Ytterbium(III) hydroxide

Ytterbium(III) hydroxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 240-518-6
  • InChI=1S/3H2O.Yb/h3*1H2;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: SJHMKWQYVBZNLZ-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • [OH-].[OH-].[OH-].[Yb+3]
Properties
Yb(OH)3
Molar mass 224.078
Appearance white solid[1]
Related compounds
Other anions
ytterbium(III) oxide
Other cations
thulium(III) hydroxide
lutetium(III) hydroxide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).


Ytterbium(III) hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Yb(OH)3.

Chemical properties

Ytterbium(III) hydroxide dissolves in acid to form a ytterbium salt:

Yb(OH)3 + 3 H+ → Yb+3 + 3 H2O

Ytterbium(III) hydroxide is decomposed by heat, first forming YbO(OH), and continuing to heat to obtain Yb2O3.[1] It reacts with aluminum hydroxide oxide (AlOOH) at 1400 °C to obtain Yb3Al5O12.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b 《无机化学丛书》. 第七卷 钪 稀土元素. 易宪武 等主编. 科学出版社. P168~171. (2)Hydroxides
  2. ^ Chalyi, V. P.; Markarova, Z. Ya.; Simonovich, L. M.; Danil'chenko, K. P. (1978). "Conditions for the formation of ytterbium-containing aluminates from metal hydroxides". Izvestiya Sibirskogo Otdeleniya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskikh Nauk (5): 50–53. ISSN 0002-3426.