Ytterbium

Latin nameYtterbium
English nameYtterbium
chemical symbolYb
atomic number70
relative atomic mass173,04
period6
groupIII.B
classificationlanthanides
discovery year1878
discovererMarignac
melting point [°C]819
boiling point [°C]1196
density [g cm-3]6,98
density at melting point [g cm-3]6,21
electronegativity [Pauling]1,25
oxidation statesII, III
electron configuration[Xe]4f14 6s2
atomic radius [pm]222
specific heat [J g-1K-1]0,15
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]7,66
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]39
el. conductivity [S m-1]3,6.106
1. ionizing potential [eV]6,2542
2. ionizing potential [eV]12,188
3. ionizing potential [eV]25,03
Vickers hardness [MPa]206
Brinell hardness [MPa]343
shear modulus [GPa]9,9
Young's modulus [GPa]24
state at normal conditionssolid