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Yb
Ytterbium
173.0451
Basic Information
Bohr Model
Descriptive Numbers
Mass
Periodic Position
Classification
Abundance
Color
Atomic Radius
Temperature
Density
Heat
Speed of Sound
Electrical Resistance
Magnetic Properties
Elasticity
Hardness
Etymology
Discovery & Isolation
Production & Use
Radioactivity
Electron Affinity
Dipole Polarity
Lattice
Electron & Quantum
List of Compounds
Basic Information
Bohr Model
Static
Interactive
Descriptive Numbers
CAS Number
7440-64-4
CID Number
CID23992
RTECS Number
RTECSZG1925000
Mendeleev Number
39
Pettifor Number
17
Space Group Number
225
Glawe Number
18
Mass
Atomic Mass
173.0451 Da
Uncertainty
0.01
Periodic Position
X Position
17
Y Position
8
Period
6
Group
N/A
Classification
Block
f
Category
Lanthanides
Geochemical
Rare Earth and Similars
Goldschmidt
Lithophilic
Electrical Type
Conductive
Abundance
Urban Soil
0.0024 mg/kg
Seawater
8.2e-13 kg/L
Sun
3.4e-7 mole ratio to silicon
Earth Crust
0.0000032 g
Solar System
2.5e-7 mole ratio to silicon
Meteorites
0.000018 %
Color
Jmol
#00BF38
Molcas Gv
#00BF38
CPK
#FF1493
Atomic Radius
Empirical
175
Calculated
222
Rahm
277
Uff
335.5
Mm3
279
Alvarez
280
Covalent (Cordero)
187
Covalent (Pyykko)
170
Covalent (Pyykko Double)
129
Metallic
176
Temperature
Melting/Freeze (USE)
1097 °K
Melting/Freeze (WEL)
1097 °K
Melting/Freeze (CRC)
1092 °K
Melting/Freeze (LNG)
1092 °K
Boiling/Density (USE)
1469 °K
Boiling/Density (WEL)
1469 °K
Boiling/Density (CRC)
1469 °K
Boiling/Density (LNG)
1469 °K
Boiling/Density (Zhang)
170 °K
Density
STP
6.9 kg/cm³
Solid (WEL)
6570 kg/cm³
Solid (CRC)
6900 kg/cm³
Solid (LNG)
6900 kg/cm³
Liquid (CR2)
6210 kg/cm³
Heat
Molar Volume
24.84 cm³/mol
Atomic Volume
24.8 cm³
Heat Of Fusion USE
3.35 kJ/mol
Heat Of Fusion CRC
7.66 kJ/mol
Heat Of Fusion LNG
7.66 kJ/mol
Heat Of Fusion WEL
7.7 kJ/mol
Evaporation USE
159 kJ/mol
Evaporation LNG
159 kJ/mol
Evaporation WEL
160 kJ/mol
Evaporation Zhang
129 kJ/mol
Molar Heat
26.74 J/molK
Heat Capacity USE
0.145 J/gK
Heat Capacity CRC
26.74 J/gK
Heat Capacity LNG
26.74 J/gK
Heat Capacity WEL
26.7 J/gK
Thermal Expansion
0.0000263 1/K
Adiabatic Index
N/A
Speed of Sound
Extensional
1590 m/s
Electrical Resistance
293k
250 nΩm
Magnetic Properties
Order
paramanyetic
Susceptibility
5.9e-9 m3/kg
Elasticity
Shear Modulus
9.9 GPa
Bulk Modulus
30.5 GPa
Poisson Ratio
0.207 ν
Youngs Modulus
23.9 GPa
Hardness
Brinell
343–441
Vickers
206–250
Etymology
Description
It is a silvery, lanthanide metal element. There are seven known natural and ten artificial isotopes. It is used in some steels. In 1878 J.D.G. It was discovered by Marignac.
Language Of Origin
Swedish
Origin Of Word
From the town of Ytterby in Sweden
Meaning
Proper noun (literal meaning: "remote town")
Symbol Origin
place name
Etymological Description
The compound of ytterbium (oxide) is named ytterbium (The name of the compound comes from the town of Ytterby near Vaxholm in Sweden, where the mineral gadolinite is also found.)
Discovery & Isolation
Observed/Predicted By
J.C.G. of Marignac
Observed/Discovery Year
1878
Discovery Location
Isolated Sample By
C. A. von Welsbach
Isolated Sample Year
1906
Production & Use
Sources
It is found in minerals such as yttria, monazite, gadolinite and xenotime. Monazite consists of 50% rare earth element by weight and 0.03% typically ytterbium.
Uses
It is used in metallurgical and chemical experiments.
Radioactivity
Half Life
Stable
Lifetime
Stable
Neutron Mass Absorption
0.0076
Neutron Cross Section
35
Electron Affinity
Electron Affinity (eV)
-0.02
Electron Affinity (kJ/mol)
-1.93
Electron Affinity (pauling)
1.1
Electron Affinity (ghosh)
0.22119
Dipole Polarity
Accepted
139
Uncertainty
6
C6 GB
1910
Lattice
Constant Internal Default Radius
5.49
Strucutre
FCC
Angles
p/2, p/2, p/2
Electron & Quantum
Oxidation States
0,2,3
Electron Configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s2 4d10 5p6 6s2 4f14
Quantum Number
1S0
Electron Configuration Semantic
[Car] 4f14 6s2
Shells-0
2
Shells-1
8
Shells-2
18
Shells-3
32
Shells-4
8
Shells-5
2
Ionization Energies-0
603.4
Ionization Energies-1
1174.8
Ionization Energies-2
2417
Ionization Energies-3
4203
List of Compounds
1-10 of 29 compounds
| Formula | Names |
|---|---|
| Yb | ytterbium ytterbium metal |
| Br2Yb | ytterbium(II) bromide |
| YbBr3 | ytterbium(III)bromide tribromoytterbium |
| YbCl3 | ytterbium(III) chloride acid ulated ytterbium chloride trichloroytterbium ytterbium chlorideytterbium trichloride |
| YbF3 | ytterbium fluoride trifluoroytterbium ytterbium(III) fluoride ytterbium trifluoride |
| YbI2 | ytterbium(II)iodide diiodoytterbium |
| Yb2O3 | ytterbium(III) oxide diytterbium trioxide ytterbia ytterbium oxide |
| YbSb | ytterbium monoantimonide antimony, compound with ytterbium (1:1) |
| YbCl2 | ytterbium(II) chloride |
| YbF2 | ytterbium(II) fluoride |
