Terbium By: Rachel Goldstein 65 Tb Terbium
Properties and Uses Melting Point: °C Melting Point: °C Boiling Point: °C Boiling Point: °C 293 K: 8.27 g/cm3 293 K: 8.27 g/cm3 Color: silvery white Color: silvery white Thermal conductivity: 11.1 J/m-sec-deg Thermal conductivity: 11.1 J/m-sec-deg Electrical conductivity: 8.8 1/mohm-cm Electrical conductivity: 8.8 1/mohm-cm Characteristics: soft Characteristics: soft Uses: in color TV's Uses: some types used in laser materials Uses: added to calcium fluoride to alter its properties Uses: in high temperature fuel cells Uses: a component in some alloys Uses: in making CDs
Facts Discovered by a Swedish man named Carl Mosander Named after a Swedish village called Ytterby One of the “rare earth” elements [nos ] Used to be thought of as rare Found in the Earth’s crust, but not a lot in one place Can’t be mined
A Song About Terbium [to the tune of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer] Terbium, the rare earth metal [metal] It is used in our TVs It makes them so much brighter [brighter] It is really quite handy Terbium, the silver white metal [metal] It is used in our CDs It’s a component in alloys [alloys] It’ll make your life easy
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