Ytterbium (III) iodide

Crystal structure
__ Yb 3+      __ I -
General
Surname	Ytterbium (III) iodide
other names	Ytterbium triiodide
Ratio formula	YbI 3
Brief description	yellow crystals
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 13813-44-0 EC number 237-474-5 ECHA InfoCard 100.034.053 PubChem 83751 Wikidata Q2601503
properties
Molar mass	553.75 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	700 ° C (decomposition)
solubility	soluble in water
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Ytterbium (III) iodide (YbI ₃ ) is a chemical compound made up of the elements ytterbium and iodine .

properties

Thermal degradation of ytterbium (III) iodide results in ytterbium (II) iodide :

${\displaystyle \mathrm {2\ YbI_{3}\ {\xrightarrow[{}]{\Delta \ T}}\ 2\ YbI_{2}\ +\ I_{2}} }$

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Properties of the Elements and Inorganic Compounds, pp. 4-99.
2. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
3. ↑ G. Jantsch, N. Skalla, H. Jawurek: “To the knowledge of the halides of the rare earths. V. - About the halides of ytterbium ”, in: Journal for inorganic and general chemistry , 1931 , 201 , pp. 207–220; doi : 10.1002 / zaac.19312010119 .