Symbol
Yb
  
In
  
Group Number
Not Available
  
Period Number
6
  
5
  
Block
f block
  
p block
  
Element Family
Lanthanide
  
Post-Transition
  
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
  
I4/mmm
  
Interesting Facts
- Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
- Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
  
- Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
- Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
Mining, Ores of metals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
  
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter
  
Discovery
In 1878
  
In 1863
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %
  
26
~0.0000004 %
  
23
Abundance In Earth's Crust
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.
  
- It is used to produce indium tin oxide (ITO), it is used in manufacturing touch screens, flat screen TVs and solar panels.
- Its nitride, phosphide and antimonide are used in transistors and microchips.
  
Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry
  
Medical Uses
NA
  
Medical Research
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
  
Non Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
No
  
Yes
  
Boiling Point
1,196.00 °C
  
99+
2,000.00 °C
  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silvery White
  
Silvery Gray
  
Luster
Metallic
  
Lustrous
  
Hardness
  
  
Mohs Hardness
Not Available
  
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
1,590.00 m/s
  
99+
1,215.00 m/s
  
99+
Optical Properties
  
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Yb
  
In
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allen Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available
  
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol
  
99+
558.30 kJ/mol
  
99+
2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol
  
99+
1,820.70 kJ/mol
  
18
3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
2,704.00 kJ/mol
  
39
4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol
  
31
5,210.00 kJ/mol
  
17
Electrochemical Equivalent
2.15 g/amp-hr
  
25
1.43 g/amp-hr
  
99+
Electron Work Function
Not Available
  
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
  
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
  
Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 6s2
  
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p1
  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
  
Tetragonal (TETR)
  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Ytterbium.jpg#100
  
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Indium.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Atomic Weight
173.05 amu
  
99+
114.82 amu
  
99+
Atomic Volume
24.79 cm3/mol
  
9
15.70 cm3/mol
  
33
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
50.30 (-eV)
  
27
54.00 (-eV)
  
25
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
6.90 g/cm3
  
99+
7.31 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.21 g/cm3
  
99+
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Shear Modulus
Not Available
  
Bulk Modulus
Not Available
  
Poisson Ratio
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
  
Ductile, Malleable
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
  
Diamagnetic
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor
  
Conductor
  
Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω
  
38
0.12 106/cm Ω
  
17
Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol
  
21
28.90 kJ/mol
  
31
Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)
  
36
0.23 J/(kg K)
  
27
Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K
  
25
26.74 J/mol·K
  
25
Thermal Conductivity
38.50 W/m·K
  
35
81.80 W/m·K
  
21
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
26.30 µm/(m·K)
  
14
32.10 µm/(m·K)
  
9
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.90 kJ/mol
  
99+
226.40 kJ/mol
  
40
Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol
  
99+
3.28 kJ/mol
  
99+
Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
242.70 kJ/mol
  
99+
Standard Molar Entropy
59.90 J/mol.K
  
21
57.80 J/mol.K
  
22