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Ytterbium Overview
Name Origin
Named for the Swedish village of Ytterby.
Symbol
Yb (Ytterbium)Description
Silvery, lustrous, malleable, and ductile metal.
Discovery
Discovered By: Jean de Marignac
Year: 1878
Location: Switzerland
Sources
Found in minerals such as yttria, monazite, gadolinite, and xenotime. Monazite is often 50% rare earth by weight and typically 0.03% ytterbium.
Uses
Used in metallurgical and chemical experiments.
State at 20 °C
Solid
Group
Group Name: Rare EarthÂ
Group in periodic table: 0
Period in periodic table:Â 6
Atomic Number
70Learn more about the atomic number.
Atomic Mass
173,04
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Stable Isotopes
Yb168 percent abundance: .13% Yb170 percent abundance: 3.04% Yb171 percent abundance: 14.28% Yb172 percent abundance: 21.83% Yb173percent abundance: 16.13% Yb174 percent abundance: 31.83% Yb176 percent abundance: 12.76%
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Radioactive Isotopes
Yb166-167, Yb169, Yb175, Yb177
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Atomic Structure
Crystalline Structure
Cubic: Face centered
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Shells
Electrons per energy level: 2,8,18,32,8,2
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Electron Configuration
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4 s2 3 d10 4 p6 5 s2 4 d10 5 p6 6 s2 4 f14
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Abbreviated Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 6s2
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Valence Electrons
2,3
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Atom Size
Atomic Radius
2.40 Ã…
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Covalent Radius
1.74 Ã…
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Ionic Radius
.99 (+3) Ã…
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Molar Volume
24.79 cm³/mol
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Chemical Properties
Common Oxidation States
First Ionization Energy
First Ionization Potential
Second Ionization Potential
Third Ionization Potential
Physical Properties
Density
Electrical Conductivity
Thermal Conductivity
Elastic Modulus
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
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Heat Properties
Other heat related physical properties:
Melting Point
Boiling Point
Specific Heat
0.15 J/gK
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Heat of Fusion
7.660 kJ/mol
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Heat of Vaporization
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