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Ytterbium-Anti Ytterbium
Ytterbium was named from Ytterby, Sweden

Ytterbium (Yb) Properties

AYtterbium (AYb) Properties  1/

Nuclear (70 protons/electrons)
  • Atomic Number: 70
  • Atomic Mass: 173.04
  • Atomic Energy: 0.258 Ergs
  • Group: 3; Period: 6
  • Family: Rare Earth: Lanthanide Series
  • Bonding Radius: 1.74 Angstroms
  • Atomic Radius: 2.40 Angstroms
  • 34 Isotopes: 148Yb  to  181Yb
  • Stable Isotopes: 168Yb, 170Yb, 171Yb, 172Yb, 173Yb, 174Yb, 176Yb
Nuclear (70 Aprotons/positrons)
  • Atomic Number: 70
  • Atomic Mass: 173.04
  • Atomic Energy: 0.258 Ergs
  • Group: 3; Period: 6
  • Family: Rare Earth: Lanthanide Series
  • Bonding Radius: 1.74 Angstroms
  • Atomic Radius: 2.40 Angstroms
  • 34 AIsotopes: 148AYb  to  181AYb
  • Stable AIsotopes: 168AYb, 170AYb, 171AYb, 172AYb, 173AYb, 174AYb, 176AYb
Physical 
  • Soft silvery metal
  • Density: 6.98 g cm-3
  • Melting Point: 824 oC  
  • Boiling Point: 1,466 oC  
  • Specific Heat: 0.15 J g-1 K-1
  • Heat of Vaporization: 128.9 kJ mol-1
  • Heat of Fusion: 7.66 kJ mol-1
  • Electrical Conductivity: 0.0351 106 cm-1 Ohm-1
  • Thermal Conductivity: 0.349 W cm-1 K-1
Physical 
  • Soft silvery metal
  • Density: 6.98 g/cm-3
  • Melting Point: 824 oC  
  • Boiling Point: 1,466 oC  
  • Specific Heat: 0.15 J g-1 K-1
  • Heat of Vaporization: 128.9 kJ mol-1
  • Heat of Fusion: 7.66 kJ mol-1
  • Electrical Conductivity: 0.0351 106 cm-1 Ohm-1
  • Thermal Conductivity: 0.349 W cm-1 K-1
Chemical 
  • Valance Number: +2, +3
  • Electron Configuration: 2,8,18,32,8,2
  • Electronegativity: 1.1
  • Ionization Energy:  kcal mol-1
  • 1st Ionization Potential: 6.3 Volts
  • 2nd Ionization Potential: 12.2 Volts
  • 3rd Ionization Potential: 25.0 Volts
Chemical
  • Valance Number: -2, -3
  • Positron Configuration: 2,8,18,32,8,2
  • Positronpositivity: 1.1
  • Ionization Energy:  kcal mol-1
  • 1st Ionization Potential: 6.3 Volts
  • 2nd Ionization Potential: 12.2 Volts
  • 3rd Ionization Potential: 25.0 Volts

Identified by Jean de Marignac
Switzerland in 1878

Identified by Norm Hansen in 2001

1/ Superscript A before the element/symbol indicates the element is antimatter.
173AYb is an AntiYtterbium element with an atomic mass of 173.

See Rosetta Stone for Matter & Antimatter Definitions


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