Chemistry:Ytterbium(III) nitrate

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Ytterbium(III) nitrate
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Names
Other names
Ytterbium trinitrate, Ytterbium nitrate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 237-384-6
Properties
Yb(NO3)3
Molar mass 359.06
Appearance Colorless solid[1]
Soluble
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS03: OxidizingGHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Warning
H272, H315, H319, H335
P210, P220, P221, P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+352, P304+340, P305+351+338, P312, P321, P332+313, P337+313, P362, P370+378, P403+233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
Terbium(III) nitrate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ytterbium(III) nitrate is an inorganic compound, a salt of ytterbium and nitric acid with the chemical formula Yb(NO3)3.[2] The compound forms colorless crystals, dissolves in water, and also forms crystalline hydrates.[3][4]

Synthesis

Reaction of ytterbium and nitric oxide in ethyl acetate:

[math]\displaystyle{ \mathsf{Yb + 3N_2O_4 \ \xrightarrow{}\ Yb(NO_3)_3 + 3NO\uparrow } }[/math]

Reaction of ytterbium hydroxide and nitric acid:

[math]\displaystyle{ \mathsf{Yb(OH)_3 + 3HNO_3 \ \xrightarrow{}\ Yb(NO_3)_3 + 3H_2O\uparrow } }[/math]

Physical properties

Ytterbium(III) nitrate forms colorless hygroscopic crystals.

Soluble in water and ethanol.

Forms crystalline hydrates of the composition [math]\ce{ Yb(NO3)3*nH2O }[/math], where n = 4, 5, 6.[5]

Chemical properties

The hydrated ytterbium nitrate thermally decomposes to form YbONO3 and decomposes to ytterbium oxide upon further heating.

Application

Ytterbium(III) nitrate hydrate is used for nanoscale coatings of carbon composites.[6]

Also used to obtain metallic ytterbium and as a chemical reagent.

Used as a component for the production of ceramics and glass.

References

Salts and covalent derivatives of the nitrate ion