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Ytterbium
 
Atomic Number: 70 
Symbol: Yb 
Atomic Weight: 173.04 
Discovery: Jean de Marignac 1878 (Switzerland) 
Electron Configuration: [Xe] 4f14 6s2 
Element Classification: Rare Earth (Lanthanide) 
Word Origin: Named for the Swedish village of Ytterby. 
Density (g/cc): 6.9654 
Melting Point (K): 1097 
Boiling Point (K): 1466 
Appearance: silvery, lustrous, malleable, and ductile metal 
Atomic Radius (pm): 194 
Atomic Volume (cc/mol): 24.8 
Ionic Radius: 85.8 (+3e) 93 (+2e) 
Specific Heat (@20 C J/g mol): 0.145 
Fusion Heat (kJ/mol): 3.35 
Evaporation Heat (kJ/mol): 159 
Pauling Negativity Number: 1.1 
First Ionizing Energy (kJ/mol): 603 
Oxidation States: 3, 2 
Lattice Structure: Face-Centered Cubic 
Lattice Constant ( ): 5.490 
References: Los Alamos National Laboratory (2001), Crescent Chemical Company (2001), Lange's Handbook of Chemistry (1952), CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics (18th Ed.)
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