镱 (yì) - Ytterbium — a soft, malleable, lustrous silver-white rare

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Ytterbium — a soft, malleable, lustrous silver-white rare earth metal with atomic number 70, used in some steels and lasers.

Ytterbium — a soft, malleable, lustrous silver-white rare

Usage highlights

Ytterbium elementYtterbium contentYtterbium isotopeYtterbium laserYtterbiumYtterbium compound

Synonyms

  • Yb— Chemical symbol for Ytterbium

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Ytterbium is a lanthanide element (镱元素).
  • Ytterbium-doped fiber amplifiers are used in telecommunications (掺镱光纤放大器).
  • The sample was analyzed for ytterbium content (镱含量).
  • Ytterbium has several stable isotopes (镱同位素).

Collocations

  • Ytterbium element(镱元素)
  • Ytterbium content(镱含量)
  • Ytterbium isotope(镱同位素)
  • Ytterbium laser(镱激光器)
  • Ytterbium-doped fiber(掺镱光纤)
  • Ytterbium compound(镱化合物)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character 镱 was created specifically to name the chemical element Ytterbium.
  • It is part of a systematic naming convention for rare earth elements discovered in the 19th and 20th centuries.
  • The name derives from Ytterby, a village in Sweden where many rare earth minerals were first found.

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