Ytterbium

Ytterbium General

Name:Ytterbium	Symbol:Yb
Type:Rare Earth, Lanthanides	Atomic weight:173.04
Density @ 293 K: 6.98 g/cm3	Atomic volume:24.79 cm3/mol
Discovered: 1879

Ytterbium States

State (s, l, g):solid
Melting point:1097.2 K	Boiling point:1700 K

Ytterbium Energies

Specific heat capacity:0.15 J/gK	Heat of atomization:152 kJ/mole atoms
Heat of fusion:7.660 kJ/mol	Heat of vaporization :128.90 kJ/mol
1st ionization energy:603.4 kJ/mole	2nd ionization energy:1176 kJ/mole
3rd ionization energy:2415 kJ/mole	Electron affinity:50 kJ/mole

Ytterbium 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
Electronegativity (Pauling Scale): 1.21	Polarizability volume:21 Å3

Ytterbium Appearance & Characteristics

Structure:fcc: face-centered cubic	Color:silvery-white
Hardness:mohs
Harmful effects:
Characteristics: soft Uses: alloys

Ytterbium Reactions

Reaction with air:vigorous, => Yb2O3	Reaction with 6 M HCl:mild, => H2, YbCl3
Reaction with 15 M HNO3:mild, => Yb(NO3)3	Reaction with 6 M NaOH:

Ytterbium Compounds

Oxide(s):Yb2O3	Chloride(s):YbCl2 YbCl3
Hydride(s):YbH2Yb2H5

Ytterbium Radius

Atomic radius:193 pm	Ionic radius (1+ ion):pm
Ionic radius (2+ ion):116 pm	Ionic radius (3+ ion):100.8 pm
Ionic radius (2- ion):pm	Ionic radius (1- ion):pm

Ytterbium Conductivity

Thermal conductivity:34.9 J/m-sec-deg

Electrical conductivity:35.7 1/mohm-cm

Ytterbium Abundance & Isotopes

Abundance earth's crust:0.5 log

Abundance solar system:-0.606 log

Cost, pure:$1400 per 100g

Cost, bulk:$ per 100g

Source: Monazite(phosphate),bastnaesite

Isotopes: 7

Ytterbium Other

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