Yb
Ytterbium
Z 70 173.045 g/molLanthanide
Group
3
Period
6
Block
f
Occurrence
Merging neutron stars 67%Dying low-mass stars 33%Geochemical class: Lithophile
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
Solar System< 0.0001%0.00117 ppm
x
Sun< 0.0001%0.000906 ppm
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Meteorites< 0.0001%0.17 ppm
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Earth's crust0.00019%1.9 ppm
x
Oceans< 0.0001%< 0.0001 ppm
x
Humans---
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