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From Village to Periodic Table:YTTERBIUM

Photo retrieved fromhttps://www.easycalculation.com/chemistry/elements/ytterbium.html               - Ytterbium is a chemical element with chemical Yb and atomic number 70 with an atomic weight of 173.05. - Ytterbium was discovered by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac, a Swedish chemist, in 1878. - Ytterbium is a rare earth element. - Ytterbium has a bright silvery luster, is soft, malleable, and quite ductile. - Ytterbium is the fourteenth and penultimate element in the lanthanide series. - Because of its closed-shell electron configuration, its density and melting and boiling points differ from those of the other lanthanides. - Melting point and boiling point of Ytterbium element are 824°C and 1196°C respectively. - Ytterbium is a soft, silvery metal. - Ytterbium slowly oxidises in air, forming a protective surface layer. - Density of Ytterbium is 6.90 (g cm −3 ). - Ytterbium dissolves rapidly in mineral acids. - Ytterbium i...