Properties of Ytterbium and Erbium
Melting Point
1,522.00 °C
  
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Boiling Point
1,196.00 °C
  
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2,510.00 °C
  
99+
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
1,590.00 m/s
  
99+
2,830.00 m/s
  
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Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Yb
  
Er
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available
  
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol
  
99+
589.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,150.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2,194.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.15 g/amp-hr
  
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2.08 g/amp-hr
  
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Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
6.90 g/cm3
  
99+
9.07 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.21 g/cm3
  
99+
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Tensile Strength
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
Yb
  
Er
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
6
  
Atomic Weight
173.05 amu
  
99+
167.26 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
24.79 cm3/mol
  
9
18.40 cm3/mol
  
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Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 6s2
  
[Xe] 4f12 6s2
  
Valence Electron Potential
50.30 (-eV)
  
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49.00 (-eV)
  
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Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Ytterbium.jpg#100
  
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Erbium.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Van der Waals Radius
Not Available
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω
  
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0.01 106/cm Ω
  
99+
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)
  
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0.17 J/(kg K)
  
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Thermal Conductivity
38.50 W/m·K
  
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14.50 W/m·K
  
99+
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K
  
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28.12 J/mol·K
  
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Thermal Expansion
26.30 µm/(m·K)
  
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12.20 µm/(m·K)
  
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Standard Molar Entropy
59.90 J/mol.K
  
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73.10 J/mol.K
  
11
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.90 kJ/mol
  
99+
261.00 kJ/mol
  
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Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol
  
99+
17.20 kJ/mol
  
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Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
314.00 kJ/mol
  
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