Erbium

Properties of erbium atoms

The electron affinity of erbium is 50  kJ mol^-1.

Ionisation Energies

This section includes ionisation energies of erbium.

Electronic configuration

The following represents the electronic configuration and its associated term symbol for the ground state neutral gaseous atom. The configuration associated with erbium in its compounds is not necessarily the same.

• Ground state electron configuration:  [Xe].4f¹².6s²
• Shell structure:  2.8.18.30.8.2
• Term symbol:   ³H₆

A schematic representation of the shell structure of erbium - not what the atom of erbium "looks like".

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