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Bismuth vs Ytterbium


Ytterbium vs Bismuth


Periodic Table

Symbol
Bi   
Yb   

Group Number
15   
3
Not Available   

Period Number
6   
6   

Block
p block   
f block   

Element Family
Post-​Transition   
Lanthanide   

CAS Number
7440699   
22
7440644   
26

Space Group Name
C12/m1   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
12.00   
12
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Bismuth metal is soluble and reacts with concentrated nitric acid.
  • It oxides are used as a yellow pigment in paint. Bismuth chloride oxide BiClO gives a pearly texture to cosmetics.
  
  • Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
  • Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Claude François Geoffroy   
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac   

Discovery
In 1753   
In 1878   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
7 * 10-8 %   
25
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.000006 %   
14
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
33

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
37

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Tin and bismuth alloys have a very low melting point and hence it is used in fire detector and the fire extinguishers. It also used in electric solders and fuses.
  
  • 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
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Low Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.02 Blood/mg dm-3   
20
Not Available   

In Bone
0.20 p.p.m.   
22
Not Available   

Physical Properties

Melting Point
271.30 °C   
99+
824.00 °C   
99+

Boiling Point
1,560.00 °C   
99+
1,196.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silver   
Silvery White   

Luster
Metallic   
Metallic   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
2.25   
15
Not Available   

Brinell Hardness
70.00 MPa   
99+
343.00 MPa   
31

Vickers Hardness
Not Available   
206.00 MPa   
33

Speed of Sound
1,790.00 m/s   
99+
1,590.00 m/s   
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

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
Bi   
Yb   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
33   
6
30   
9

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
2.02   
6
Not Available   

Sanderson Electronegativity
2.34   
3
Not Available   

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.67   
6
1.06   
33

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
2.15   
4
Not Available   

Allen Electronegativity
2.01   
4
Not Available   

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
1.98   
99+
Not Available   

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
703.00 kJ/mol   
35
603.40 kJ/mol   
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,610.00 kJ/mol   
33
1,174.80 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,466.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,417.00 kJ/mol   
99+

4th Energy Level
4,370.00 kJ/mol   
28
4,203.00 kJ/mol   
31

5th Energy Level
5,400.00 kJ/mol   
30
Not Available   

6th Energy Level
8,520.00 kJ/mol   
19
Not Available   

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.60 g/amp-hr   
19
2.15 g/amp-hr   
25

Electron Work Function
4.22 eV   
22
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
83   
33
70   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p3   
[Xe] 4f14 6s2   

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

Crystal Lattice
RHO-Crystal-Structure-of-Bismuth.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Ytterbium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
83   
33
70   
99+

Number of Neutrons
126   
18
103   
31

Number of Electrons
83   
33
70   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
156.00 pm   
29
176.00 pm   
18

Covalent Radius
148.00 pm   
36
187.00 pm   
20

Van der Waals Radius
207.00 pm   
26
242.00 pm   
12

Atomic Weight
208.98 amu   
29
173.05 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
21.30 cm3/mol   
14
24.79 cm3/mol   
9

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Lead
  
Thulium
  

Next Element
Polonium
  
Lutetium
  

Valence Electron Potential
41.90 (-eV)   
99+
50.30 (-eV)   
27

Lattice Constant
667.40 pm   
2
548.47 pm   
11

Lattice Angles
NA   
π/2, π/2, π/2   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
9.78 g/cm3   
39
6.90 g/cm3   
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
10.05 g/cm3   
18
6.21 g/cm3   
99+

Tensile Strength
Not Available   
58.00 MPa   
18

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
12.00 GPa   
99+
9.90 GPa   
99+

Bulk Modulus
31.00 GPa   
38
30.50 GPa   
39

Young's Modulus
32.00 GPa   
99+
23.90 GPa   
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.33   
11
0.21   
33

Other Mechanical Properties
NA   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
9.79   
30
6.97   
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Permeability
0.00 H/m   
6
Not Available   

Susceptibility
0.00   
6
Not Available   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Semiconductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
1.29 nΩ·m   
99+
0.25 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.01 106/cm Ω   
99+
0.04 106/cm Ω   
38

Electron Affinity
91.20 kJ/mol   
11
50.00 kJ/mol   
21

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.12 J/(kg K)   
40
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36

Molar Heat Capacity
25.52 J/mol·K   
37
26.74 J/mol·K   
25

Thermal Conductivity
7.97 W/m·K   
99+
38.50 W/m·K   
35

Critical Temperature
Not Available   
26.30 K   
7

Thermal Expansion
13.40 µm/(m·K)   
28
26.30 µm/(m·K)   
14

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
151.00 kJ/mol   
99+
128.90 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Fusion
10.90 kJ/mol   
33
7.66 kJ/mol   
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
207.10 kJ/mol   
99+
180.00 kJ/mol   
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
56.70 J/mol.K   
24
59.90 J/mol.K   
21

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