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Ytterbium vs Mendelevium


Mendelevium vs Ytterbium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Yb  
Md  

Group Number
3  
15
3  
15

Period Number
6  
7  

Block
f block  
f block  

Element Family
Lanthanide  
Actinide  

CAS Number
7440644  
26
7440111  
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m  
-  

Space Group Number
225.00  
3
194.00  
7

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
  • Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
  
  • Mendelevium metal is synthetically produced metal.
  • Mendelevium metal has been produced in only trace amount.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals  
Bombarding Einsteinium with Helium Ions  

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac  
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  

Discovery
In 1878  
In 1955  

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
0.00 %  
23
0.00 %  
40

Abundance In Sun
0.00 %  
26
-  

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %  
36
0.00 %  
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %  
33
-  

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.
  
  • Currently known uses of Mendelevium metal are limited to research purpose only.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry  
-  

Medical Uses
-  
-  

Other Uses
Alloys  
-  

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly 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+
827.00 °C  
99+

Boiling Point
1,196.00 °C  
99+
0.00 °C  
99+

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid  
Solid  

Color
Silvery White  
-  

Luster
Metallic  
Metallic  

Hardness
  
  

Mohs Hardness
1.00  
22
-  

Brinell Hardness
343.00 MPa  
37
350.00 MPa  
36

Vickers Hardness
206.00 MPa  
99+
0.00 MPa  
99+

Speed of Sound
1,590.00 m/s  
99+
2,680.00 m/s  
99+

Optical Properties
  
  

Refractive Index
1.60  
33
1.30  
99+

Reflectivity
30.00 %  
35
66.00 %  
17

Allotropes
No  
No  

α Allotropes
-  
-  

β Allotropes
-  
-  

γ Allotropes
-  
-  

Chemical

Chemical Formula
Yb  
Md  

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
30  
9
16  
23

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.30  
33

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.10  
38
1.30  
25

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.06  
34
1.20  
28

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.30  
33

Allen Electronegativity
1.10  
99+
1.30  
40

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
2.20  
39
2.70  
22

Ionization Energies
  
  

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

2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol  
99+
1,235.00 kJ/mol  
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol  
99+
2,470.00 kJ/mol  
99+

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol  
99+
3,840.00 kJ/mol  
99+

5th Energy Level
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
36

6th Energy Level
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

7th Energy level
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

8th Energy Level
6,034.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

9th Energy Level
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

10th Energy Level
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
99+

11th Energy Level
6,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,400.00 kJ/mol  
99+

12th Energy Level
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
60,100.00 kJ/mol  
16

13th Energy Level
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
37

14th Energy Level
6,030.00 kJ/mol  
31
1,150.00 kJ/mol  
99+

15th Energy Level
60,300.00 kJ/mol  
99+
63,500.00 kJ/mol  
37

16th Energy Level
60,300.00 kJ/mol  
32
635.00 kJ/mol  
99+

17th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
1,107.00 kJ/mol  
21

18th Energy Level
6,110.00 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

20th Energy Level
615.00 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
40

21st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
13

22nd Energy Level
603.00 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
34

23rd Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
6,350.00 kJ/mol  
13

24th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
36

25th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
38

26th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
37

27th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
39

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

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

30th Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol  
99+
635.00 kJ/mol  
40

Electrochemical Equivalent
2.15 g/amp-hr  
29
3.21 g/amp-hr  
13

Electron Work Function
3.20 eV  
99+
3.89 eV  
37

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

Atomic

Atomic Number
70  
99+
101  
17

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 6s2  
[Rn] 5f13 7s2  

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)  
Not Known  

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Ytterbium.jpg#100  
Unknown-Crystal-Structure-of-Mendelevium.jpg#100  

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
70  
99+
101  
17

Number of Neutrons
103  
32
157  
8

Number of Electrons
70  
99+
101  
17

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm  
20
175.00 pm  
21

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm  
20
175.00 pm  
25

Van der Waals Radius
242.00 pm  
16
246.00 pm  
12

Atomic Weight
173.05 amu  
99+
258.00 amu  
14

Atomic Volume
24.79 cm3/mol  
13
19.90 cm3/mol  
32

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thulium
  
Fermium
  

Next Element
Lutetium
  
Nobelium
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.30 (-eV)  
28
63.70 (-eV)  
23

Lattice Constant
548.47 pm  
12
-  

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2  
-  

Lattice C/A Ratio
1.61  
20
1.58  
36

Mechanical

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
6.90 g/cm3  
99+
10.30 g/cm3  
38

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.21 g/cm3  
99+
10.30 g/cm3  
39

Tensile Strength
58.00 MPa  
36
80.00 MPa  
29

Viscosity
0.00  
20
0.00  
25

Vapor Pressure
  
  

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

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

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
9.90 GPa  
99+
32.00 GPa  
24

Bulk Modulus
30.50 GPa  
99+
0.00 GPa  
99+

Young's Modulus
23.90 GPa  
99+
12.00 GPa  
99+

Poisson Ratio
0.21  
34
0.30  
14

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable  
-  

Magnetic

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
6.97  
99+
13.50  
29

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic  
-  

Permeability
0.00 H/m  
13
0.00 H/m  
11

Susceptibility
0.00  
24
0.00  
24

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor  
-  

Resistivity
0.25 nΩ·m  
99+
0.63 nΩ·m  
99+

Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω  
99+
0.00 106/cm Ω  
99+

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol  
26
50.00 kJ/mol  
26

Thermal

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)  
37
0.10 J/(kg K)  
99+

Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K  
32
27.00 J/mol·K  
29

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

Critical Temperature
26.30 K  
99+
1,100.00 K  
99+

Thermal Expansion
26.30 µm/(m·K)  
14
11.60 µm/(m·K)  
99+

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.90 kJ/mol  
99+
380.50 kJ/mol  
26

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol  
99+
-  

Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol  
99+
410.80 kJ/mol  
25

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

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