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It's pronounced yitterbum

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One of two elements that begins with the letter y. One of two lanthanide metals which has 2 valence electrons. Named after Ytterby, Sweden. ("Ytterbium," 2022)

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("Ytterbium (Yb)," 2008)

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[Xe] 4f¹⁴ 6s2
1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 3d¹⁰ 4s² 4p⁶ 4d¹⁰ 5s² 5p⁶ 4f¹⁴ 6s2
("Ytterbium (Yb)," 2008).

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("Ytterbium (Yb)," 2008).

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Memory devices and tunable lasers ("Ytterbium," 2022).

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Number of Atomic Particles for Ytterbium

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Number of Atomic Particles for Ytterbium

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Protons- 70. Neutrons- 103. Electrons- 70.

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Ytterbium 168, Ytterbium 170, Ytterbium 171, Ytterbium 172, Ytterbium 173, Ytterbium 174, Ytterbium 175 ("Ytterbium," 2007).

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Ytterbium is found in rare minerals and must be mined. World production of Ytterbium is 50 tonnes a year ("Ytterbium- Yb")

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Group- Lanthanide Earth Metal. Atomic Number- 70. Atomic Mass- 173.04 amu. Chemical symbol- Yb. Phase- solid. Atomic radius- 2.26 pm. Valence #- 2. ("Ytterbium, 2022).

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Malleable, ductile, and lustrous. Easily dissolved by acids, reacts with water, and oxidizes when exposed to air ("Ytterbium- Yb).

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Metal ("Ytterbium," 2022).

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Ytterbium was discovered in 1878 by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac at the University of Geneva. He discovered it by heating erbium nitrate and extracting the residue ("Ytterbium," 2022).