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1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Yb
Nb
1.2 Group Number
NA5
Gadolinium
0 17
1.3 Period Number
65
Lithium
2 7
1.5 Block
f block
d block
1.6 Element Family
Lanthanide
Transition Metal
1.7 CAS Number
74406447440031
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
1.11 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
Im_ 3m
1.12 Space Group Number
225.00229.00
Plutonium
11 229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
  • Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
  • Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Charles Hatchett
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1878
In 1801
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %2 * 10-7 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
3.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~0.0000004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
3.4.4 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.4.6 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %0.00 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.4.9 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.00 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
3.4.11 Abundance In Humans
NANA
Radium
1E-13 1.4
5 Uses
5.1 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.
  • Niobium alloys are used in jet engines and rockets and spacecraft, beams and girders for buildings and oil and gas pipelines.
  • It is used superconducting magnets in particles accelerators, NMR and MRI equipment.
5.1.1 Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
5.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
NA
5.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys
5.2 Biological Properties
5.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Low Toxic
5.2.2 Present in Human Body
5.2.3 In Blood
NA0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
6.1.1 In Bone
NA0.07 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
7 Physical
7.1 Melting Point
824.00 °C2,468.00 °C
Francium
27 3410
7.4 Boiling Point
1,196.00 °C2,468.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
7.5 Appearance
7.5.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
7.5.2 Color
Silvery White
Gray
7.5.3 Luster
Metallic
Metallic
7.6 Hardness
7.6.1 Mohs Hardness
NA6.00
Cesium
0.2 8.5
7.7.1 Brinell Hardness
343.00 MPa735.00 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
7.8.3 Vickers Hardness
206.00 MPa870.00 MPa
Palladium
121 3430
8.3 Speed of Sound
1,590.00 m/s3,480.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
8.5 Optical Properties
8.5.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
8.5.3 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
8.6 Allotropes
8.6.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8.6.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8.6.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
9 Chemical
9.1 Chemical Formula
Yb
Nb
9.2 Isotopes
9.2.1 Known Isotopes
3017
Tennessine
0 38
9.3 Electronegativity
9.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
NA1.60
Francium
0.7 2.54
9.3.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA1.42
Cesium
0.22 2.56
9.3.5 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.061.23
Cesium
0.86 1.82
9.4.2 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NANA
Cesium
0.62 2.48
9.5.2 Allen Electronegativity
NA1.41
Cesium
0.659 2.7
9.6 Electropositivity
9.6.1 Pauling Electropositivity
NA2.40
Gold
1.46 3.3
9.7 Ionization Energies
9.7.1 1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol652.10 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
9.7.3 2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol1,380.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
9.7.5 3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol2,416.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
9.7.7 4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol3,700.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
9.7.9 5th Energy Level
NA4,877.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
9.7.11 6th Energy Level
NA9,847.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
9.7.13 7th Energy level
NA12,100.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
9.7.14 8th Energy Level
NANA
Hassium
8857.4 125300
9.7.16 9th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
14110 134700
9.7.18 10th Energy Level
NANA
Strontium
17100 144300
9.7.20 11th Energy Level
NANA
Yttrium
19900 169988
9.7.22 12th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
22219 189368
9.7.24 13th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
26930 76015
9.7.26 14th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
29196 86450
9.7.28 15th Energy Level
NANA
Manganese
41987 97510
9.7.30 16th Energy Level
NANA
Iron
47206 109480
9.7.32 17th Energy Level
NANA
Cobalt
52737 122200
9.7.34 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
9.7.36 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
9.7.38 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
9.7.40 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
9.7.42 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
9.7.44 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
9.7.46 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
9.7.48 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
9.7.50 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
9.7.52 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
9.7.54 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
9.8.1 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
9.8.2 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
9.10 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.15 g/amp-hr0.69 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
10.2 Electron Work Function
NA4.30 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
10.6 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
11 Atomic
11.1 Atomic Number
7041
Lithium
3 117
11.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 6s2
[Kr] 4d4 5s1
11.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Body Centered Cubic (BCC)
11.3.1 Crystal Lattice
11.4 Atom
11.4.1 Number of Protons
7041
Lithium
3 117
11.4.3 Number of Neutrons
10352
Lithium
4 184
11.5.2 Number of Electrons
7041
Lithium
3 117
11.6 Radius of an Atom
11.6.1 Atomic Radius
176.00 pm146.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
11.6.3 Covalent Radius
187.00 pm164.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
11.7.1 Van der Waals Radius
242.00 pm200.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
11.8 Atomic Weight
173.05 amu92.91 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
11.10 Atomic Volume
24.79 cm3/mol10.87 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
11.13 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
11.13.1 Previous Element
11.13.2 Next Element
11.14 Valence Electron Potential
50.30 (-eV)104.00 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
11.18 Lattice Constant
548.47 pm330.04 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
12.2 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
12.3 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
13 Mechanical
13.1 Density
13.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
6.90 g/cm38.57 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
13.2.1 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.21 g/cm3NA
Lithium
0.512 20
13.4 Tensile Strength
58.00 MPa330.00 MPa
Indium
2.5 11000
13.6 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
13.7 Vapor Pressure
13.7.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
13.8.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NA0.00 (Pa)
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
13.9 Elasticity properties
13.9.1 Shear Modulus
9.90 GPa38.00 GPa
Potassium
1.3 222
13.9.3 Bulk Modulus
30.50 GPa170.00 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
13.9.5 Young's Modulus
23.90 GPa105.00 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
13.11 Poisson Ratio
0.210.40
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
14.2 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
Ductile, Malleable
15 Magnetic
15.1 Magnetic Characteristics
15.1.1 Specific Gravity
6.978.57
Lithium
0.53 4500
15.1.4 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
15.1.5 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
15.1.7 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
15.3 Electrical Properties
15.3.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
15.3.2 Resistivity
0.25 nΩ·m152.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
15.3.4 Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω0.07 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
15.3.6 Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol86.10 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
17 Thermal
17.1 Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)0.26 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
17.3 Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K24.60 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
17.5 Thermal Conductivity
38.50 W/m·K53.70 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
17.7 Critical Temperature
26.30 KNA
Mercury
26.3 3223
17.8 Thermal Expansion
26.30 µm/(m·K)7.30 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
17.10 Enthalpy
17.10.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.90 kJ/mol696.60 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
17.11.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol27.20 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
17.11.4 Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol745.00 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
17.12 Standard Molar Entropy
59.90 J/mol.K36.40 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1