Ytterbium(III) oxide

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Ytterbium(III) oxide is the chemical compound with the formula Yb2O3. It is one of the more commonly encountered compounds of ytterbium. It occurs naturally in trace amounts in the mineral gadolinite. It was first isolated from this in 1878 by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac.[3]

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Ytterbium(III) oxide
Ytterbium(III) oxide
Ytterbium(III) oxide
Names
IUPAC name
Ytterbium(III) oxide.
Other names
Ytterbia
diytterbium trioxide
ytterbium sesquioxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 215-234-0
UNII
  • InChI=1S/3O.2Yb
    Key: FIXNOXLJNSSSLJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • O=[Yb]O[Yb]=O
Properties
Yb2O3
Molar mass 394.08 g/mol
Appearance White solid.
Density 9.17 g/cm3, solid.
Melting point 2,355 °C (4,271 °F; 2,628 K)
Boiling point 4,070 °C (7,360 °F; 4,340 K)
Insoluble
Structure
Cubic, cI80
Ia-3, No. 206
Octahedral
Thermochemistry
133.05 J/mol·K [1]
−1814.600 kJ/mol [1]
−1726.844 kJ/mol [1]
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P305+P351+P338[2]
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calciumSpecial hazards (white): no code
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0
1
Flash point Non-flammable.
Related compounds
Other anions
 Ytterbium(III) sulfide, Ytterbium(III) chloride
Other cations
 Thulium(III) oxide
Lutetium(III) oxide
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Preparation

Ytterbium(III) oxide can be obtained by directly reacting ytterbium with oxygen:[4]

4 Yb + 3 O2 → 2 Yb2O3

It can also be obtained by the thermal decomposition of ytterbium carbonate or ytterbium oxalate at temperatures around 700 °C:[5]

Yb2(CO3)3 → Yb2O3 + 3CO2
Yb2(C2O4)3 → Yb2O3 + 3 CO2 + 3CO

Properties

Chemical

Ytterbium(III) oxide is a white powder.[2] It reacts with carbon tetrachloride[6] or hot hydrochloric acid to form ytterbium(III) chloride:[7]

2 Yb2O3 + 3 CCl4 → 4 YbCl3 + 3 CO2
Yb2O3 + 6 HCl → 2 YbCl3 + 3 H2O

Physical

Like the other trivalent oxides of the heavier lanthanides, ytterbium(III) oxide has the "rare-earth C-type sesquioxide" structure which is related to the fluorite structure with one quarter of the anions removed, leading to ytterbium atoms in two different six coordinate (non-octahedral) environments.[8]

Uses

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