Atomic Number 70 (Ytterbium: Color, Uses, State and more...) 2022

You may already know that the chemical element with atomic number 70 is Ytterbium.

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Ytterbium Overview

Atomic Number

70

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Description

Silvery, lustrous, malleable, and ductile metal.

Symbol

Yb (Ytterbium)

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

Name Origin

Named for the Swedish village of Ytterby.

Discovery

Discovered By: Jean de Marignac

Year: 1878

Location: Switzerland

Atomic Mass

173,04

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