Yb

Ytterbium

Z 70 173.045 g/molLanthanide

Overview Atomic Properties Thermodynamics Electromagnetism Isotopes

Group

3

Period

6

Block

f

Occurrence

Primordial

Biological Role

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History

1878 (discovery)

Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac

1936 (isolation)

Wilhelm Klemm, Heinrich Bommer

Named By

Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac

Latin Name

Ytterbium

Abundance

Universe

x

Sun

x

Meteorites

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Earth's crust

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Oceans

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Humans

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