terbium
chemical element with symbol Tb and atomic number 65
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Summary
terbium is a chemical element[1]. terbium draws 2,405 Wikipedia views per month (chemical element category, ranking #107 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Carl Gustaf Mosander[3]
- Named after: Ytterby mine[4]
- Made from material: bastnäsite mineral group[5], monazite mineral group[6], xenotime mineral group[7], euxenite mineral group[8]
- Location of discovery: Stockholm[9]
- Canonical SMILES: [Tb][10]
- Element symbol: Tb[11]
- Chemical formula: Tb[12]
- Subclass of: lanthanide[13], f-block[14]
- Part of: lanthanide[15], period 6[16]
- Commons category: Terbium[17]
- Unicode character: 鋱[18]
- Crystal system: hexagonal crystal system[19]
- Time of discovery or invention: January 1, 1843[20]
- Point group: dihexagonal-dipyramidal[21]
- Space group: space group P6₃/mmc[22]
- IPA transcription: ˈtɜːrbiəm[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Terbium[24]
- Commons gallery: Terbium[25]
- Atomic number: 65[26]
- Electronegativity: 1.2[27]
- Oxidation state: 0[28], 1[29], 2[30], 3[31], 4[32]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34]
- Has characteristic: paramagnetism[35]
- Density: 8067.24 kilogram per cubic metre[36]
- Electrical conductivity: 870000.0 siemens per metre[37]
Why It Matters
terbium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] terbium is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]