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Ytterbium Tin Comparison


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Tin Ytterbium comparison


Periodic Table

Symbol
Yb  
Sn  

Group Number
3  
15
14  
4

Period Number
6  
5  

Block
f block  
p block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Post-​Transition  

CAS Number
7440644  
26
7440315  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
I41/amd  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
141.00  
10

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
  • Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac  
-  

Discovery
In 1878  
Before 3500 BC  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
21

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
0.00 %  
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
36
0.00 %  
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
33
0.00 %  
34

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %  
37
0.00 %  
26

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %  
24
0.00 %  
15

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.
  
  • Tin-niobium alloy is used for producing superconducting magnets.
  • Tin salt known as a tin II chloride, it is used as a mordant and as a reducing agent for dyeing calico and silk.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry  
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry  

Medical Uses
-  
Dentistry  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic  
Non Toxic  

Present in Human Body
No  
Yes  

In Blood
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3  
40
0.38 Blood/mg dm-3  
10

In Bone
2.10 p.p.m.  
15
1.40 p.p.m.  
17

Physical

Melting Point
824.00 °C  
99+
231.90 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,196.00 °C  
99+
2,270.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
Silvery White  

Luster
Metallic  
-  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.00  
22
1.50  
19

Brinell Hardness
343.00 MPa  
37
50.00 MPa  
99+

Vickers Hardness
206.00 MPa  
99+
50.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
1,590.00 m/s  
99+
2,730.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.60  
33
2.40  
7

Reflectivity
30.00 %  
35
51.00 %  
30

Allotropes
No  
Yes  

α Allotropes
-  
Grey Tin (alpha Tin, Tin Pest)  

β Allotropes
-  
White Tin (Beta Tin)  

γ Allotropes
-  
Rhombic Tin (gamma Tin)  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Yb  
Sn  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
30  
9
35  
4

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.96  
9

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.10  
38
1.49  
19

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.06  
34
1.72  
5

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
2.21  
5

Allen Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.82  
14

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.04  
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
33

2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,411.80 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,943.00 kJ/mol  
30

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,930.30 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,456.00 kJ/mol  
21

6th Energy Level
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
39

8th Energy Level
6,034.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
35

9th Energy Level
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
32

10th Energy Level
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
36

11th Energy Level
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
34

12th Energy Level
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
99+

13th Energy Level
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,080.00 kJ/mol  
31

14th Energy Level
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
31
708.60 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
60,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
27

16th Energy Level
60,300.00 kJ/mol  
32
70,800.00 kJ/mol  
22

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

18th Energy Level
6,110.00 kJ/mol  
99+
7,086.00 kJ/mol  
33

19th Energy Level
603.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
39

20th Energy Level
615.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.00 kJ/mol  
33

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

22nd Energy Level
603.00 kJ/mol  
99+
708.00 kJ/mol  
27

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

24th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
26

25th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
28

26th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

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

28th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
32

29th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
33

30th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
708.60 kJ/mol  
27

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.15 g/amp-hr  
29
1.11 g/amp-hr  
99+

Electron Work Function
3.20 eV  
99+
4.42 eV  
22

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
70  
99+
50  
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 6s2  
[Kr] 4d10 5s2 5p2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Tetragonal (TETR)  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Ytterbium.jpg#100  
TETR-Crystal-Structure-of-Tin.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
70  
99+
50  
99+

Number of Neutrons
103  
32
69  
99+

Number of Electrons
70  
99+
50  
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
140.00 pm  
40

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm  
20
139.00 pm  
99+

Van der Waals Radius
242.00 pm  
16
217.00 pm  
29

Atomic Weight
173.05 amu  
99+
118.71 amu  
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thulium
  
Indium
  

Next Element
Lutetium
  
Cesium
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.30 (-eV)  
28
83.50 (-eV)  
14

Lattice Constant
548.47 pm  
12
583.18 pm  
7

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
π/2, π/2, π/2  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
20
0.68  
99+

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
6.90 g/cm3  
99+
7.37 g/cm3  
99+

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

Tensile Strength
58.00 MPa  
36
15.00 MPa  
99+

Viscosity
0.00  
20
0.00  
15

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
18

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
0.00 (Pa)  
37
0.00 (Pa)  
38

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
9.90 GPa  
99+
18.00 GPa  
99+

Bulk Modulus
30.50 GPa  
99+
58.00 GPa  
21

Young's Modulus
23.90 GPa  
99+
50.00 GPa  
39

Poisson Ratio
0.21  
34
0.36  
8

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
Ductile, Malleable  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
6.97  
99+
7.31  
99+

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
Diamagnetic  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
17

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
30

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
Superconductor  

Resistivity
0.25 nΩ·m  
99+
115.00 nΩ·m  
28

Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.09 106/cm Ω  
28

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
107.30 kJ/mol  
9

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.23 J/(kg K)  
28

Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K  
32
27.11 J/mol·K  
26

Thermal Conductivity
38.50 W/m·K  
35
66.80 W/m·K  
25

Critical Temperature
26.30 K  
99+
505.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
26.30 µm/(m·K)  
14
22.00 µm/(m·K)  
21

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.90 kJ/mol  
99+
290.40 kJ/mol  
99+

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol  
99+
301.30 kJ/mol  
99+

Standard Molar Entropy
59.90 J/mol.K  
26
51.20 J/mol.K  
40

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