Terbium


 * Element Name:** Terbium


 * Element Symbol:** Tb


 * Atomic Mass:** 159 [[image:Ternium_Faizan.png width="216" height="288" align="right"]][[image:Terbium.gif width="256" height="192" align="right"]]


 * Atomic Number**: 65


 * Protons:** 65


 * Electrons:** 65


 * Discovery:** Carl Gustaf Mosander and in 1843.


 * How it was Named:** It was a name of village in Ytterby,Sweden


 * States of matter:** Solid


 * Melting point:** 1356°C


 * Boiling point:** 3230°C

Soft enough to be cut with a knife. It is not found in Nature. Pure terbium is available through the reduction of Tbf3 with calcium metal.
 * Characteristics:**
 * soft
 * silver-gray metal
 * malleable
 * Uses:**
 * solid-states device
 * color tv tubes
 * as a crystal stabilizer of fuel cells which operate at elevated temperatures.
 * Facts:**

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