Holmium (Ho)
Holmium has the highest magnetic strength of any element and is used in medical lasers.
Properties of Holmium
- Atomic number
- 67
- Category
- Lanthanide
- Atomic mass
- 164.93 u
- Electron configuration
- [Xe] 4f¹¹ 6s²
- Melting point
- 1734 K (1460.85 °C)
- Boiling point
- 2993 K (2719.85 °C)
- Density
- 8.795 g/cm³
- Electronegativity (Pauling)
- 1.23
- Appearance
- Silvery-white metal
- Discovered by
- Jacques-Louis Soret (1878)
Facts about Holmium
- Holmium has the strongest magnetic field of any element!
- Holmium is named after Stockholm, Sweden!
- Holmium lasers are used in eye and kidney surgery!
- Holmium is used to create artificially strong magnetic fields in labs!