Ytterbium
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | Yb |
| Atomic Weight | 173.04 g/mol |
| Element Number | 70 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | 1878 |
| Discoverer | Marignac |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 3, 2 |
| Boiling Point | 1469 K |
| Melting Point | 1092 K |
| Density | 6.97 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Xe]4f14,6s2 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Basic |
| Crystal Structure | Cubic, face centered |
| Electronegativity | 1.1 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 128* kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 7.7* kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 3.7 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 34.9 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.155 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 6.254 |
| Atomic Volume | 24.8 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.94 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.70 Å |
| Synthetic | No |