Ytterbium Chloride
 Ytterbium Chloride
Formula: YbCl3.xH2O
CAS No.: 19423-87-1
Molecular Weight: 279.40 (anhy)
Density: 2.58 g/cm3
Melting point: 150-155 °C
Appearance: White crystalline
Solubility: Soluble in water, moderately soluble in strong mineral acids
Stability: Slightly  hygroscopic
Multilingual: YtterbiumChlorid, Chlorure De Ytterbium, Cloruro Del Yterbio		 Ytterbium Chloride 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 chloride is a powerful catalyst for the formation of acetals using trimethyl orthoformate. YbCl3 may be used as a calcium ion probe, in a fashion similar to a sodium ion probe, it is also used to track digestion in animals.
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Product Code 7030 7031 7033 7035
Grade 99.9999% 99.999% 99.99% 99.9%
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Yb2O3 /TREO (% min.) 99.9999 99.999 99.99 99.9
TREO (% min.) 45 45 45 45
Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm max. ppm max. % max.
Tb4O7/TREO
Dy2O3/TREO
Ho2O3/TREO
Er2O3/TREO
Tm2O3/TREO
Lu2O3/TREO
Y2O3/TREO		 0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.1		 1
1
1
5
5
1
3		 5
20
20
25
30
50
20		 0.005
0.005
0.005
0.010
0.010
0.050
0.005
Non-Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm max. ppm max. % max.
Fe2O3
SiO2
CaO
NiO
ZnO
PbO		 1
10
10
1
1
1		 3
15
15
2
3
2		 15
50
100
5
10
5		 0.002
0.01
0.02
0.001
0.001
0.001
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