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Copper vs Ytterbium


Ytterbium vs Copper


Periodic Table

Symbol
Cu  
Yb  

Group Number
11  
7
3  
15

Period Number
4  
6  

Block
d block  
f block  

Element Family
Transition Metal  
Lanthanide  

CAS Number
7440508  
37
7440644  
26

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
Fm_ 3m  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
225.00  
3

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  
  • Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
  • Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
-  
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac  

Discovery
In Middle East (9000 BCE)  
In 1878  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
13
0.00 %  
23

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
12
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.01 %  
13
0.00 %  
36

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %  
17
0.00 %  
33

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
8
0.00 %  
37

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
10
0.00 %  
24

Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  
  • 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
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry  
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic  
Highly Toxic  

Present in Human Body
Yes  
No  

In Blood
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3  
8
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
26.00 p.p.m.  
12
2.10 p.p.m.  
15

Physical

Melting Point
1,084.62 °C  
40
824.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
2,562.00 °C  
99+
1,196.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Copper  
Silvery White  

Luster
-  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
3.00  
13
1.00  
22

Brinell Hardness
235.00 MPa  
99+
343.00 MPa  
37

Vickers Hardness
343.00 MPa  
99+
206.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
3,810.00 m/s  
26
1,590.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.10  
99+
1.60  
33

Reflectivity
90.00 %  
4
30.00 %  
35

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Cu  
Yb  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
29  
10
30  
9

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.90  
12
1.10  
99+

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.98  
11
1.10  
38

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.75  
4
1.06  
34

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.49  
27
1.10  
99+

Allen Electronegativity
1.85  
12
1.10  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.10  
99+
2.20  
39

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
22
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,957.90 kJ/mol  
15
1,174.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
3,555.00 kJ/mol  
15
2,417.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
5,536.00 kJ/mol  
21
4,203.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
7,700.00 kJ/mol  
17
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
9,900.00 kJ/mol  
16
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
13,400.00 kJ/mol  
7
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
16,000.00 kJ/mol  
9
6,034.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
19,200.00 kJ/mol  
9
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
22,400.00 kJ/mol  
11
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
25,600.00 kJ/mol  
13
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
35,600.00 kJ/mol  
27
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
38,700.00 kJ/mol  
6
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
42,000.00 kJ/mol  
7
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
31

15th Energy Level
46,700.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
50,200.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,300.00 kJ/mol  
32

17th Energy Level
53,700.00 kJ/mol  
12
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
61,100.00 kJ/mol  
10
6,110.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
64,702.00 kJ/mol  
11
603.00 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
163,700.00 kJ/mol  
2
615.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
174,100.00 kJ/mol  
2
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
184,900.00 kJ/mol  
1
603.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
198,800.00 kJ/mol  
1
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
18
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
24
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
25
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
745.50 kJ/mol  
19
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
1.19 g/amp-hr  
99+
2.15 g/amp-hr  
29

Electron Work Function
4.65 eV  
16
3.20 eV  
99+

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
29  
99+
70  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Ar] 3d10 4s1  
[Xe] 4f14 6s2  

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

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

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
29  
99+
70  
99+

Number of Neutrons
35  
99+
103  
32

Number of Electrons
29  
99+
70  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
128.00 pm  
99+
176.00 pm  
20

Covalent Radius
132.00 pm  
99+
187.00 pm  
20

Van der Waals Radius
140.00 pm  
99+
242.00 pm  
16

Atomic Weight
63.55 amu  
99+
173.05 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Nickel
  
Thulium
  

Next Element
Zinc
  
Lutetium
  

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

Lattice Constant
361.49 pm  
39
548.47 pm  
12

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.28  
99+
1.61  
20

Mechanical

Density
  
  

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

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

Tensile Strength
210.00 MPa  
19
58.00 MPa  
36

Viscosity
0.00  
25
0.00  
20

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
1.53 (Pa)  
8
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
30
0.00 (Pa)  
37

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
48.00 GPa  
15
9.90 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
140.00 GPa  
12
30.50 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
120.00 GPa  
19
23.90 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.34  
10
0.21  
34

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
8.89  
99+
6.97  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Diamagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
19
0.00 H/m  
13

Susceptibility
0.00  
31
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Conductor  

Resistivity
16.78 nΩ·m  
99+
0.25 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.60 106/cm Ω  
2
0.04 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
222.80 kJ/mol  
1
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.38 J/(kg K)  
15
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37

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

Thermal Conductivity
401.00 W/m·K  
2
38.50 W/m·K  
35

Critical Temperature
1,358.00 K  
99+
26.30 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
16.50 µm/(m·K)  
27
26.30 µm/(m·K)  
14

Enthalpy
  
  

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

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.11 kJ/mol  
99+
7.66 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
338.90 kJ/mol  
39
180.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
33.20 J/mol.K  
99+
59.90 J/mol.K  
26

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