| Yb | Ytterbium | Atomic number : 70 Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) : 173.04 |
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| P H Y S I C A L D A T A | |
| Group 3 lanthanide Density / kg m-3 : 6965 [293 K] |
Melting point / K : 1097 Boiling point / K : 1466 |
| D I S C O V E R Y | |
| Discovered in 1878 by J.C. Galissard de Marignac at Geneva Switzerland. |
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| G E O L O G I C A L D A T A | |
| Abundances Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : 8 Earth's crust / p.p.m. : 3.3 Residence time / years : 400 Classification : recycled Oxidation state : III |
Seawater / p.p.m. : Atlantic surface : 5 × 10-7 Atlantic deep : 7.5 × 10-7 Pacific surface : 3.7 × 10-7 Pacific deep : 22 × 10-7 |
| B I O L O G I C A L D A T A | |
| Level in humans Organs: n.a., but low |
Daily dietary intake : n.a. Total mass of element in average (70 kg) person : n.a. |
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