67 Ho 164.93

Holmium

lanthanide

Properties

Atomic number
67
Atomic mass
164.93 u
Category
lanthanide
Group
f-block
Period
6
Block
f-block
State (room temp)
Solid
Outer-shell electrons
2
Electronegativity
1.23 (Pauling)
Density
8.79 g/cm³
Melting point
1460.85 °C
Boiling point
2599.85 °C

Electron configuration

1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶ 5s² 4d¹⁰ 5p⁶ 6s² 4f¹¹

Noble-gas shorthand: [Xe] 4f¹¹ 6s²

Electrons per shell: 2, 8, 18, 29, 8, 2 — that's 2 in the outermost shell.

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Ho
Bohr model — outer-shell electrons in blue

About 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.

Position in the periodic table

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