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67 - Holmium lanthanide

Discovered by Marc Delafontaine in 1878

Holmium

Holmium is a chemical element with symbol Ho and atomic number 67. Part of the lanthanide series, holmium is a rare earth element. Holmium was discovered by Swedish chemist Per Theodor Cleve.
Shell Electrons Orbitals
1 2 2 in 1s
2 8 2 in 2s + 6 in 2p
3 18 2 in 3s + 6 in 3p + 10 in 3d
4 29 2 in 4s + 6 in 4p + 10 in 4d + 11 in 4f
5 8 2 in 5s + 6 in 5p
6 2 2 in 6s
HolmiumHo Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 3 Electron 4 Electron 5 Electron 6 Electron 7 Electron 8 Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 3 Electron 4 Electron 5 Electron 6 Electron 7 Electron 8 Electron 9 Electron 10 Electron 11 Electron 12 Electron 13 Electron 14 Electron 15 Electron 16 Electron 17 Electron 18 Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 3 Electron 4 Electron 5 Electron 6 Electron 7 Electron 8 Electron 9 Electron 10 Electron 11 Electron 12 Electron 13 Electron 14 Electron 15 Electron 16 Electron 17 Electron 18 Electron 19 Electron 20 Electron 21 Electron 22 Electron 23 Electron 24 Electron 25 Electron 26 Electron 27 Electron 28 Electron 29 Electron 1 Electron 2 Electron 3 Electron 4 Electron 5 Electron 6 Electron 7 Electron 8 Electron 1 Electron 2
164.93  u Atomic Mass
2.5  Å Atomic Radius
2993  K Boiling Point
1.92  Å Covalent Radius
8.79  g/cm³ Density
32.61 Electron Affinity
1.23 Electronegativity
6.02  eV First Ionization Energy
1743.15  K Melting Point
6 Number of Shells
67 Atomic Number
2, 8, 18, 29, 8, 2 Electron Shell Occupations