Solid phase
Official name
Ytterbium chloride hexahydrate
Secondary names
Ytterbium(III) chloride hexahydrate
CAS number
10035-01-5
Type
Family
ionic solid
Class
normal salt
Compound type
chloride
Chemical composition
Formula
$Yb^{3+}.Cl^-_3 \\bullet 6H_2O$
Chemical formula
YbCl3•6H2O
Elemental formula
(Yb3+) (Cl-) H12 O6
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
16.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Yb^{3+}$ Ytterbium cation element 1 0.125 1 constituent cation main
$Cl^-$ Chloride anion element 1 0.125 1 constituent anion main
$H_2O$ Water molecule 6 0.75 1 hydration main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-OH$ 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\cdot (\cdot) Yb^{3+} \cdot Cl^{-}$ 3
$-O-H$ 2
Class
normal salts (07)
Type
hydrated simple normal salts (07.04)
Phase type
unknown
Molar mass
387.5 $g/mol$
State NTP
solid
Refringence type
unknown
Pure color
colorless
Color
white
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