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WHere is ytterbium found?
Ytterbium is found in minerals such as xenotime, euxenite, and monazite. It is also found in small quantities in some rare earth minerals and in the Earth's crust. Commercially, ytterbium is typically obtained through the process of ion exchange and solvent extraction from monazite sands.
Is ytterbium natural or man made?
Ytterbium is a naturally occuring rare earth element. However, an isotope of Ytterbium (Ytterbium-169) is an artificially produced isotope.
Is ytterbium found on earth?
Yes. It has lots of stable isotopes.
Who discovered the element Ytterbium?
Jean de Marignac is the one credited with discovering the element ytterbium. He found this element in Switzerland in 1878.
Why does ytterbium have the Yb symbol?
It is a general tradition to write the symbol of a chemical element with two letters from the name.
What is the name for ytterby and Sweden?
Ytterbium, Yttrium, Terbium & Erbium are all named after the city, and it's mine, where the new elements were found; Ytterby Quarry, Ytterby, Sweden.
What is ytterbium oxide?
Ytterbium oxide is any oxide of ytterbium, but especially the colourless solid Yb2O3.
Is ytterbium man made?
ytterbium man made
What is the mass of ytterbium?
The atomic mass of ytterbium is approximately 173.04 amu (atomic mass units).
What is the formula for ytterbium chloride?
Ytterbium chloride has the chemical formula YbCl3.
Is ytterbium reactive?
Ytterbium is reactive (the Pauling scale index is 1,1).
What is the mass number for ytterbium?
Ytterbium's average atomic mass is 173.04.
