Ytterbium (Yb)
Element number 70, from the lanthanides family.
Ytterbium facts
- Symbol
- Yb
- Atomic number
- 70
- Atomic mass
- 173.05
- Family
- Lanthanides
- Period
- 6
- Group
- f-block (no group)
What does ytterbium react with?
Ytterbium makes a new substance with 10 other elements and chemicals in our lab:
- Ytterbium + HydrogenYtterbium hydride Yb + H₂ → YbH₂ · When heated · Try it
- Ytterbium + NitrogenYtterbium nitride 2Yb + N₂ → 2YbN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Ytterbium + OxygenYtterbium(III) oxide 4Yb + 3O₂ → 2Yb₂O₃ · When heated · Try it
- Ytterbium + FluorineYtterbium(III) fluoride 2Yb + 3F₂ → 2YbF₃ · At room temperature · Try it
- Ytterbium + SulfurYtterbium(III) sulfide 2Yb + 3S → Yb₂S₃ · When heated · Try it
- Ytterbium + ChlorineYtterbium(III) chloride 2Yb + 3Cl₂ → 2YbCl₃ · When heated · Try it
- Ytterbium + BromineYtterbium(III) bromide 2Yb + 3Br₂ → 2YbBr₃ · When heated · Try it
- Ytterbium + IodineYtterbium(III) iodide 2Yb + 3I₂ → 2YbI₃ · When heated · Try it
- Ytterbium + WaterYtterbium(III) hydroxide + hydrogen gas 2Yb + 6H₂O → 2Yb(OH)₃ + 3H₂ · At room temperature · Try it
- Ytterbium + Hydrochloric AcidYtterbium(III) chloride + hydrogen gas 2Yb + 6HCl → 2YbCl₃ + 3H₂ · At room temperature · Try it
It also blends into a mixture, like an alloy, with 73 other metals when melted together.
Nothing happens when it's simply mixed with 15 of the others. 21 pairings have never been tried, because not enough atoms have ever existed.