What is Terbium?
Terbium is a metallic chemical element which is classified in the rare earth elements, also known as lanthanides, of the periodic table of elements. It is not found in a pure form in nature, but it can be recovered from an assortment of minerals; China is the source of much of the world’s terbium. Like other rare earth elements, terbium is comparatively well distributed across the Earth, but it is not widely used; most consumers do not interact with terbium, although they may own some products with terbium components. When terbium is isolated, it is silvery gray and relatively soft and easy to work. The element has a crystalline structure, and at least two allotropic forms, meaning the structure of the element can vary when it is in a solid state, depending on the circumstances. On the periodic table of elements, terbium is identified with the symbol Tb, and its atomic number is 65. The element also has a number of isotopes and salts which are used in various applications. Discovery of
How and what is Terbium used for in everyday human life? Where is Terbium’s origination point? Many people have never even heard of the element Terbium and you may ask why not? But all these questions and more will be revealed within the body of this essay. Terbium was discovered in a small Sweden town called Ytterby in the year of 1843, by a man named Carl G. Mosander. But at this time it could not be confirmed as an element, and it took 30 years for it to be confirmed. Named after the town it was found in, Terbium can be found on the periodic table with the symbol of Tb. Its atomic number is 65, which also happens to be the number of electrons found in Terbium and it has an atomic mass of 158.92534 on the dot. Terbium is a silvered colored element and can be found in about 1.1 parts per million of the earth’s crust in the shape of a hexagonal crystal like structure. It is usually extracted from the earth by a process called ion exchange or by another process called the solvent extrac
How and what is Terbium used for in everyday human life? Where is Terbium’s origination point? Many people have never even heard of the element Terbium and you may ask why not? But all these questions and more will be revealed within the body of this essay. Terbium was discovered in a small Sweden town called Ytterby in the year of 1843, by a man named Carl G. Mosander. But at this time it could not be confirmed as an element, and it took 30 years for it to be confirmed. Named after the town it was found in, Terbium can be found on the periodic table with the symbol of Tb. Its atomic number is 65, which also happens to be the number of electrons found in Terbium and it has an atomic mass of 158.92534 on the dot. Terbium is a silvered colored element and can be found in about 1.1 parts… JOIN OR LOGIN TO VIEW THE ENTIRE ESSAY. IT’S FREE!
