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Ytterbium Plutonium Comparison


Plutonium Ytterbium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Yb  
Pu  

Group Number
3  
15
0  
18

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
f block  
f block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440644  
26
7440075  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
P121/m1  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
11.00  
16

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
  • Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
  
  • Plutonium metal if obtain from ores of uranium metal.
  • Plutonium metal is very sensitive to the change in atmospheric conditions like temperature and pressure.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Mining, Ores of metals  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac  
Glenn T. Seaborg, Arthur Wahl, Joseph W. Kennedy, Edwin McMillan  

Discovery
In 1878  
In Between 1940 1941  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
36
-  

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
33
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
37
-  

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
24

Uses

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.
  
  • Plutonium was used in atomic bombs and still it is being used in various weapons and Ammunition industry.
  • It is also used in nuclear power plant as source of energy for space missions.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry  
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
Alloys  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
No  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40

In Bone
2.10 p.p.m.  
15
0.00 p.p.m.  
99+

Physical

Melting Point
824.00 °C  
99+
639.50 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,196.00 °C  
99+
3,235.00 °C  
25

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.00  
22
4.00  
11

Brinell Hardness
343.00 MPa  
37
627.00 MPa  
22

Vickers Hardness
206.00 MPa  
99+
617.00 MPa  
26

Speed of Sound
1,590.00 m/s  
99+
2,260.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.60  
33
1.90  
18

Reflectivity
30.00 %  
35
68.00 %  
15

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Yb  
Pu  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
30  
9
20  
19

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.28  
34

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.10  
38
1.28  
26

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.06  
34
1.22  
27

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.28  
99+

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.72  
21

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,128.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,084.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,338.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+

6th Energy Level
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,847.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
6,034.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
18

13th Energy Level
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

14th Energy Level
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
31
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
39

15th Energy Level
60,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

16th Energy Level
60,300.00 kJ/mol  
32
58,400.00 kJ/mol  
40

17th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

18th Energy Level
6,110.00 kJ/mol  
99+
5,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

19th Energy Level
603.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

20th Energy Level
615.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

21st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

22nd Energy Level
603.00 kJ/mol  
99+
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

23rd Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

24th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

25th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

26th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

27th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

28th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

29th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
584.70 kJ/mol  
99+

30th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
584.00 kJ/mol  
99+

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.15 g/amp-hr  
29
2.28 g/amp-hr  
26

Electron Work Function
3.20 eV  
99+
3.88 eV  
38

Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility  
Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity  

Atomic

Atomic Number
70  
99+
94  
24

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 6s2  
[Rn] 5f6 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Monoclinic (MON)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Ytterbium.jpg#100  
MON-Crystal-Structure-of-Plutonium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
70  
99+
94  
24

Number of Neutrons
103  
32
150  
12

Number of Electrons
70  
99+
94  
24

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
159.00 pm  
30

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm  
20
187.00 pm  
20

Van der Waals Radius
242.00 pm  
16
200.00 pm  
35

Atomic Weight
173.05 amu  
99+
244.00 amu  
19

Atomic Volume
24.79 cm3/mol  
13
12.32 cm3/mol  
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thulium
  
Neptunium
  

Next Element
Lutetium
  
Americium
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.30 (-eV)  
28
64.90 (-eV)  
21

Lattice Constant
548.47 pm  
12
618.30 pm  
4

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
20
1.74  
6

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
6.90 g/cm3  
99+
19.82 g/cm3  
13

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.21 g/cm3  
99+
16.63 g/cm3  
18

Tensile Strength
58.00 MPa  
36
40.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
20
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
28

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
2.20 (Pa)  
12

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
9.90 GPa  
99+
43.00 GPa  
18

Bulk Modulus
30.50 GPa  
99+
100.00 GPa  
16

Young's Modulus
23.90 GPa  
99+
96.00 GPa  
23

Poisson Ratio
0.21  
34
0.21  
33

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
6.97  
99+
19.84  
16

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Paramagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
16

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
21

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Poor Conductor  

Resistivity
0.25 nΩ·m  
99+
1.46 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.01 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
0.60 kJ/mol  
99+

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.13 J/(kg K)  
40

Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K  
32
35.50 J/mol·K  
4

Thermal Conductivity
38.50 W/m·K  
35
6.74 W/m·K  
99+

Critical Temperature
26.30 K  
99+
913.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
26.30 µm/(m·K)  
14
46.70 µm/(m·K)  
6

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.90 kJ/mol  
99+
344.00 kJ/mol  
36

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol  
99+
2.82 kJ/mol  
99+

Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol  
99+
360.00 kJ/mol  
35

Standard Molar Entropy
59.90 J/mol.K  
26
37.10 J/mol.K  
99+

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