ytterbium

Summary

ytterbium is a chemical element^[1]. ytterbium draws 995 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #94 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• ytterbium is credited with the discovery of Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac^[3].
• ytterbium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[4].
• Ytterby mine is named after ytterbium^[5].
• ytterbium is made of xenotime-(Yb)^[6].
• ytterbium is made of hingganite-(Yb)^[7].
• ytterbium is made of keiviite-(Yb)^[8].
• ytterbium is made of samarskite-(Yb)^[9].
• ytterbium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Yb]^[10].
• ytterbium's element symbol is recorded as Yb^[11].
• ytterbium's chemical formula is recorded as Yb^[12].
• ytterbium is part of lanthanide^[13].
• ytterbium is part of period 6^[14].
• ytterbium's Commons category is recorded as Ytterbium^[15].
• ytterbium's Unicode character is recorded as 鐿^[16].
• ytterbium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1878^[17].
• ytterbium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ytterbium^[18].
• ytterbium's Commons gallery is recorded as Ytterbium^[19].
• ytterbium's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+70'}^[20].
• ytterbium's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.1'}^[21].
• ytterbium's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[22].
• ytterbium's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• ytterbium's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• ytterbium's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+173.045'}^[25].
• ytterbium's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

ytterbium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[4].

Origins

Ytterby mine is named after ytterbium^[5].

Use and Application

Part of include lanthanide^[13] and period 6^[14], a period^[27].

Why It Matters

ytterbium draws 995 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #94 of 144).^[2] ytterbium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] ytterbium is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]