Element Family
Transition Metal
Lanthanide
Space Group Name
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Fm_ 3m
Interesting Facts
Copernicium was first synthesized in 1996 by a German research team.
- Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
- Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
Sources
Synthetically Produced
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Discovery
In 1996
In 1878
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Copernicium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Ytterbium metal is used in memory devices and tuneable laser.
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It is also used as industrial catalyst as the other catalysts are too toxic and polluting.
Industrial Uses
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Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
Other Uses
Research Purposes
Alloys
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Luster
Unknown Luster
Metallic
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2
[Xe] 4f14 6s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Ordering
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Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor
Enthalpy of Atomization
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