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Ytterbium compounds: diytterbium trisulphate octahydrate

The ytterbium in diytterbium trisulphate octahydrate formally is in the oxidation state 3.

Diytterbium trisulphate octahydrate

Formula as often written: Yb₂(SO₄)₃.8H₂O
Hill system formula: H₁₆O₂₀S₃Yb₂
CAS registry number: [10034-98-7]
Formula weight: 778.393
Class: complex

Synonyms

diytterbium trisulphate octahydrate
ytterbium(III) sulphate 8-water
diytterbium trisulfate octahydrate
ytterbium sulfate 8-water
ytterbium sulphate 8-water
ytterbium(III) sulfate 8-water

Physical properties

Colour: white
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point:
Boiling point:
Density: 3300 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in diytterbium trisulphate octahydrate
Element	%
H	2.07
O	41.11
S	12.36
Yb	44.46

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the Yb₂(SO₄)₃.8H₂O unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Yb₂S₃O₂₀H₁₆

mass  %
770   0.1 
771   0.2 
772   0.7 
773   4.6 __
774  17.7 _________
775  37.8 ___________________
776  61.5 _______________________________
777  89.5 _____________________________________________
778 100.0 __________________________________________________
779  87.5 ____________________________________________
780  97.3 _________________________________________________
781  36.8 __________________
782  56.4 ____________________________
783   6.3 ___
784  16.3 ________
785   0.8 
786   2.0 _
787   0.0 
788   0.1

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
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