Periodic Table:

Element 70 - Ytterbium / Ytterbium

(Latin / English)

Mass Number

Atomic Mass

% Abundance

Nuclear Spin

168

167.9339

0.13

0

169 *

168.9352

0

7/2+

170

169.9348

3.05

0

171

170.9363

14.30

1/2+

172

171.9364

21.90

0

173

172.9382

16.12

5/2-

174

173.9389

31.80

0

175 *

174.9413

0

(7/2)

176

175.9426

12.70

0

(* = unstable isotope)

Electron Configuration:

[Xe] 5f14 6s2

Relative Atomic Mass:

173.04

State (25°C, 1 atm):

solid, metal

Density:

6965 kg/m3

Melting Temperature:

1097 K

Boiling Temperature:

1466 K

© W. Bauer, 1999