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Ho - Holmium - periodic table of the elements

A very rare earth element, holmium is named for Stockholm, Sweden. Discovered by Per Cleve in 1878. He was Swedish.


Atomic number - 67 Density g/mL 8 .8
Atomic weight u 164 .9304 Melting point K 1743
Bonding radius A 1 .58 Boiling point K 2968
Atomic radius A 2 .47 Heat of vaporization kJ/mol 241
Ionization Potential V 6 .018 Heat of fusion kJ/mol 12 .2
Electronegativity - 1 .23 Specific heat J/gK 0 .16
The oxide is a weak base.
Crystal are hexagonal.

Electron configuration: [Xe] 4f11 6s2

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