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Americium Ytterbium Comparison

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Am
Yb
1.2 Group Number
NANA
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
76
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Actinide
Lanthanide
1.6 CAS Number
74403597440644
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.3 Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Fm_ 3m
1.4 Space Group Number
194.00225.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
  • Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
  • Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
  • Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
2.2 Sources
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1944
In 1878
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
NA2 * 10-7 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.8.1 Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %~0.0000001 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.9.1 Abundance In Meteorites
NA0.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
3.4.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
NA0.00 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
3.4.4 Abundance In Oceans
NA0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
3.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 Uses & Benefits
  • Americium metal is used in smoke detection alarms.
  • In the future, this metal has a potential to be used in batteries of spacecrafts.
  • 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.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
NA
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Toxic
Highly Toxic
4.2.3 Present in Human Body
4.2.4 In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3NA
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
4.2.5 In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.NA
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
5 Physical
5.1 Melting Point
994.00 °C824.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
6.3 Boiling Point
2,607.00 °C1,196.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
6.4 Appearance
6.4.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
6.4.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
6.4.3 Luster
NA
Metallic
6.5 Hardness
6.5.1 Mohs Hardness
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
7.1.1 Brinell Hardness
NA343.00 MPa
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
7.2.1 Vickers Hardness
NA206.00 MPa
Palladium Metal
121 3430
7.3 Speed of Sound
NA1,590.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
7.6 Optical Properties
7.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
7.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
7.7 Allotropes
7.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8 Chemical
8.1 Chemical Formula
Am
Yb
8.2 Isotopes
8.2.1 Known Isotopes
1630
Tennessine Metal
0 38
8.4 Electronegativity
8.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.30NA
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
8.5.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
9.3.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.201.06
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
9.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
9.3.6 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
9.4 Electropositivity
9.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.70NA
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
9.5 Ionization Energies
9.5.1 1st Energy Level
578.00 kJ/mol603.40 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
9.6.2 2nd Energy Level
1,158.00 kJ/mol1,174.80 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
9.6.3 3rd Energy Level
2,132.00 kJ/mol2,417.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
9.7.2 4th Energy Level
3,493.00 kJ/mol4,203.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
9.7.4 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
9.7.5 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
9.7.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
9.7.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
9.7.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
9.7.11 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
9.7.13 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
9.7.14 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
9.7.16 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
9.7.17 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
9.7.19 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
9.7.20 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
9.7.22 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
9.7.23 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
9.7.25 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
9.7.27 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
9.7.28 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
9.7.29 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
9.7.30 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
9.7.32 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
9.7.33 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
9.7.34 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
9.7.36 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
9.7.37 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
9.7.38 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
9.7.40 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
9.8 Electrochemical Equivalent
3.02 g/amp-hr2.15 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
9.9 Electron Work Function
NANA
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
9.10 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
10 Atomic
10.1 Atomic Number
9570
Lithium Metal
3 117
10.2 Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f7 7s2
[Xe] 4f14 6s2
10.3 Crystal Structure
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
10.3.1 Crystal Lattice
10.4 Atom
10.4.1 Number of Protons
9570
Lithium Metal
3 117
10.4.3 Number of Neutrons
148103
Lithium Metal
4 184
10.4.4 Number of Electrons
9570
Lithium Metal
3 117
10.5 Radius of an Atom
10.5.1 Atomic Radius
173.00 pm176.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
10.5.3 Covalent Radius
180.00 pm187.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
10.5.4 Van der Waals Radius
244.00 pm242.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
10.6 Atomic Weight
243.00 amu173.05 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
10.7 Atomic Volume
17.86 cm3/mol24.79 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
10.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
10.8.1 Previous Element
10.8.2 Next Element
10.9 Valence Electron Potential
44.00 (-eV)50.30 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
10.10 Lattice Constant
346.81 pm548.47 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
10.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, π/2
10.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
11 Mechanical
11.1 Density
11.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
12.00 g/cm36.90 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
11.1.3 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
NA6.21 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
11.2 Tensile Strength
NA58.00 MPa
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
11.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
11.4 Vapor Pressure
11.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)NA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
11.4.3 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
11.5 Elasticity properties
11.5.1 Shear Modulus
NA9.90 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
11.5.3 Bulk Modulus
NA30.50 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
11.5.5 Young's Modulus
NA23.90 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
11.6 Poisson Ratio
NA0.21
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
11.8 Other Mechanical Properties
NA
Ductile, Malleable
12 Magnetic
12.1 Magnetic Characteristics
12.1.1 Specific Gravity
13.676.97
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
12.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
12.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
12.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
12.3 Electrical Properties
12.3.1 Electrical Property
Unknown
Conductor
12.3.2 Resistivity
0.69 nΩ·m0.25 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
12.3.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.02 106/cm Ω0.04 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
13.1.1 Electron Affinity
NA50.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
14 Thermal
14.1 Specific Heat
0.11 J/(kg K)0.15 J/(kg K)
Palladium
0.11 3.6
14.5 Molar Heat Capacity
62.70 J/mol·K26.74 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
14.6 Thermal Conductivity
10.00 W/m·K38.50 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
14.7 Critical Temperature
NA26.30 K
Mercury
26.3 3223
14.8 Thermal Expansion
NA26.30 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
14.9 Enthalpy
14.9.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
NA128.90 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
14.9.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
14.39 kJ/mol7.66 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
14.10.2 Enthalpy of Atomization
268.00 kJ/mol180.00 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
14.11 Standard Molar Entropy
NA59.90 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1