ytterbium

yt·ter·bi·um (

-tûr

n. Symbol Yb

A soft, bright, silvery rare-earth element occurring in two allotropic forms and used as an x-ray source for portable irradiation devices, in some laser materials, and in some special alloys. Atomic number 70; atomic weight 173.04; melting point 824°C; boiling point 1,196°C; specific gravity 6.972 or 6.54 (25°C) depending on allotropic form; valence 2, 3. See Table at element.

[After Ytterby, a town in Sweden.]

yt·terbic (-b

k) adj.

ytterbium [ɪˈtɜːbɪəm]

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a soft malleable silvery element of the lanthanide series of metals that occurs in monazite and is used to improve the mechanical properties of steel. Symbol: Yb; atomic no.: 70; atomic wt.: 173.04; valency: 2 or 3; relative density: 6.903 (alpha), 6.966 (beta); melting pt.: 819°C; boiling pt.: 1196°C

[New Latin; see ytterbia]

ytterbium (

-tûr

Symbol Yb

A soft, silvery-white metallic element of the lanthanide series that occurs as seven stable isotopes. It is used as a radiation source for portable x-ray machines. Atomic number 70; atomic weight 173.04; melting point 824°C; boiling point 1,196°C; specific gravity 6.972 or 6.54 (25°C) depending on allotropic form; valence 2, 3. See Periodic Table.

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Noun

ytterbium - a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime

atomic number 70, Yb

metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

gadolinite, ytterbite - a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium

monazite - a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium

xenotime - a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form

Translations

ytterbium [ɪˈtɜːbɪəm] N → iterbio m, yterbio m

ytterbium

n (Chem) → Ytterbium nt

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atomic number 70
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gadolinite
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monazite
uranium
Xenotime
Yb
ytterbia
ytterbite
ytterbium oxide
yttrium metal

They’re generally clustered in a separate grouping at the bottom of the table, are known collectively as the lanthanoids, and these are their names, in order of atomic number (57-70): lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, and ytterbium.

Why all the fuss over rare earths? by Doug Hornig / Stockhouse

0 at% erbium were co-doped with ytterbium in amounts also ranging from 1.

Optical properties of PMMA doped with erbium(III) and ytterbium(III) ... by Prajzler, Vaclav; Huttel, Ivan; Lyutakov, Oleksiy; Oswald, Jiri; Machovic, Vladimir; Jerabek, Vitezs / Polymer Engineering and Science

Byline: ANI Washington, August 12 (ANI): Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have said that an experimental atomic clock based on ytterbium atoms is about four times more accurate than it was several years ago, giving it a precision comparable to that of the NIST-F1 cesium fountain clock, the civilian time standard of the US.

Atomic clock based on ytterbium atoms 4 times more accurate than ... by Asian News International

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