Ytterbium_difluoride
Ytterbium(II) fluoride
Chemical compound
Ytterbium(II) fluoride is a binary inorganic compound of ytterbium and fluorine with the chemical formula YbF2.[2][3][4]
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Ytterbium difluoride | |
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| F2Yb | |
| Molar mass | 211.042 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | gray crystals |
| Density | g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 1,407 °C (2,565 °F; 1,680 K) |
| Boiling point | 2,380 °C (4,320 °F; 2,650 K) |
| insoluble | |
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a = 559.93 pm | |
Formula units (Z) |
4 |
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Other anions |
Ytterbium(II) chloride Ytterbium(II) iodide |
Other cations |
Samarium(II) fluoride Europium(II) fluoride Thulium(II) fluoride |
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Ytterbium(III) fluoride |
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(II) fluoride can be obtained by reacting ytterbium(III) fluoride with ytterbium or hydrogen.
- 2YbF3 + Yb → 3YbF2
- 2YbF3 + H2 → 2YbF2 + 2HF
Ytterbium(II) fluoride is a gray solid and crystallizes in the so-called fluorite type analogous to calcium fluoride with a unit cell a axis of 559.46 pm. In the crystal structure of ytterbium(II) fluoride, the Yb2+ cation is surrounded by eight F− anions in the form of a cube, which is tetrahedrally surrounded by four Yb2+.[5]
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- Macintyre, Jane E. (23 July 1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3160. ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- Reckeweg, Olaf; DiSalvo, Francis J. (1 December 2017). "Single-crystal structure refinement of YbF2 with a remark about YbH2". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 72 (12): 995–998. doi:10.1515/znb-2017-0147. ISSN 1865-7117. S2CID 102902501. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
