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Ytterbium vs Potassium

1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Yb
K
1.2 Group Number
NA1
Gadolinium
0 17
1.4 Period Number
64
Lithium
2 7
2.2 Block
f block
s block
2.3 Element Family
Lanthanide
Alkali
2.4 CAS Number
74406447440097
Aluminium
7429905 54386242
2.7 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
Im_ 3m
2.8 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.
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
2.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Humphry Davy
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1878
In 1807
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %3 * 10-4 %
Thallium
5E-09 0.11
2.8.1 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~0.0004 %
Beryllium
1E-08 0.1
2.10.1 Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.07 %
Gold
1.7E-07 22
3.4.3 Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %1.50 %
Radium
9.9E-12 8.1
3.5.1 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %0.04 %
Protactinium
2E-23 1.1
3.6.1 Abundance In Humans
NA0.20 %
Radium
1E-13 1.4
4 Uses
4.1 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.
  • Potassium’s compounds are in high demand for their application in Fertilizer manufacturing.
  • Potassium carbonate is used in glass manufacturing and Potassium carbonate in manufacturing detergent and body wash.
4.1.1 Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry
Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry
4.1.2 Medical Uses
NA
Pharmaceutical Industry
4.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys
NA
4.2 Biological Properties
4.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Toxic
4.2.2 Present in Human Body
4.2.3 In Blood
NA1,620.00 Blood/mg dm-3
Plutonium
0 1970
4.2.6 In Bone
NA2,100.00 p.p.m.
Plutonium
0 170000
7 Physical
7.1 Melting Point
824.00 °C63.65 °C
Francium
27 3410
7.3 Boiling Point
1,196.00 °C774.00 °C
Flerovium
147 5660
8.2 Appearance
8.2.1 Physical State
Solid
Solid
8.2.2 Color
Silvery White
Silvery Gray
8.2.3 Luster
Metallic
NA
8.3 Hardness
8.3.1 Mohs Hardness
NA0.40
Cesium
0.2 8.5
8.4.1 Brinell Hardness
343.00 MPa0.36 MPa
Cesium
0.14 3490
8.4.3 Vickers Hardness
206.00 MPaNA
Palladium
121 3430
8.7 Speed of Sound
1,590.00 m/s2,000.00 m/s
Thallium
818 16200
8.8 Optical Properties
8.8.1 Refractive Index
NANA
Mercury
1.000933 1.7229
8.8.4 Reflectivity
NANA
Molybdenum
58 97
8.9 Allotropes
8.9.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8.9.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
8.9.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
Not Available
9 Chemical
9.1 Chemical Formula
Yb
K
9.2 Isotopes
9.2.1 Known Isotopes
3020
Tennessine
0 38
9.4 Electronegativity
9.4.1 Pauling Electronegativity
NA0.82
Francium
0.7 2.54
9.4.3 Sanderson Electronegativity
NA0.45
Cesium
0.22 2.56
9.5.2 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.060.91
Cesium
0.86 1.82
9.6.1 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
NA0.73
Cesium
0.62 2.48
9.6.3 Allen Electronegativity
NA0.73
Cesium
0.659 2.7
9.8 Electropositivity
9.8.1 Pauling Electropositivity
NA3.18
Gold
1.46 3.3
9.9 Ionization Energies
9.9.1 1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol418.80 kJ/mol
Cesium
375.7 26130
9.9.3 2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol3,052.00 kJ/mol
Ruthenium
710.2162 28750
10.2.2 3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol4,420.00 kJ/mol
Osmium
1600 34230
10.2.4 4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol5,877.00 kJ/mol
Thorium
2780 37066
10.2.5 5th Energy Level
NA7,975.00 kJ/mol
Dubnium
4305.2 97510
10.3.3 6th Energy Level
NA9,590.00 kJ/mol
Seaborgium
5715.8 105800
10.3.4 7th Energy level
NA11,343.00 kJ/mol
Bohrium
7226.8 114300
10.3.7 8th Energy Level
NA14,944.00 kJ/mol
Hassium
8857.4 125300
10.3.9 9th Energy Level
NA16,963.70 kJ/mol
Yttrium
14110 134700
10.3.11 10th Energy Level
NA48,610.00 kJ/mol
Strontium
17100 144300
10.3.13 11th Energy Level
NA54,490.00 kJ/mol
Yttrium
19900 169988
10.3.15 12th Energy Level
NA60,730.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
22219 189368
10.3.17 13th Energy Level
NA68,950.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
26930 76015
10.3.20 14th Energy Level
NA75,900.00 kJ/mol
Molybdenum
29196 86450
10.3.21 15th Energy Level
NA83,080.00 kJ/mol
Manganese
41987 97510
10.4.3 16th Energy Level
NA93,400.00 kJ/mol
Iron
47206 109480
