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Ytterbium vs Technetium


Technetium vs Ytterbium


Periodic Table

Symbol
Yb   
Tc   

Group Number
Not Available   
7   
11

Period Number
6   
5   

Block
f block   
d block   

Element Family
Lanthanide   
Transition Metal   

CAS Number
7440644   
26
7440268   
99+

Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m   
P63/mmc   

Space Group Number
225.00   
2
194.00   
5

Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Ytterbium metal oxidizes rapidly if exposed to air.
  • Ytterbium metal can dissolve quickly in Mineral acid.
  
  • Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
  • At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac   
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero   

Discovery
In 1878   
In 1937   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
36
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
33
Not Available   

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
37
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
  

Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Highly Toxic   
Low Toxic   

Present in Human Body
No   
No   

In Blood
Not Available   
0.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
37

In Bone
Not Available   
0.00 p.p.m.   
36

Physical Properties

Melting Point
824.00 °C   
99+
2,200.00 °C   
9

Boiling Point
1,196.00 °C   
99+
4,877.00 °C   
7

Appearance
  
  

Physical State
Solid   
Solid   

Color
Silvery White   
Shiny Gray   

Luster
Metallic   
NA   

Hardness
  
  

Brinell Hardness
343.00 MPa   
31
Not Available   

Vickers Hardness
206.00 MPa   
33
Not Available   

Speed of Sound
1,590.00 m/s   
99+
16,200.00 m/s   
1

Optical Properties
  
  

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   
Tc   

Isotopes
  
  

Known Isotopes
30   
9
18   
21

Electronegativity
  
  

Pauling Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.90   
11

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.06   
33
1.36   
20

Allen Electronegativity
Not Available   
1.51   
28

Electropositivity
  
  

Pauling Electropositivity
Not Available   
2.10   
99+

Ionization Energies
  
  

1st Energy Level
603.40 kJ/mol   
99+
702.00 kJ/mol   
36

2nd Energy Level
1,174.80 kJ/mol   
99+
1,470.00 kJ/mol   
99+

3rd Energy Level
2,417.00 kJ/mol   
99+
2,850.00 kJ/mol   
33

4th Energy Level
4,203.00 kJ/mol   
31
Not Available   

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

Electron Work Function
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Atomic Properties

Atomic Number
70   
99+
43   
99+

Electron Configuration
[Xe] 4f14 6s2   
[Kr] 4d5 5s2   

Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)   
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)   

Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Ytterbium.jpg#100   
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100   

Atom
  
  

Number of Protons
70   
99+
43   
99+

Number of Neutrons
103   
31
55   
99+

Number of Electrons
70   
99+
43   
99+

Radius of an Atom
  
  

Atomic Radius
176.00 pm   
18
136.00 pm   
99+

Covalent Radius
187.00 pm   
20
147.00 pm   
37

Van der Waals Radius
242.00 pm   
12
200.00 pm   
28

Atomic Weight
173.05 amu   
99+
98.00 amu   
99+

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

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  

Previous Element
Thulium
  
Molybdenum
  

Next Element
Lutetium
  
Ruthenium
  

Valence Electron Potential
50.30 (-eV)   
27
180.00 (-eV)   
3

Lattice Constant
548.47 pm   
11
273.50 pm   
99+

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2   
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3   

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available   
1.60   
5

Mechanical Properties

Density
  
  

Density At Room Temperature
6.90 g/cm3   
99+
11.00 g/cm3   
34

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
6.21 g/cm3   
99+
Not Available   

Tensile Strength
58.00 MPa   
18
Not Available   

Viscosity
Not Available   
Not Available   

Vapor Pressure
  
  

Elasticity properties
  
  

Shear Modulus
9.90 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Bulk Modulus
30.50 GPa   
39
Not Available   

Young's Modulus
23.90 GPa   
99+
Not Available   

Poisson Ratio
0.21   
33
Not Available   

Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable   
NA   

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic Characteristics
  
  

Specific Gravity
6.97   
99+
11.50   
24

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic   
Paramagnetic   

Electrical Properties
  
  

Electrical Property
Conductor   
Conductor   

Resistivity
0.25 nΩ·m   
99+
200.00 nΩ·m   
18

Electrical Conductivity
0.04 106/cm Ω   
38
0.07 106/cm Ω   
30

Electron Affinity
50.00 kJ/mol   
21
53.00 kJ/mol   
18

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat
0.15 J/(kg K)   
36
0.21 J/(kg K)   
29

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

Thermal Conductivity
38.50 W/m·K   
35
50.60 W/m·K   
30

Critical Temperature
26.30 K   
7
Not Available   

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

Enthalpy
  
  

Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.90 kJ/mol   
99+
660.00 kJ/mol   
6

Enthalpy of Fusion
7.66 kJ/mol   
99+
23.01 kJ/mol   
9

Enthalpy of Atomization
180.00 kJ/mol   
99+
649.00 kJ/mol   
8

Standard Molar Entropy
59.90 J/mol.K   
21
181.10 J/mol.K   
2

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