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Holmium 
Atomic Number: 67 
Symbol: Ho 
Atomic Weight: 164.93032 
Discovery: Delafontaine 1878 or J.L. Soret 1878 (Switzerland) 
Electron Configuration: [Xe] 4f11 6s2 
Element Classification: Rare Earth (Lanthanide) 
Word Origin: Holmia, the Latinized name for Stockholm, Sweden. 
Density (g/cc): 8.795 
Melting Point (K): 1747 
Boiling Point (K): 2968 
Appearance: relatively soft, malleable, lustrous, silvery metal 
Atomic Radius (pm): 179 
Atomic Volume (cc/mol): 18.7 
Covalent Radius (pm): 158 
Ionic Radius: 89.4 (+3e) 
Specific Heat (@20 C J/g mol): 0.164 
Evaporation Heat (kJ/mol): 301 
Pauling Negativity Number: 1.23 
First Ionizing Energy (kJ/mol): 574 
Oxidation States: 3 
Lattice Structure: Hexagonal 
Lattice Constant ( ): 3.580 
Lattice C/A Ratio: 1.570 
References: Los Alamos National Laboratory (2001), Crescent Chemical Company (2001), Lange's Handbook of Chemistry (1952), CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics (18th Ed.)
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Elements - Alphabetical:
[H02] [H01] [H67]  [H72] [H108]  
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