Category
Rare Earth Metals
Description
Silvery, soft, malleable metal; [Sax]
Sources/Uses
Has been used in lasers and in sources for x-rays; [ChemIDplus] Produced from rare earth minerals, mainly monazite sand; Natural ytterbium is composed of 7 stable isotopes. 7 unstable isotopes have been produced. [Reference #1]
Comments
Its acute toxic rating is low. [Reference #1] See "RARE EARTH METALS" and linked occupational diseases.
Explanatory Notes
mp = 824 deg C; [Sax]
Other Information
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