua unsur →
- Titik didih
- 2867,85 °C Bandingkan Titik didih semua unsur →
- Kapasitas kalor spesifik
- 0,168 J/(g·K) Bandingkan Kapasitas kalor spesifik semua unsur →
- Kapasitas kalor molar
- 28,12 J/(mol·K) Bandingkan Kapasitas kalor molar semua unsur →
- Struktur kristal
- Heksagonal susunan rapat Bandingkan Struktur kristal semua unsur →
Kimia
- Keelektronegatifan (Pauling)
- 1,24 Bandingkan Keelektronegatifan (Pauling) semua unsur →
- Afinitas elektron
- 0,312 eV
- Energi ionisasi (ke-1)
- 6,1077 eV Bandingkan Energi ionisasi (ke-1) semua unsur →
- Energi ionisasi (ke-2)
- 11,916041 eV Bandingkan Energi ionisasi (ke-2) semua unsur →
- Energi ionisasi (ke-3)
- 22,700078 eV Bandingkan Energi ionisasi (ke-3) semua unsur →
- Energi ionisasi (ke-4)
- 42,420146 eV Bandingkan Energi ionisasi (ke-4) semua unsur →
- Energi ionisasi (ke-5)
- 65,100224 eV Bandingkan Energi ionisasi (ke-5) semua unsur →
- Bilangan oksidasi
- 0, +1, +2, +3 Bandingkan Bilangan oksidasi semua unsur →
- Elektron valensi
- 3 Bandingkan Elektron valensi semua unsur →
- Konfigurasi elektron
- [Xe] 6s2 4f12
Termodinamika
- Kalor peleburan
- 0,11815308 eV Bandingkan Kalor peleburan semua unsur →
- Kalor penguapan
- 2,902005 eV Bandingkan Kalor penguapan semua unsur →
- Kalor sublimasi
- 3,285485 eV
- Kalor atomisasi
- 3,285485 eV
- Entalpi atomisasi
- 3,279266 eV
Nuklir
- Proton
- 68 Bandingkan Proton semua unsur →
- Neutron
- 98 Bandingkan Neutron semua unsur →
- Isotop yang diketahui
- 39 Bandingkan Isotop yang diketahui semua unsur →
- Isotop stabil
- 4 Bandingkan Isotop stabil semua unsur →
- Isotop paling stabil
- Er-166
- Tahun penemuan
- 1843
Kelimpahan
- Kelimpahan (kerak Bumi)
- 3,5 mg/kg Bandingkan Kelimpahan (kerak Bumi) semua unsur →
- Kelimpahan (samudra)
- 8,7 × 10−7 mg/L Bandingkan Kelimpahan (samudra) semua unsur →
Struktur Kristal
- Konstanta kisi a
- 356 pm
Struktur Elektronik
- Elektron per kulit
- 2, 8, 18, 30, 8, 2 Bandingkan Elektron per kulit semua unsur →
Pengenal
- Nomor CAS
- 7440-52-0 Bandingkan Nomor CAS semua unsur →
- Simbol term
- 3H6
- InChI
- InChI=1S/Er
- Kunci InChI
- UYAHIZSMUZPPFV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Konfigurasi Elektron Diukur
Er: 4f¹² 6s²[Xe] 4f¹² 6s²1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p⁶ 4d¹⁰ 5s² 5p⁶ 4f¹² 6s²Model atom
Isotop mengubah jumlah neutron, massa, dan kestabilan — bukan konfigurasi elektron atom netral.
Model atom skematis, tidak sesuai skala.
Sidik Jari Atom
Spektrum Emisi / Absorpsi
Distribusi Isotop
| Nomor massa | Massa atom (u) | Kelimpahan alami | Waktu paruh |
|---|---|---|---|
| 164 Stabil | 163,9292088 ± 0,000002 | 1,6010% | Stabil |
| 166 Stabil | 165,9302995 ± 0,0000022 | 33,5030% | Stabil |
| 167 Stabil | 166,9320546 ± 0,0000022 | 22,8690% | Stabil |
| 168 Stabil | 167,9323767 ± 0,0000022 | 26,9780% | Stabil |
Fase / Wujud
Alasan: 1503,8 °C di bawah titik lebur (1528,85 °C)
Skematis, tidak sesuai skala
Titik transisi fase
Energi transisi
Energi yang diperlukan untuk meleburkan 1 mol pada titik lebur
Energi yang diperlukan untuk menguapkan 1 mol pada titik didih
Energi yang diperlukan untuk menyublimkan 1 mol pada titik sublimasi
Massa jenis
Pada kondisi standar
Pada kondisi standar
Spektrum Atom
Menampilkan 10 dari 68. Diurutkan berdasarkan muatan ion (menaik).
