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Copernicium vs Ytterbium


Ytterbium vs Copernicium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cn  
Yb  

Group Number
12  
6
3  
15

Period Number
7  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
54084263  
7
7440644  
26

Space Group Name
-  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
187.00  
8
225.00  
3

Facts

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  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung  
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac  

Discovery
In 1996  
In 1878  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
39
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
-  
0.00 %  
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 %  
37

Abundance In Humans
-  
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Currently known uses of Copernicium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  
  • 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  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Research Purposes  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
-  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+
2.10 p.p.m.  
15

Physical

Melting Point
-  
824.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
0.00 °C  
99+
1,196.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
-  
Silvery White  

Luster
Unknown Luster  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
4.00  
11
1.00  
22

Brinell Hardness
240.00 MPa  
99+
343.00 MPa  
37

Vickers Hardness
3,570.00 MPa  
2
206.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,570.00 m/s  
30
1,590.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.90  
18
1.60  
33

Reflectivity
45.00 %  
32
30.00 %  
35

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cn  
Yb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
1  
34
30  
9

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.10  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.30  
25
1.10  
38

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.90  
1
1.06  
34

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.90  
13
1.10  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.90  
8
1.10  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.00  
99+
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
1,154.90 kJ/mol  
2
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
2,170.00 kJ/mol  
9
1,174.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
4,245.40 kJ/mol  
9
2,417.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,499.70 kJ/mol  
23
4,203.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
7,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,034.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
5,850.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
26
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
4,480.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
31

15th Energy Level
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
35,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,300.00 kJ/mol  
32

17th Energy Level
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
16
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
3,570.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,110.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
1,157.60 kJ/mol  
14
603.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
615.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
28
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
357.00 kJ/mol  
99+
603.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
357.60 kJ/mol  
99+
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
357.60 kJ/mol  
99+
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
357.60 kJ/mol  
99+
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
0.00 kJ/mol  
99+
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
2
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
1,157.00 kJ/mol  
3
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
357.60 kJ/mol  
99+
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
3.00 g/amp-hr  
21
2.15 g/amp-hr  
29

Electron Work Function
4.90 eV  
12
3.20 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
112  
6
70  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 6d10 7s2  
[Xe] 4f14 6s2  

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)  
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
112  
6
70  
99+

Number of Neutrons
285  
1
103  
32

Number of Electrons
112  
6
70  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
147.00 pm  
36
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
122.00 pm  
99+
187.00 pm  
20

Van der Waals Radius
0.00 pm  
99+
242.00 pm  
16

Atomic Weight
285.00 amu  
5
173.05 amu  
99+

Atomic Volume
17.80 cm3/mol  
99+
24.79 cm3/mol  
13

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thulium
  

Next Element
Nihonium
  
Lutetium
  

Valence Electron Potential
0.00 (-eV)  
99+
50.30 (-eV)  
28

Lattice Constant
-  
548.47 pm  
12

Lattice Angles
-  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.58  
36
1.61  
20

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
23.70 g/cm3  
7
6.90 g/cm3  
99+

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
23.70 g/cm3  
8
6.21 g/cm3  
99+

Tensile Strength
0.10 MPa  
99+
58.00 MPa  
36

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
20

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
31.00 GPa  
25
9.90 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
35.00 GPa  
99+
30.50 GPa  
99+

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

Poisson Ratio
0.35  
9
0.21  
34

Other Mechanical Properties
-  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
23.70  
9
6.97  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
-  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
17
0.00 H/m  
13

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
-  
Conductor  

Resistivity
4.90 nΩ·m  
99+
0.25 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.04 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
-  
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37

Molar Heat Capacity
13.10 J/mol·K  
99+
26.74 J/mol·K  
32

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

Critical Temperature
1,323.00 K  
99+
26.30 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
13.80 µm/(m·K)  
31
26.30 µm/(m·K)  
14

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
-  
7.66 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
-  
180.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
55.00 J/mol.K  
34
59.90 J/mol.K  
26

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