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Properties of substance:

ytterbium

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

cubic metal

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

Yb

Structural formula as text:

Yb

Molar/atomic mass: 173.04

Melting point (°C):

824

Boiling point (°C):

1211

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

ammonia liquid : 193.5 (-33.4°C) [Ref.]
mercury: 0.09 (20°C) [Ref.]
water: reaction [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1878

Density:

6.95 (20°C, g/cm3)

Half-life:

14970Yb = 700 ms (β+ (100%), β+p (about 100%))
15170Yb = 1.6 s (β+ (100%), β+p (?))
151m70Yb = 1.6 s (β+ (about 100%), β+p (?))
151n70Yb = 2.6 μs (internal transition (100%))
151p70Yb = 20 μs (internal transition (100%))
15270Yb = 3.03 s (β+ (100%))
152m70Yb = 30 μs (internal transition (100%))
15370Yb = 4.2 s ()
153m70Yb = 15 μs (internal transition (100%))
15470Yb = 409 ms (α (92.6%), β+ (7.4%))
15570Yb = 1.793 s (α (89%), β+ (11%))
15670Yb = 26.1 s (β+ (90%), α (10%))
15770Yb = 38.6 s (β+ (99.5%), α (0.5%))
15870Yb = 1.49 min (β+ (about 100%), α (0.0021%))
15970Yb = 1.67 min (β+ (100%))
16070Yb = 4.8 min (β+ (100%))
16170Yb = 4.2 min (β+ (100%))
16270Yb = 18.87 min (β+ (100%))
16370Yb = 11.05 min (β+ (100%))
16470Yb = 75.8 min (electron capture (100%))
16570Yb = 9.9 min (β+ (100%))
165m70Yb = 300 ns (internal transition (100%))
16670Yb = 56.7 h (electron capture (100%))
16770Yb = 17.5 min (β+ (100%))
167m70Yb = 180 ns (internal transition (100%))
16870Yb = stable ( (isotopic abundance 0,123%))
16970Yb = 32.018 d (electron capture (100%))
169m70Yb = 46 s (internal transition (100%))
17070Yb = stable ( (isotopic abundance 2,982%))
170m70Yb = 370 ns (internal transition (100%))
17170Yb = stable ( (isotopic abundance 14,09%))
171m70Yb = 5.25 ms (internal transition (100%))
171n70Yb = 265 ns (internal transition (100%))
17270Yb = stable ( (isotopic abundance 21,68%))
172m70Yb = 3.6 μs (internal transition (100%))
17370Yb = stable ( (isotopic abundance 16,103%))
173m70Yb = 2.9 μs (internal transition (100%))
17470Yb = stable ( (isotopic abundance 32,026%))
174m70Yb = 830 μs (internal transition (100%))
174n70Yb = 256 ns (internal transition (100%))
17570Yb = 4.185 d (β- (100%))
175m70Yb = 68.2 ms (internal transition (100%))
17670Yb = stable ( (isotopic abundance 12,996%))
176m70Yb = 11.4 s ()
17770Yb = 1.911 h (β- (100%))
177m70Yb = 6.41 s (internal transition (100%))
17870Yb = 74 min (β- (100%))
17970Yb = 8.0 min (β- (100%))
18070Yb = 2.4 min (β- (100%))

Vapour pressure (Torr):

0.01 (557°C)
0.1 (647°C)
1 (759°C)
10 (1121°C)
100 (1387°C)

Electrode potential:

Yb3+ + 3e- → Yb2+, E = -1.205 V (water, 25°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

0 (s)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

62.76 (s)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

25.1 (s)

References:

  1. Гурвич Я.А. Справочник молодого аппаратчика-химика. - М.: Химия, 1991. - pp. 50 [Russian]
  2. Рабинович В.А., Хавин З.Я. Краткий химический справочник. - Л.: Химия, 1977. - pp. 66 [Russian]
  3. Химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 2. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1990. - pp. 276-277 [Russian]

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