ytterbium
Soft silvery lanthanide
Ytterbium is a soft, silvery metallic element in the lanthanide series, atomic number 70.
Like other rare earth elements, it has specialized applications in lasers, metallurgy, and certain medical devices.
The name comes from Ytterby, a Swedish village whose quarry yielded several elements.
Atomic number fifty-eight
- neodymiumRare-earth metallic element
- samariumRare-earth metal, element 62
- europiumElement sixty-three
- gadoliniumLanthanide, atomic number sixty-four
dysprosium · holmium · thulium · lutetium · lanthanum · rare earth · trivalent · paramagnetic
Pale metallic sheen
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- ductileAble to deform permanently
- soft metalEasily deformed metallic substance
- electropositiveTends to lose electrons
conductor · alloy · smelting · metallurgy · corrosion · oxidation · machining · anode
Concentrated light device
- fiber opticLight-based data transmission
- stainless steelRust-proof iron alloy
- phosphorLight-emitting coating substance
- solar cellLight-to-current converter
Combining power measure
- isotopeElemental variant by mass
- atomic massWeighted average of isotopes
- protonPositive nuclear particle
- neutronUncharged nuclear particle
electron · nucleus · orbital · energy level · shell · quantum · radioactive isotope · atomic clock
Scandinavian country, capital Stockholm
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- separationState of being apart
- isolationComplete separation from others
cerium
Atomic number fifty-eight
gadolinium · dysprosium · holmium · thulium · lutetium · lanthanum · rare earth · trivalent · paramagnetic · scandium
silvery
Pale metallic sheen
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- ductileAble to deform permanently
- soft metalEasily deformed metallic substance
electropositive · conductor · alloy · smelting · metallurgy · corrosion · oxidation · machining · anode · cathode
laser
Concentrated light device
- fiber opticLight-based data transmission
- stainless steelRust-proof iron alloy
- phosphorLight-emitting coating substance
valence
Combining power measure
- isotopeElemental variant by mass
- atomic massWeighted average of isotopes
- protonPositive nuclear particle
neutron · electron · nucleus · orbital · energy level · shell · quantum · radioactive isotope · atomic clock · subatomic
Sweden
Scandinavian country, capital Stockholm
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- separationState of being apart
- isolationComplete separation from others
- metalsaluminum, steel, copper, iron, gold
- lanthanidescerium, dysprosium, europium, gadolinium, holmium
- rare earth mineralscerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, europium
- rare earthscerium, lanthanides, dysprosium, europium, gadolinium
- Dopantsboron, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, gallium
- Trivalent Elementsaluminum, boron, scandium, lanthanum, gallium