A soft rare earth whose electrical resistance jumps under pressure, making it a stress gauge.
- Atomic number
- 70
- Atomic mass
- 173.045 u
- Phase
- Solid
- Electron configuration
- [Xe] 4f¹⁴ 6s²
- Melting point
- 1,092 K · 818.9 °C
- Boiling point
- 1,469 K · 1,195.9 °C
- Density
- 6.9 g/cm³
- Electronegativity
- 1.1
- Period / Group
- 6 / —
- Discovery year
- 1878