WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements | Ytterbium

Ytterbium compounds: ytterbium trichloride

The ytterbium in ytterbium trichloride formally is in the oxidation state 3.

Ytterbium trichloride

Formula as often written: YbCl₃
Hill system formula: Cl₃Yb₁
CAS registry number: [10361-91-8]
Formula weight: 279.398
Class: chloride

Synonyms

ytterbium trichloride
ytterbium(III) chloride
ytterbium chloride

Physical properties

Colour: white
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 865°C; 875°C
Boiling point:
Density:

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in ytterbium trichloride
Element	%
Cl	38.07
Yb	61.93

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the YbCl₃ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Yb₁Cl₃

mass  %
273   0.2 
274   0.0 
275   5.9 ___
276  26.6 _____________
277  46.3 _______________________
278  55.5 ____________________________
279 100.0 __________________________________________________
280  36.9 __________________
281  93.1 _______________________________________________
282  10.1 _____
283  42.2 _____________________
284   1.0 
285   9.2 _____
286   0.0 
287   0.8

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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