Ytterbium

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Ytterbium

• J.M.
• Saturday, November 14, 2009

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Some Facts About Ytterbium
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 Melting Point 824.0 C
Boiling Point 1466.0 C
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Some facts Of Ytterbium
Ytterbium is a soft, malleable, ductile, lustrous
silver-white metal. Although it is one of the
rare-earth metals. The metal tarnishes slowly in
air and reacts slowly with water but rapidly
dissolves in mineral acids. It forms numerous
compounds, some of which are yellow or green
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Some facts Of Ytterbium

Ytterbium is never found in nature as a free
element. It is difficult to separate it from the
other earth elements.
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Uses of Ytterbium
Ytterbium can be used for dentures, Ytterbium
can be used in improving the grain refinement,
strength, and other mechanical properties of
stainless steel.
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Uses of Ytterbium
When electricity is unavailable, ytterbium can
be used with a portable x-ray machine. Ytterbium
can be used with the strength and magnification
of a laser beam.
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This is a model of ytterbium.