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What is the difference between ytterbium and yttrium?

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Yttrium is a related term of ytterbium.



As nouns the difference between ytterbium and yttrium

is that ytterbium is a metallic chemical element (symbol Yb) with an atomic number of 70 while yttrium is a metallic chemical element (symbol Y) with an atomic number of 39.

ytterbium

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia ytterbium)
  • A metallic chemical element (symbol Yb) with an atomic number of 70.

    • Synonyms

    * aldebaranium (name proposed by , one of the discoverers of ytterbium, but rejected )

    Derived terms

    * diytterbium trioxide * ytterbium oxide * ytterbium trichloride

    Related terms

    * erbium * neoytterbia * terbium * ytter * ytterbia * ytterbic * ytterbite * ytterite * yttria * yttrium

    yttrium

    English

    (wikipedia yttrium)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A metallic chemical element (symbol Y) with an atomic number of 39.

    • Derived terms

    * diyttrium trioxide * gadolinium yttrium garnet * yttric * yttriferous * yttrious * yttrite * yttrium aluminium garnet, yttrium aluminum garnet * yttrium anhydrous chloride * yttrium barium copper oxide * yttrium fluoride * yttrium lithium fluoride * yttrium oxide * yttrium vanadate * yttro-

    Related terms

    * erbium * terbium * YBCO * ytter * ytterbite * ytterbium * * ytterite * yttria

    See also

    * bastnasite ----