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Elements

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FACTS

  • Soft and ductile
  • Silver in color
  • Rare earth element
Photo by fatllama

FACTS

  • Reacts with cold water
  • Oxidizes slowly in air
  • Thought to only consist of Ytterbium

DISCOVERED

  • 1878
  • Swiss Chemist
  • Jean Charles
  • Named after village where it was found
Photo by somegeekintn

USES

  • Source of gamma rays
  • Used in "Worlds most stable atomic clock"

FACTS

  • Silvery white in color
  • Resist corrosion in dry air
  • Found in Ytterbia
Photo by jenny downing

DISCOVERED

  • 1907
  • French Scientist
  • Georges Urbain
Photo by Leo Reynolds

USES

  • Catalyst in petroleum refineries
Photo by Dirigentens