Yb	Z =  70	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Ytterbium
			From the Swedish "Ytterby", meaning "outer village"
(AM) Atomic Mass	173.04  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+2, +3
(BP) Boiling Point	1193  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	824  °C
(ρ) Density	6.97  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Face Centered Cubic
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.1	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.7  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.155  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Xe]  4f14  6s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	603.42  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	159  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	7.66  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1878	♦	Location of Discovery	Switzerland
(E°) Standard Potential	Yb2+⇔ Yb (-2.760 V),   Yb3+⇔ Yb (-2.190 V)
Stable isotopes	168Yb,  170Yb,  171Yb,  172Yb,  173Yb,  174Yb,  176Yb
Discovered/Synthesized by	Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Natural Source	The mineral/ore bastnasite, monazite, loparite
Common Uses	Fiber optic signal amplifiers, infrared fiber lasers, stainless steel alloys
Other Info	Used in infrared lasers for fiber-optic networks
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