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| ID | 31 |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Yb |
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| Name | Ytterbium |
| Density (g/cm<sup>3</sup>) | 6.57 |
| Atomic Number | 70 |
| Molecular Weight | 173 |
| Melting Point (K) | 1196 |
| Boiling Point (K) | 1469 |
| Specific Heat Capacity (J/kg K) | 154 |
| Electro Negativity | 1.1 |
| Curie temperature (K) | |
| Bohr Magneton (J/T) | |
| Magnetization Saturation (MA m<sup>-1</sup>) | |
| Crystal Structure | Face-centered cubic (fcc) |
| Appearance | Silvery white |
| Element category | Lanthanide |
| Magnetic ordering | Paramagnetic |
| Discovery | Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac (1878) |
| General Information | A soft, silvery metal. It slowly oxidises in air, forming a protective surface layer. Ytterbium is beginning to find a variety of uses, such as in memory devices and tuneable lasers. It can also be used as an industrial catalyst. |
| Image source | https://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00jdOEGtcHZuos/Factory-Price-Rare-Earth-Ytterbium-Metal-Yb-Supplying.jpg |
| General informations source | https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/70/ytterbium |