Ytterbium is a chemical element; it has symbol Yb and atomic number 70. It is a metal, the fourteenth and penultimate element in the lanthanide series, which is the basis of the relative stability of its +2 oxidation state. Like the other lanthanides, its most common oxidation state is +3, as in its oxide, halides, and other compounds.

ytterbium (Yb), chemical element, a rare-earth metal of the lanthanide series of the periodic table. Ytterbium is the most volatile rare-earth metal. It is a soft, malleable silvery metal that will tarnish slightly when stored in air and therefore should be stored in vacuum or in an inert atmosphere when long storage time is required.

Ytterbium is a chemical element with symbol Yb and atomic number 70. Classified as a lanthanide, Ytterbium is a solid at room temperature. [Xe]6s 2 4f 14. J.C. Slater, J Chem Phys, 1964, 41 (10), 3199-3205. DOI:10.1063/1.1725697.

Ytterbium is one of the more common lanthanide elements, and is not at all rare as its group name of the rare earths may suggest. In fact, it is the 43rd most abundant element on earth and has a greater natural abundance than tin, bromine, uranium or arsenic.

Ytterbium was discovered in 1878. It oxidizes in the air but it forms a protective layer on the surface. 160 Yb is used in portable X-ray machines that need no electricity.

Ytterbium (pronunciation: i-TUR-bee-em) [2] is a malleable, ductile, bright silvery metal [3] that belongs to the group of lanthanides and is represented by the chemical symbol Yb [1].

2013年7月31日 · Ytterby is the site of a quarry that yielded many unusual minerals containing rare earths and other elements. Ytterbium has few uses. It can be alloyed with stainless steel to improve some of...

Ytterbium: compound properties. Bond strengths; lattice energies of ytterbium halides, hydrides, oxides (where known); and reduction potentials where known. View compound properties...

The chemical element ytterbium is classed as a lanthanide and rare earth metal. It was discovered in 1878 by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac. Ytterbium-174 is ytterbium’s commonest isotope, with 104 neutrons and 70 protons/electrons. Image Ref. (5)

Ytterbium is a chemical element. It has the chemical symbol Yb. It has the atomic number 70 which means it has 70 protons in an atom. It is part of a group of chemical elements in the periodic table named the Lanthanides.