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Holmium  SEE PERIODIC TABLE
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Atomic Number67

Atomic SymbolHo

Atomic Weight164.93032 amu

GroupRare Earth (Lanthanide Series)

FormSolid

Density @ STP8.80 g/cm3

Melting Point1474 °C (2685.2 °F, 1747.15 °K)

Boiling Point2700 °C ( 4892°F, 2973.15°K)

Heat of Fusion17.0 kJ/mol (est.)

Heat of Vaporization265 kJ/mol

First Ionization Potential6.0216 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale)1.23

Specific Heat Capacity0.165 J/g K

Ground State Electron Configuration4f11 5s2 5p6 6s2

Oxidation States+3

Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth165Ho, 100%

Atomic Radius226 pm

Crystal StructureHexagonal

Discovered bySoret; Delafontaine, 1878

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