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Ytterbium

A chemical element, in the periodic table ytterbium has the symbol Yb and atom number 70.

This element is named after the Swedish town of Ytterby.


External Link:
Los Alamos National Laboratory's Chemistry Division: Periodic Table - Ytterbium
http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/elements/70

See: Periodic Table



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