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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Yb
Li
1.2 Group Number
NA1
Gadolinium Metal
0 17
1.3 Period Number
62
Sodium
2 7
1.4 Block
f block
s block
1.5 Element Family
Lanthanide
Alkali
1.6 CAS Number
74406447439932
Aluminium Metal
7429905 54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
Im_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
225.00229.00
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.
  • Heat capacity of Lithium is very high.
  • Lithium inflammable and highly explosive metal, hence it has to be stored properly.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Johan August Arfwedson
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1878
In 1817
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %6 * 10-7 %
Thallium Metal
5E-09 0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~0.00017 %
Beryllium Metal
1E-08 0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold Metal
1.7E-07 22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium Metal
9.9E-12 8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium Metal
2E-23 1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
NA0.00 %
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.
  • The main usage of Lithium is manufacturing rechargeable batteries for electronic equipment and gadgets.
  • it is also used in manufacturing non-rechargeable batteries.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
Aerospace Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
NA
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
NA1.30 p.p.m.
Plutonium Metal
0 170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
824.00 °C180.54 °C
Francium Metal
27 3410
4.2 Boiling Point
1,196.00 °C1,347.00 °C
Flerovium Metal
147 5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery White
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
NA0.60
Cesium Metal
0.2 8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
343.00 MPa5.00 MPa
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/s6,000.00 m/s
Thallium Metal
818 16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury Metal
1.000933 1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
58 97
4.7 Allotropes
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Yb
Li
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
308
Tennessine Metal
0 38
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
NA0.98
Francium Metal
0.7 2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA0.89
Cesium Metal
0.22 2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.060.97
Cesium Metal
0.86 1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA0.97
Cesium Metal
0.62 2.48
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
NA0.91
Cesium Metal
0.659 2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
NA3.02
Gold Metal
1.46 3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol520.20 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
375.7 26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol7,298.10 kJ/mol
Ruthenium Metal
710.2162 28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol11,815.00 kJ/mol
Osmium Metal
1600 34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/molNA
Thorium Metal
2780 37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
NANA
Dubnium Metal
4305.2 97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
NANA
Seaborgium Metal
5715.8 105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
NANA
Bohrium Metal
7226.8 114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium Metal
8857.4 125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
14110 134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium Metal
17100 144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium Metal
19900 169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
22219 189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
26930 76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
29196 86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese Metal
41987 97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron Metal
47206 109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt Metal
52737 122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel Metal
58570 134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper Metal
64702 148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
80400 171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
87000 179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
93400 184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
98420 198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
104400 195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
121900 121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
127700 127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
133800 133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
139800 139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
148100 148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum Metal
154500 154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.15 g/amp-hr0.26 g/amp-hr
Beryllium Metal
0.16812 8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
NA2.90 eV
Cesium Metal
2.14 5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Corrosion, Flammable, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
703
Sodium
3 117
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 6s2
[He] 2s1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
703
Sodium
3 117
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
1034
Sodium
4 184
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
703
Sodium
3 117
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
176.00 pm152.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
112 265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
187.00 pm128.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
96 260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
242.00 pm182.00 pm
Zinc Metal
139 348
6.6 Atomic Weight
173.05 amu6.94 amu
Sodium
6.94 294
6.7 Atomic Volume
24.79 cm3/mol13.10 cm3/mol
Manganese Metal
1.39 71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
50.30 (-eV)19.00 (-eV)
Francium Metal
8 392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
548.47 pm351.00 pm
Beryllium Metal
228.58 891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium Metal
1.567 1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
6.90 g/cm30.53 g/cm3
Palladium
0.534 40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.21 g/cm30.51 g/cm3
Sodium
0.512 20
7.2 Tensile Strength
58.00 MPaNA
Indium Metal
2.5 11000
7.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury Metal
0.001526 0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NA109.00 (Pa)
Cerium Metal
2.47E-11 121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten Metal
2.62E-10 774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
9.90 GPa4.20 GPa
Potassium Metal
1.3 222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
30.50 GPa11.00 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.6 462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
23.90 GPa4.90 GPa
Cesium Metal
1.7 528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
0.21NA
Beryllium Metal
0.032 0.47
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
NA
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
6.970.53
Palladium
0.53 4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth Metal
1.25643E-06 0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth Metal
-0.000166 200000
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
0.25 nΩ·m92.80 nΩ·m
Thallium Metal
0.18 961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω0.11 106/cm Ω
Plutonium Metal
0.00666 0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol59.60 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
0 222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)3.60 J/(kg K)
Americium Metal
0.11 3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K24.86 J/mol·K
Beryllium Metal
16.443 62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
38.50 W/m·K84.80 W/m·K
Neptunium Metal
6.3 429
9.4 Critical Temperature
26.30 K3,223.00 K
Mercury
26.3 3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
26.30 µm/(m·K)46.00 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten Metal
4.5 97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.90 kJ/mol134.70 kJ/mol
Zinc Metal
7.32 799.1
9.6.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol3.00 kJ/mol
Cesium Metal
2.1 35.23
9.6.3 Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol160.70 kJ/mol
Mercury Metal
61.5 837
9.7 Standard Molar Entropy
59.90 J/mol.K29.10 J/mol.K
Beryllium Metal
9.5 198.1