Erbium

Atomic number

68

Atomic mass (u)

167.26

Category

Lanthanide

Standard state

Solid

Melting point

1528.85 °C (1802 K)

Boiling point

2867.85 °C (3141 K)

Density (g/cm³)

9.07

Electronegativity (Pauling)

1.24

Electron configuration

[Xe]6s2 4f12

Oxidation states

+3

Atomic radius (pm)

235

First ionization energy (eV)

6.108

Discovery & recognition

Discovery year / period (PubChem)

1843

Discovery credited to (RSC)

Carl Gustav Mosander

Date or period recorded by RSC

1843

Discovery place

Stockholm, Sweden

An ancient date does not identify a first human discovery. Different references may date observation, isolation and formal recognition differently.

Natural occurrence & production

The creation of an element’s nuclei and its concentration into terrestrial deposits are different processes. The occurrence note below concerns its presence or production on Earth; it is not a complete account of nucleosynthesis.

“Erbium is found principally in the minerals monazite and bastnaesite.”

Royal Society of Chemistry · occurrence excerpt ↗

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Reference values are not product specifications. Blank values have not been estimated. For superheavy elements, some properties and family assignments are theoretical or incompletely measured.