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| Date of Discovery: |
1878 |
| Discoverer: |
Jena de Marignac |
| Name Origin: |
Ytterby (a town in Sweden) |
| Uses: |
Metallurgical and chemical experiments |
| Obtained From: |
Yttria, monazite, gadolinite, xenotime |
| Atomic Number: |
70 |
| Atomic Mass: |
173.04 amu |
| Melting Point: |
824.0 °C (1097.15 °K, 1515.2 °F) |
| Boiling Point: |
1466.0 °C (1739.15 °K, 2670.8 °F) |
| Crystal Structure: |
Cubic |
| Density @ 293 K: |
6.98 g/cm3 |
| Color: |
Silvery |
Isotope |
Yb-168 |
Yb-169 |
Yb-170 |
Yb-171 |
Yb-172 |
Yb-173 |
Yb-174 |
Yb-175 |
Yb-176 |
Half Life |
Stable |
32.03 days |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
Stable |
4.19 days |
Stable |
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