Ytterbium Fluoride 99.9%
Ytterbium Fluoride 99.9%, code 7045
Formula: YbF3
CAS No.: 13860-80-0
Molecular Weight: 230.04
Density: 8.20 g/cm3
Melting point: 1,052° C
Appearance: White powder
Solubility:  Insoluble in water, moderately soluble in strong mineral acids
Stability: Slightly  hygroscopic
Multilingual: YtterbiumFluorid, Fluorure De Ytterbium, Fluoruro Del Yterbio
Ytterbium Fluoride 99.9% is applied to halide lamps. Ytterbium Fluoride is a water insoluble Ytterbium source for use in oxygen-sensitive applications, such as metal production.
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Product Code: 7045 Standard Specification Typical Analysis Inspection Methods
Grade 99.9% 99.9%  
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Yb2O3 /TREO (% min.) 99.9 99.9
TREO (% min.) 81 81 Volumetric Method
Rare Earth Impurities % max. %
Tb4O7/TREO
Dy2O3/TREO
Ho2O3/TREO
Er2O3/TREO
Tm2O3/TREO
Lu2O3/TREO
Y2O3/TREO		 0.005
0.005
0.005
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.005		 0.002
0.002
0.002
0.005
0.005
0.01
0.003		 ICP-Atomic Emission
Spectrographic
Non-Rare Earth Impurities % max. %
Fe2O3
SiO2
CaO
Cl-
NiO
ZnO
PbO		 0.1
0.1
0.1
0.05
0.001
0.001
0.001		 0.08
0.085
0.07
0.045
0.001
0.001
0.001		 Spectrographic

Atomic Absorption Spectrographic
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