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YTTERBIUM FLUORIDE

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YTTERBIUM FLUORIDE Basic information

Product Name:
YTTERBIUM FLUORIDE
Synonyms:
  • YTTERBIUM(III) FLUORIDE
  • YTTERBIUM FLUORIDE
  • YTTERBIUM TRIFLUORIDE
  • ytterbiumfluoride(ybf3)
  • YTTERBIUM(III) FLUORIDE, ANHYDROUS, POWD ER, 99.99%
  • YTTERBIUM(III) FLUORIDE ANHYDROUS &
  • Ytterbium(Iii)Fluoride,99.9%
  • Ytterbium(III) fluoride, 99.90%
CAS:
13760-80-0
MF:
F3Yb
MW:
230.04
EINECS:
237-354-2
Product Categories:
  • metal halide
  • Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Crystal Grade Inorganics
  • Salts
  • Ytterbium Salts
  • YtterbiumMetal and Ceramic Science
Mol File:
13760-80-0.mol
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YTTERBIUM FLUORIDE Chemical Properties

Melting point:
1157 °C
Boiling point:
2200 °C
Density 
4.01 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
refractive index 
1.54
solubility 
insoluble in H2O
form 
Powder
Specific Gravity
8.168
color 
white
Water Solubility 
Soluble moderately in strong mineral acids. Insoluble in water.
Sensitive 
Hygroscopic
Crystal Structure
YF3 type
crystal system
Nogata
Space group
Pnma
Lattice constant
a/nmb/nmc/nmα/oβ/oγ/oV/nm3
0.6220.6790.4439090900.1869
Exposure limits
ACGIH: TWA 2.5 mg/m3
NIOSH: IDLH 250 mg/m3
Stability:
hygroscopic
CAS DataBase Reference
13760-80-0(CAS DataBase Reference)
EPA Substance Registry System
Ytterbium fluoride (YbF3) (13760-80-0)
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Safety Information

Hazard Codes 
T,Xi
Risk Statements 
23/24/25-32
Safety Statements 
26-36/37/39-45
RIDADR 
UN 3288 6.1/PG 3
WGK Germany 
3
RTECS 
ZG2487500
Hazard Note 
Irritant
TSCA 
Yes
HazardClass 
6.1
PackingGroup 
III
HS Code 
28261990
Toxicity
mammal (species unspecified),LDLo,intraperitoneal,10mg/kg (10mg/kg),Meditsina Truda i Promyshlennaya Ekologiya. Industrial Medicine and Ecology. Vol. (7), Pg. 32, 1994.

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YTTERBIUM FLUORIDE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white to off-white powder

Uses

Ytterbium Fluoride is a useful compound in the manufacturing process of aluminum nitride powder.

Uses

Ytterbium Fluoride is applied to numerous fiber amplifier and fiber optic technologies, High purity grades are widely applied as a doping agent for garnet crystals in lasers a important colourant in glasses and porcelain enamel glazes. Ytterbium Fluoride is a water insoluble Ytterbium source for use in oxygen-sensitive applications, such as metal production.

Flammability and Explosibility

Not classified

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