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Ytterbium vs Copper


Copper vs Ytterbium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Yb   
Cu   

Group Number
Not Available   
11   
7

Period Number
6   
4   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440644   
26
7440508   
37

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
Fm_ 3m   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
225.00   
2

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
  • Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
  
  • Copper rarely found in its pure form in nature.
  • Copper Sulfate is mostly used in agricultural poison and as an algicide in water purification system.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1878   
In Middle East (9000 BCE)   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
6 * 10-6 %   
12

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.00007 %   
12

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
36
0.01 %   
13

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
33
0.01 %   
17

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
37
0.00 %   
8

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
9

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.
  
  • It is use for coinage and bullion.
  • Most of copper element is used in manufacturing electrical and electronic equipments such as wirings and components. It is also used in construction and industrial machine.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry   
Chemical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Coinage, Jewellery   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Non Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
Yes   

In Blood
Not Available   
1.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
8

In Bone
Not Available   
26.00 p.p.m.   
12

Physical Properties

Melting Point
824.00 °C   
99+
1,084.62 °C   
40

Boiling Point
1,196.00 °C   
99+
2,562.00 °C   
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Copper   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
Not Available   
3.00   
12

Brinell Hardness
343.00 MPa   
31
235.00 MPa   
38

Vickers Hardness
206.00 MPa   
33
343.00 MPa   
28

Speed of Sound
1,590.00 m/s   
99+
3,810.00 m/s   
19

Optical Properties
  
  

Reflectivity
Not Available   
90.00 %   
3

Allotropes
No   
No   

α Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

β Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

γ Allotropes
Not Available   
Not Available   

Chemical Properties

Chemical Formula
Yb   
Cu   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
30   
9
29   
10

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.90   
11

Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.98   
9

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.06   
33
1.75   
3

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.49   
14

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.85   
9

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
2.10   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol   
99+
745.50 kJ/mol   
22

2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol   
99+
1,957.90 kJ/mol   
15

3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol   
99+
3,555.00 kJ/mol   
15

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol   
31
5,536.00 kJ/mol   
12

5th Energy Level
Not Available   
7,700.00 kJ/mol   
11

6th Energy Level
Not Available   
9,900.00 kJ/mol   
10

7th Energy level
Not Available   
13,400.00 kJ/mol   
7

8th Energy Level
Not Available   
16,000.00 kJ/mol   
9

9th Energy Level
Not Available   
19,200.00 kJ/mol   
9

10th Energy Level
Not Available   
22,400.00 kJ/mol   
11

11th Energy Level
Not Available   
25,600.00 kJ/mol   
13

12th Energy Level
Not Available   
35,600.00 kJ/mol   
6

13th Energy Level
Not Available   
38,700.00 kJ/mol   
6

14th Energy Level
Not Available   
42,000.00 kJ/mol   
7

15th Energy Level
Not Available   
46,700.00 kJ/mol   
9

16th Energy Level
Not Available   
50,200.00 kJ/mol   
10

17th Energy Level
Not Available   
53,700.00 kJ/mol   
12

18th Energy Level
Not Available   
61,100.00 kJ/mol   
10

19th Energy Level
Not Available   
64,702.00 kJ/mol   
11

20th Energy Level
Not Available   
163,700.00 kJ/mol   
2

21st Energy Level
Not Available   
174,100.00 kJ/mol   
2

22nd Energy Level
Not Available   
184,900.00 kJ/mol   
1

23rd Energy Level
Not Available   
198,800.00 kJ/mol   
1

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.15 g/amp-hr   
25
1.19 g/amp-hr   
99+

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
4.65 eV   
11

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
70   
99+
29   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 6s2   
[Ar] 3d10 4s1   

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

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Ytterbium.jpg#100   
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Copper.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
70   
99+
29   
99+

Number of Neutrons
103   
31
35   
99+

Number of Electrons
70   
99+
29   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm   
18
128.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm   
20
132.00 pm   
99+

Van der Waals Radius
242.00 pm   
12
140.00 pm   
99+

Atomic Weight
173.05 amu   
99+
63.55 amu   
99+

Atomic Volume
24.79 cm3/mol   
9
7.10 cm3/mol   
99+

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thulium
  
Nickel
  

Next Element
Lutetium
  
Zinc
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.30 (-eV)   
27
34.00 (-eV)   
99+

Lattice Constant
548.47 pm   
11
361.49 pm   
35

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

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
Not Available   

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

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

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.21 g/cm3   
99+
8.02 g/cm3   
27

Tensile Strength
58.00 MPa   
18
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available   
1.53 (Pa)   
8

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
9.90 GPa   
99+
48.00 GPa   
15

Bulk Modulus
30.50 GPa   
39
140.00 GPa   
12

Young's Modulus
23.90 GPa   
99+
120.00 GPa   
17

Poisson Ratio
0.21   
33
0.34   
10

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
Ductile, Malleable   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
6.97   
99+
8.89   
34

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Diamagnetic   

Permeability
Not Available   
1.256629 * 10-6 H/m   
5

Susceptibility
Not Available   
-9.63 * 10-6   
4

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
0.25 nΩ·m   
99+
16.78 nΩ·m   
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω   
38
0.60 106/cm Ω   
2

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
222.80 kJ/mol   
1

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36
0.38 J/(kg K)   
15

Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K   
25
24.44 J/mol·K   
99+

Thermal Conductivity
38.50 W/m·K   
35
401.00 W/m·K   
2

Critical Temperature
26.30 K   
7
Not Available   

Thermal Expansion
26.30 µm/(m·K)   
14
16.50 µm/(m·K)   
25

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.90 kJ/mol   
99+
283.70 kJ/mol   
33

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

Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol   
99+
338.90 kJ/mol   
29

Standard Molar Entropy
59.90 J/mol.K   
21
33.20 J/mol.K   
99+

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