Terbium is actually pretty soft, but it resists impacts well. My teacher hit a small piece with a hammer and it didn't break, but it did spark.
A knife can scratch terbium easily. So can the coating on a neodymium magnet.
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Terbium is a relatively soft metal, with a Mohs hardness of about 1.2 - 1.5. It can be easily cut with a knife and has a low hardness compared to many other metals.
Terbium has 65 electrons.
Terbium has a group number of 3.
Terbium is a natural element found in the Earth's crust. It is a lanthanide metal that is primarily extracted from minerals containing rare earth elements.
Electrically neutral terbium's atomic number is 65. Therefore, it has 65 protons and 65 electrons. Terbium's only stable isotope is 159Tb, and thus it has 159 - 65 = 94 neutrons. That brings the total amount of subatomic particles in a terbium atom to 65 + 65 + 94 = 224.
Terbium is a metal and as such, it is unlikely to have a distinct odor. Metals typically do not have a strong odor unless they are in some kind of compound or complex form.