Input interpretation
rare earth metals | electrical conductivity
Summary
median | 1.4×10^6 S/m highest | 3.6×10^6 S/m (ytterbium) lowest | 770000 S/m (gadolinium) distribution |
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Periodic table location
Periodic table location
Distribution plots
(electrical conductivity in millions of siemens per meter)
Electrical conductivity rankings
1 | gadolinium | 770000 S/m 2 | terbium | 830000 S/m 3 | holmium | 1.1×10^6 S/m 4 | dysprosium | 1.1×10^6 S/m 5 | europium | 1.1×10^6 S/m 6 | samarium | 1.1×10^6 S/m 7 | erbium | 1.2×10^6 S/m 8 | promethium | 1.3×10^6 S/m 9 | thulium | 1.4×10^6 S/m 10 | praseodymium | 1.4×10^6 S/m 11 | cerium | 1.4×10^6 S/m 12 | neodymium | 1.6×10^6 S/m 13 | lanthanum | 1.6×10^6 S/m 14 | lutetium | 1.8×10^6 S/m 15 | yttrium | 1.8×10^6 S/m 16 | scandium | 1.8×10^6 S/m 17 | ytterbium | 3.6×10^6 S/m
Unit conversions for median electrical conductivity 1.4×10^6 S/m
1.4 MS/m (megasiemens per meter)
1400 S/mm (siemens per milimeter)
14000 S/cm (siemens per centimeter)
0.0014 ab℧/m (abmhos per meter) (unit officially deprecated)
0.0014 emus (unit officially deprecated)
1.3×10^16 esus (unit officially deprecated)
0.3 atomic units
Comparison for median electrical conductivity 1.4×10^6 S/m
≈ 0.61 × Rydberg electric conductivity ( 1/(a_0 Z_R) )
Corresponding quantity
Resistivity ρ from ρ = 1/σ: | 7.1×10^-7 Ω m (ohm meters)