Interesting Facts About Ytterbium

Ytterbium is a rare-earth metal that is part of the lanthanide series of transition elements.

Ytterbium has two allotropic forms. One is at room temperature and is a face-centered cubic crystal. The second is a body-centered form of the cubic crystal when the metal is placed in temperatures higher than 978*C.

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