70 Ytterbium H He Li Be B C N O F Ne Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm[Yb]Lu Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr +--------------------+ | 70 __ ___ | | \ \ / / |__ | | \ V /| '_ \ | | | | | |_) | | | |_| |_.__/ | | | | Ytterbium | | 173.05 u | +--------------------+ Electron Configuration: [Xe]6s2 4f14 Electronegativity: Atomic Radius: 242 pm Ionization Energy: 6.254 eV Electron Affinity: Oxidation States: +3, +2 Standard State: Solid Melting Point: 1092 K Boiling Point: 1469 K Density: 6.90 g/cm3 Family: Lanthanide Year Discovered: 1878 Number of Neutrons: 103 Number of Protons: 70 Number of Electrons: 70 Number of Valence: Valency: Group: Period: 6 Shell: f-shell Specific Heat: 0.155 J/g K Radioactive: 0 Occurrence: Natural Source: Merging neutron stars