×

Ytterbium
Ytterbium

Californium
Californium



ADD
Compare
X
Ytterbium
X
Californium

Ytterbium Californium Comparison

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Yb
Cf
1.2 Group Number
NANA
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
67
Lithium Metal
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
f block
1.5 Element Family
Lanthanide
Actinide
1.6 CAS Number
74406447440713
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
P63/mmc
1.8 Space Group Number
225.00194.00
Plutonium Metal
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
  • Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
  • Californium metal is very harmful and highly radioactive.
  • Californium metal is the heaviest metal.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Made by Bombarding Curium with Helium Ions
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1878
In 1950
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %NA
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~-9999 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %NA
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %NA
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %NA
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium Metal
1E-13 1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
  • 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.
  • Californium metal has a very strong neutron emitter. It is used as a metal detector.
  • It also used as an identifier to check Water and oil layers in oil wells.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
Chemical Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Nuclear Research
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
3.2.3 In Blood
NA0.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium Metal
0 1970
3.2.4 In Bone
NA0.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
824.00 °C900.00 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
1,196.00 °C1,470.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silver
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA3.00
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
343.00 MPaNA
Cesium Metal
0.14 3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
206.00 MPaNA
Palladium Metal
121 3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
1,590.00 m/sNA
Thallium Metal
818 16200
1.3 Optical Properties
1.3.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
1.3.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
1.5 Allotropes
1.5.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
1.5.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
1.5.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
2 Chemical
2.1 Chemical Formula
Yb
Cf
2.2 Isotopes
2.2.1 Known Isotopes
3020
Tennessine Metal
0 38
2.6 Electronegativity
2.6.1 Pauling Electronegativity
NA1.30
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
2.8.1 Sanderson Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
3.4.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.061.20
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
3.4.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
3.4.5 Allen Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
3.5 Electropositivity
3.5.1 Pauling Electropositivity
NA2.70
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
3.6 Ionization Energies
3.6.1 1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol608.00 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
3.6.3 2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol1,206.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
3.6.5 3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol2,267.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
4.2.4 4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol3,599.00 kJ/mol
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
4.2.6 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.1.1 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.2.1 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.2.2 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.4.2 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.4.3 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.4.5 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.4.7 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.1 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.2 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.6.3 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
6.2.2 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
6.2.3 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
6.3.2 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
6.3.3 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
6.3.5 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
6.3.7 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
6.3.8 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
6.3.10 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
6.3.12 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
6.3.13 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
6.4.2 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
6.4.3 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
6.5.2 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
6.5.4 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
6.5.6 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
6.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.15 g/amp-hr3.12 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
6.7 Electron Work Function
NANA
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
6.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
7 Atomic
7.1 Atomic Number
7098
Lithium Metal
3 117
7.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 6s2
[Rn] 5f10 7s2
7.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Double Hexagonal Close Packed (DHCP)
7.3.1 Crystal Lattice
7.4 Atom
7.4.1 Number of Protons
7098
Lithium Metal
3 117
7.4.4 Number of Neutrons
103153
Lithium Metal
4 184
7.4.6 Number of Electrons
7098
Lithium Metal
3 117
7.5 Radius of an Atom
7.5.1 Atomic Radius
176.00 pm186.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
7.5.3 Covalent Radius
187.00 pmNA
Beryllium Metal
96 260
7.5.4 Van der Waals Radius
242.00 pmNA
Zinc Metal
139 348
7.6 Atomic Weight
173.05 amu251.00 amu
Lithium Metal
6.94 294
7.7 Atomic Volume
24.79 cm3/molNA
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
7.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
7.8.1 Previous Element
7.8.2 Next Element
7.9 Valence Electron Potential
50.30 (-eV)44.50 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
7.10 Lattice Constant
548.47 pm338.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
7.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
7.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
8 Mechanical
8.1 Density
8.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
6.90 g/cm315.10 g/cm3
Lithium Metal
0.534 40.7
8.1.4 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.21 g/cm3NA
Lithium Metal
0.512 20
8.2 Tensile Strength
58.00 MPaNA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
8.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
8.4 Vapor Pressure
8.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
8.4.3 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
8.5 Elasticity properties
8.5.1 Shear Modulus
9.90 GPaNA
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
8.5.4 Bulk Modulus
30.50 GPaNA
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
8.6.1 Young's Modulus
23.90 GPaNA
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
8.8 Poisson Ratio
0.21NA
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
9.2 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Malleable, Sectile
10 Magnetic
10.1 Magnetic Characteristics
10.1.1 Specific Gravity
6.9715.10
Lithium Metal
0.53 4500
10.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
10.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
10.4.2 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
10.5 Electrical Properties
10.5.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Unknown
10.5.2 Resistivity
0.25 nΩ·mNA
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
10.5.4 Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm ΩNA
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
10.6.2 Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/molNA
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
11 Thermal
11.1 Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)NA
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
11.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·KNA
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
11.4 Thermal Conductivity
38.50 W/m·KNA
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
11.6 Critical Temperature
26.30 KNA
Mercury
26.3 3223
11.9 Thermal Expansion
26.30 µm/(m·K)NA
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
11.11 Enthalpy
11.11.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.90 kJ/molNA
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
11.13.1 Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/molNA
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
12.1.2 Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/molNA
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
12.2 Standard Molar Entropy
59.90 J/mol.KNA
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1