atomic_number: 70
symbol: Yb
name: Ytterbium
category: Lanthanide
category_label: Lanthanide
period: 6
group: null
group_label: Lanthanide
block: f
grid_row: 9
grid_col: 17
phase: solid
lab_made: false
radioactive_marker: false
is_radioactive: false
atomic_mass: '173.045'
atomic_mass_value: 173.045
atomic_mass_most_stable_isotope: false
oxidation_states: '*3* 2'
oxidation_states_parsed:
- state: '3'
  common: true
- state: '2'
  common: false
ionization_energy: '6.254'
ionization_energy_ev: 6.254
electron_configuration: '[Xe] 4f^{14}6s^{2}'
electron_configuration_formatted: '[Xe]4f¹⁴6s²'
electron_configuration_html: '[Xe]4f<sup>14</sup>6s<sup>2</sup>'
atomic_radius: '2.26'
atomic_radius_angstrom: 2.26
electron_affinity: '-0.02'
electron_affinity_ev: -0.02
rsc_url: https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/70/ytterbium