| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:chemical_compound 
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                                | gptkbp:allotropes | none 
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                                | gptkbp:appearance | silvery-white 
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                                | gptkbp:atomicNumber | 70 
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                                | gptkbp:atomicWeight | 173.045 
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                                | gptkbp:block | f-block 
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                                | gptkbp:boilingPoint | 1196°C 
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                                | gptkbp:CASNumber | 7440-64-4 
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                                | gptkbp:category | gptkb:metal rare earth element
 
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                                | gptkbp:crystalSystem | face-centered cubic 
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                                | gptkbp:density | 6.90 g/cm³ 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredBy | gptkb:Jean_Charles_Galissard_de_Marignac 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredIn | 1878 
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                                | gptkbp:ductility | ductile 
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                                | gptkbp:electricalResistivity | 3.5 μΩ·cm (at 20°C) 
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                                | gptkbp:electronConfiguration | [Xe] 4f14 6s2 
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                                | gptkbp:electronegativity | 1.1 (Pauling scale) 
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                                | gptkbp:foundIn | gptkb:Switzerland minerals such as monazite and xenotime
 
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                                | gptkbp:hardness | Mohs 1.5 
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                                | gptkbp:isotopes | gptkb:Yb-168 gptkb:Yb-170
 gptkb:Yb-171
 gptkb:Yb-172
 gptkb:Yb-173
 gptkb:Yb-174
 gptkb:Yb-176
 
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                                | gptkbp:magnetType | paramagnetic 
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                                | gptkbp:malleability | soft 
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                                | gptkbp:meltingPoint | 824°C 
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                                | gptkbp:namedAfter | gptkb:Ytterby gptkb:Swedish_village_of_Ytterby
 
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                                | gptkbp:oxidationStates | +2 +3
 
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                                | gptkbp:period | 6 
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                                | gptkbp:radioactive | stable (all naturally occurring isotopes are stable) 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedGroup | lanthanide 
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                                | gptkbp:symbol | gptkb:Yb 
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                                | gptkbp:thermalConductivity | 38.5 W/(m·K) 
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                                | gptkbp:toxicity | low toxicity 
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                                | gptkbp:type | slowly oxidizes in air 
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                                | gptkbp:uses | used in lasers improving grain refinement in stainless steel
 used in atomic clocks
 used in certain types of fiber optics
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Yb:YAG 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Ytterbium (Yb) 
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