| Ytterbium | |
| Elemental State | Yb |
| Electron Configuration | 1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d105s25p66s24f14 |
| First Ionization Potential | 6.254 eV |
| Electron Affinity | |
| Z* | |
| Pauling Electronegativity | |
| Covalent Radius | |
| Metallic Radius | 1.94 Å |
| Ionic Radius | |
| van der Waal's Radius | |
| Melting Point | 819 oC |
| Boiling Point | 1196 oC |
| Density | 6.903 g/cm3 (alpha-phase)
6.966 g/cm3 (beta-phase) |
| Other Properties | |