Discovery of ytterbium

Ytterbium is a chemical element; it has symbol Yb and atomic number 70. It is a metal, the fourteenth element in the lanthanide series, which is the basis of the relative stability of its +2 oxidation state.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of ytterbium and Discovery of holmium happened in the same year
• Discovery of ytterbium happened 1 year before Discovery of samarium
• Discovery of ytterbium happened 1 year before Discovery of thulium
• Discovery of ytterbium happened 1 year before Discovery of scandium
• Discovery of ytterbium happened 2 years before Discovery of gadolinium

Timeline

1. Discovery of holmium1878
2. Discovery of ytterbium (this page)1878
3. Discovery of samarium1879
4. Discovery of scandium1879
5. Discovery of thulium1879
6. Discovery of gadolinium1880

Related

• Discovery of hydrogen1766
• Discovery of oxygen1774
• Discovery of PlutoFebruary 18, 1930
• Discovery of carbon1789
• Discovery of aluminium1825
• Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868
• Discovery of nitrogen1772
• Discovery of sulfur1777