Properties of Ytterbium and Niobium
Boiling Point
1,196.00 °C
  
99+
2,468.00 °C
  
99+
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Optical Properties
  
  
Refractive Index
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
1,590.00 m/s
  
99+
3,480.00 m/s
  
21
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Yb
  
Nb
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available
  
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol
  
99+
652.10 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,380.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2,416.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.15 g/amp-hr
  
25
0.69 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
6.90 g/cm3
  
99+
8.57 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.21 g/cm3
  
99+
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Symbol
Yb
  
Nb
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
5
  
Atomic Weight
173.05 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
24.79 cm3/mol
  
9
10.87 cm3/mol
  
99+
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 6s2
  
[Kr] 4d4 5s1
  
Valence Electron Potential
50.30 (-eV)
  
27
104.00 (-eV)
  
8
Atom
  
  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Ytterbium.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Resistivity
152.00 nΩ·m
  
23
Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω
  
38
0.07 106/cm Ω
  
28
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
86.10 kJ/mol
  
12
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)
  
36
0.26 J/(kg K)
  
20
Thermal Conductivity
38.50 W/m·K
  
35
53.70 W/m·K
  
29
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K
  
25
24.60 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Expansion
26.30 µm/(m·K)
  
14
7.30 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
59.90 J/mol.K
  
21
36.40 J/mol.K
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.90 kJ/mol
  
99+
696.60 kJ/mol
  
4
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol
  
99+
27.20 kJ/mol
  
6
Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
745.00 kJ/mol
  
4