10.5.2 17th Energy Level
NA99,710.00 kJ/mol
Cobalt
52737 122200
10.5.4 18th Energy Level
NANA
Nickel
58570 134810
10.5.6 19th Energy Level
NANA
Copper
64702 148700
10.5.7 20th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
80400 171200
10.5.9 21st Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
87000 179100
10.5.11 22nd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
93400 184900
10.5.12 23rd Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
98420 198800
10.5.14 24th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
104400 195200
10.5.16 25th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
121900 121900
10.5.17 26th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
127700 127700
10.5.19 27th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
133800 133800
10.5.21 28th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
139800 139800
10.5.23 29th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
148100 148100
10.5.25 30th Energy Level
NANA
Molybdenum
154500 154500
10.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
2.15 g/amp-hr1.46 g/amp-hr
Beryllium
0.16812 8.3209
10.7 Electron Work Function
NA2.30 eV
Cesium
2.14 5.65
10.8 Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Solubility
Chemical Stability, Flammability, Ionization, Solubility
11 Atomic
11.1 Atomic Number
7019
Lithium
3 117
11.2 Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 6s2
[Ar] 4s1
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
7019
Lithium
3 117
11.4.4 Number of Neutrons
10320
Lithium
4 184
11.4.6 Number of Electrons
7019
Lithium
3 117
11.5 Radius of an Atom
11.5.1 Atomic Radius
176.00 pm227.00 pm
Beryllium
112 265
11.5.2 Covalent Radius
187.00 pm203.00 pm
Beryllium
96 260
11.5.5 Van der Waals Radius
242.00 pm275.00 pm
Zinc
139 348
11.6 Atomic Weight
173.05 amu39.10 amu
Lithium
6.94 294
11.7 Atomic Volume
24.79 cm3/mol45.46 cm3/mol
Manganese
1.39 71.07
11.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
11.8.1 Previous Element
11.8.2 Next Element
11.9 Valence Electron Potential
50.30 (-eV)10.40 (-eV)
Francium
8 392.42
11.10 Lattice Constant
548.47 pm532.80 pm
Beryllium
228.58 891.25
11.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
π/2, π/2, π/2
11.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
NANA
Beryllium
1.567 1.886
12 Mechanical
12.1 Density
12.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
6.90 g/cm30.86 g/cm3
Lithium
0.534 40.7
12.1.4 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.21 g/cm30.83 g/cm3
Lithium
0.512 20
12.2 Tensile Strength
58.00 MPaNA
Indium
2.5 11000
12.3 Viscosity
NANA
Mercury
0.001526 0.001526
12.4 Vapor Pressure
12.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
NANA
Cerium
2.47E-11 121
12.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
NANA
Tungsten
2.62E-10 774
12.6 Elasticity properties
12.6.1 Shear Modulus
9.90 GPa1.30 GPa
Palladium
1.3 222
12.6.3 Bulk Modulus
30.50 GPa3.10 GPa
Cesium
1.6 462
12.7.2 Young's Modulus
23.90 GPa3.53 GPa
Cesium
1.7 528
12.8 Poisson Ratio
0.21NA
Beryllium
0.032 0.47
13.2 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
NA
14 Magnetic
14.1 Magnetic Characteristics
14.1.1 Specific Gravity
6.970.86
Lithium
0.53 4500
14.1.3 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
14.1.4 Permeability
NANA
Bismuth
1.25643E-06 0.0063
14.4.2 Susceptibility
NANA
Bismuth
-0.000166 200000
14.5 Electrical Properties
14.5.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor
14.5.2 Resistivity
0.25 nΩ·m72.00 nΩ·m
Thallium
0.18 961
14.5.5 Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω0.14 106/cm Ω
Plutonium
0.00666 0.63
14.5.7 Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol48.40 kJ/mol
Mercury
0 222.8
15 Thermal
15.1 Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)0.75 J/(kg K)
Americium
0.11 3.6
15.2 Molar Heat Capacity
26.74 J/mol·K29.60 J/mol·K
Beryllium
16.443 62.7
15.5 Thermal Conductivity
38.50 W/m·K102.50 W/m·K
Neptunium
6.3 429
15.6 Critical Temperature
26.30 K2,223.00 K
Mercury
26.3 3223
15.7 Thermal Expansion
26.30 µm/(m·K)83.30 µm/(m·K)
Tungsten
4.5 97
15.9 Enthalpy
15.9.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.90 kJ/mol77.50 kJ/mol
Zinc
7.32 799.1
15.10.1 Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol2.32 kJ/mol
Cesium
2.1 35.23
16.1.1 Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol89.50 kJ/mol
Mercury
61.5 837
16.5 Standard Molar Entropy
59.90 J/mol.K64.70 J/mol.K
Beryllium
9.5 198.1