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Aluminium vs Ytterbium


Ytterbium vs Aluminium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Al   
Yb   

Group Number
13   
5
Not Available   

Period Number
3   
6   

Block
p block   
f block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7429905   
99+
7440644   
26

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  
  • Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
  • Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted   
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac   

Discovery
In 1825   
In 1878   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-3 %   
5
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.006 %   
5
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.91 %   
5
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
8.10 %   
1
0.00 %   
33

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
6
0.00 %   
37

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
10
Not Available   

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
  
  • Ytterbium metal is used in memory devices and tuneable laser.
  • It is also used as industrial catalyst as the other catalysts are too toxic and polluting.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3   
9
Not Available   

In Bone
27.00 p.p.m.   
11
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
660.37 °C   
99+
824.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
2,467.00 °C   
99+
1,196.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery Gray   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.75   
13
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
160.00 MPa   
99+
343.00 MPa   
31

Vickers Hardness
160.00 MPa   
35
206.00 MPa   
33

Speed of Sound
5,000.00 m/s   
10
1,590.00 m/s   
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
71.00 %   
10
Not Available   

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Al   
Yb   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
11   
27
30   
9

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.61   
22
Not Available   

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.71   
13
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47   
14
1.06   
33

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.83   
8
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
1.61   
20
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.39   
32
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol   
99+
603.40 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,816.70 kJ/mol   
19
1,174.80 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,744.80 kJ/mol   
38
2,417.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
11,577.00 kJ/mol   
3
4,203.00 kJ/mol   
31

5th Energy Level
14,842.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
18,379.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

7th Energy level
23,326.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

8th Energy Level
27,465.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

9th Energy Level
31,853.00 kJ/mol   
2
Not Available   

10th Energy Level
38,473.00 kJ/mol   
4
Not Available   

11th Energy Level
42,647.00 kJ/mol   
5
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.34 g/amp-hr   
99+
2.15 g/amp-hr   
25

Electron Work Function
4.28 eV   
19
Not Available   

Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes   
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility   

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
13   
99+
70   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p1   
[Xe] 4f14 6s2   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Ytterbium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
13   
99+
70   
99+

Number of Neutrons
14   
99+
103   
31

Number of Electrons
13   
99+
70   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
143.00 pm   
37
176.00 pm   
18

Covalent Radius
121.00 pm   
99+
187.00 pm   
20

Van der Waals Radius
184.00 pm   
34
242.00 pm   
12

Atomic Weight
26.98 amu   
99+
173.05 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
10.00 cm3/mol   
99+
24.79 cm3/mol   
9

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Magnesium
  
Thulium
  

Next Element
Potassium
  
Lutetium
  

Valence Electron Potential
80.70 (-eV)   
17
50.30 (-eV)   
27

Lattice Constant
404.95 pm   
22
548.47 pm   
11

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
2.70 g/cm3   
99+
6.90 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm3   
99+
6.21 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa   
19
58.00 MPa   
18

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)   
18
Not Available   

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa   
29
9.90 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
76.00 GPa   
18
30.50 GPa   
39

Young's Modulus
70.00 GPa   
28
23.90 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.35   
9
0.21   
33

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
2.72   
99+
6.97   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
0.00 H/m   
4
Not Available   

Susceptibility
0.00   
3
Not Available   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
28.20 nΩ·m   
99+
0.25 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.38 106/cm Ω   
4
0.04 106/cm Ω   
38

Electron Affinity
42.50 kJ/mol   
26
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.90 J/(kg K)   
5
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36

Molar Heat Capacity
24.20 J/mol·K   
99+
26.74 J/mol·K   
25

Thermal Conductivity
237.00 W/m·K   
4
38.50 W/m·K   
35

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
26.30 K   
7

Thermal Expansion
23.10 µm/(m·K)   
17
26.30 µm/(m·K)   
14

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
293.70 kJ/mol   
31
128.90 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.67 kJ/mol   
35
7.66 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
322.20 kJ/mol   
31
180.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
28.30 J/mol.K   
99+
59.90 J/mol.K   
21

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