Periodic Table of the Elements: Ytterbium
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| Atomic Number: | 70 |
| Atomic Symbol: | Yb |
| Ytterbiumytterbium [for Ytterby, a town in Sweden], metallic chemical element; symbol Yb; at. no. 70; at. wt. 173.054; m.p. 819°C;; b.p. about 1,194°C;; sp. gr. about 7.0; valence +2 or +3. Ytterbium is a soft, malleable, ductile, lustrous silver-white metal. ..... Click the link for more information. | |
| Atomic Weight: | 173.054 |
| Electron Configuration: | 2 · 8 · 18 32 · 8 · 2 |
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