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Yb
173.04
Ytterbium |
Appearance & Characteristics | Reactions |
Other Forms Radius | Conductivity | Abundance
General:
| Name: Ytterbium | Symbol: Yb |
| Group: Rare Earth, Lanthanides | Atomic weight: 173.04 |
| Density @ 293 K: 6.98 g/cm3 | Atomic volume: 24.79 cm3/mol |
| Group: Rare Earth, Lanthanides | Discovered: 1879 |
States
| State (s, l, g): solid | |
| Melting point: 1097.2 K | Boiling point: 1700 K |
| Heat of fusion: 7.660 kJ/mol | Heat of vaporization: 128.90 kJ/mol |
Energies
| 1st ionization energy: 603.4 kJ/mole | |
| Electronegativity: 1.21 | 2nd ionization energy: 1176 kJ/mole |
| Electron affinity: 50 kJ/mole | 3rd ionization energy: 2415 kJ/mole |
| Specific heat: 0.15 J/gK | Heat atomization: 152 kJ/mole atoms |
Oxidation & Electrons
| Shells: 2,8,18,32,8,2 | Electron configuration: [Xe] 4f14 6s2 |
| Minimum oxidation number: 0 | Maximum oxidation number: 3 |
| Min. common oxidation no.: 0 | Max. common oxidation no.: 3 |
Appearance & Characteristics
| Structure: fcc: face-centered cubic | Color: silvery-white |
| Uses: alloys | Toxicity: |
| Hardness: mohs | Characteristics: soft |
Reactions
| Reaction with air: vigorous, => Yb2O3 | |
| Reaction with 6 M HCl: mild, => H2, YbCl3 | Reaction with 6 M HCl: mild, => H2, YbCl3 |
| Reaction with 15 M HNO3: mild, => Yb(NO3)3 | Reaction with 6 M NaOH: |
Other Forms
| Number of isotopes: 7 | Hydride(s): YbH2 Yb2H5 |
| Oxide(s): Yb2O3 | Chloride(s): YbCl2 YbCl3 |
Radius
| Ionic radius (2- ion): pm | Ionic radius (1- ion): pm |
| Atomic radius: 193 pm | Ionic radius (1+ ion): pm |
| Ionic radius (2+ ion): 116 pm | Ionic radius (3+ ion): 100.8 pm |
Conductivity
| Thermal conductivity: 34.9 J/m-sec-deg | |
| Electrical conductivity: 35.7 1/mohm-cm | Polarizability: 21 A^3 |
Abundance
| Source: Monazite(phosphate),bastnaesite | |
| Rel. abund. solar system: -0.606 log | Abundance earth's crust: 0.5 log |
| cost, pure: 530 $/100g | cost, bulk: $/100g |
