Ytterbium Chloride

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Brief information Formula: YbCl3.xH2O CAS No.: 19423-87-1 Molecular Weight: 279.40 (anhy) Density: 4.06 g/cm3 Melting point: 854 °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 Application: 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. Specification

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION	Ytterbium Chloride
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