Data Garis Spektrum ?
| Ion | Muatan | Total garis | Probabilitas transisi | Penamaan tingkat energi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Er I | 0 | 232 | 11 | 13 |
| Er II | +1 | 285 | 11 | 12 |
| Er III | +2 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
Data Tingkat Energi ?
| Ion | Muatan | Tingkat energi |
|---|---|---|
| Er I | 0 | 674 |
| Er II | +1 | 362 |
| Er III | +2 | 53 |
| Er IV | +3 | 10 |
| Er V | +4 | 2 |
| Er VI | +5 | 2 |
| Er VII | +6 | 2 |
| Er VIII | +7 | 2 |
| Er IX | +8 | 2 |
| Er X | +9 | 2 |
Jari-jari Ion
| Muatan | Koordinasi | Spin | Jari-jari |
|---|---|---|---|
| +3 | 6 | Tidak tersedia | 89 pm |
| +3 | 7 | Tidak tersedia | 94.5 pm |
| +3 | 8 | Tidak tersedia | 100.4 pm |
| +3 | 9 | Tidak tersedia | 106.2 pm |
Senyawa
Isotop (4)
| Nomor massa | Massa atom (u) | Kelimpahan alami | Waktu paruh | Mode peluruhan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 Stabil | 163,9292088 ± 0,000002 | 1,6010% ± 0,0030% | Stabil | stable | |
| 166 Stabil | 165,9302995 ± 0,0000022 | 33,5030% ± 0,0360% | Stabil | stable | |
| 167 Stabil | 166,9320546 ± 0,0000022 | 22,8690% ± 0,0090% | Stabil | stable | |
| 168 Stabil | 167,9323767 ± 0,0000022 | 26,9780% ± 0,0180% | Stabil | stable |
Sifat Lanjutan
Jari-jari Kovalen (Lanjutan)
- Jari-jari kovalen (Pyykkö)
- 165 pm
- Jari-jari kovalen (Pyykkö, ikatan rangkap dua)
- 133 pm
Jari-jari van der Waals
- Alvarez
- 283 pm
- UFF
- 339,1 pm
- MM3
- 267 pm
Jari-jari Atom & Logam
- Jari-jari atom (Rahm)
- 272 pm
Skala Penomoran
- Mendeleev
- 35
- Pettifor
- 23
- Glawe
- 22
Skala Keelektronegatifan
- Ghosh
- 0
- Miedema
- 3
- Gunnarsson–Lundqvist
- 5
- Robles–Bartolotti
- 4
Polarizabilitas & Dispersi
- Polarizabilitas dipol
- 150 a.u.
- Polarizabilitas dipol (ketidakpastian)
- 10 a.u.
- C₆ (Gould–Bučko)
- 2150 Ha·Bohr6
Parameter Miedema
- Volume molar Miedema
- 18,45 cm3/mol
- Kerapatan elektron Miedema
- 2
Risiko Pasokan & Ekonomi
- Konsentrasi produksi
- 97
- Risiko pasokan relatif
- 10
- Distribusi cadangan
- 50
- Stabilitas politik (produsen terbesar)
- 24
- Stabilitas politik (pemilik cadangan terbesar)
- 24
Transisi Fase & Alotrop
| Titik lebur | 1802,15 K |
| Titik didih | 3141,15 K |
Kategori Bilangan Oksidasi
Data Referensi Lanjutan
Konstanta Pemerisaian (13)
| n | Orbital | σ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | s | 1,3263 |
| 2 | p | 4,346 |
| 2 | s | 17,7984 |
| 3 | d | 13,6397 |
| 3 | p | 20,3891 |
| 3 | s | 20,9231 |
| 4 | d | 35,7288 |
| 4 | f | 40,0216 |
| 4 | p | 32,8908 |
| 4 | s | 31,768 |
Detail Jari-jari Kristal (4)
| Muatan | CN | Spin | rcrystal (pm) | Asal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | VI | 103 | from r^3 vs V plots, | |
| 3 | VII | 108,5 | ||
| 3 | VIII | 114,4 | from r^3 vs V plots, | |
| 3 | IX | 120,2 | from r^3 vs V plots, |
Mode Peluruhan Isotop (52)
| Isotop | Mode | Intensitas |
|---|---|---|
| 142 | p | — |
| 143 | B+ | — |
| 143 | B+p | — |
| 144 | B+ | — |
| 145 | B+ | 100% |
| 145 | B+p | — |
| 146 | B+ | 100% |
| 146 | B+p | — |
| 147 | B+ | 100% |
| 147 | B+p | — |
Faktor Hamburan Sinar-X (514)
| Energi (eV) | f₁ | f₂ |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | — | 0,18333 |
| 10,1617 | — | 0,18626 |
| 10,3261 | — | 0,18925 |
| 10,4931 | — | 0,19229 |
| 10,6628 | — | 0,19537 |
| 10,8353 | — | 0,1985 |
| 11,0106 | — | 0,20168 |
| 11,1886 | — | 0,20739 |
| 11,3696 | — | 0,21399 |
| 11,5535 | — | 0,2208 |
Data Tambahan
Estimated Crustal Abundance
The estimated element abundance in the earth's crust.
3.5 milligrams per kilogram
Referensi (1)
Estimated Oceanic Abundance
The estimated element abundance in the earth's oceans.
8.7×10-7 milligrams per liter
Referensi (1)
Referensi
(9)
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