Element Family
Transition Metal
Lanthanide
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
Fm_ 3m
Interesting Facts
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
- Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
- Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
Sources
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Discovery
In 1937
In 1878
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
- 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
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Alloys
Toxicity
Low Toxic
Highly Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Shiny Gray
Silvery White
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Kr] 4d5 5s2
[Xe] 4f14 6s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Ytterbium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
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
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor