Solid phase
Official name
Ytterbium fluoride
Secondary names
Ytterbium(III) fluoride; Ytterbium trifluoride
CAS number
13760-80-0
Type
Family
ionic solid
Class
normal salt
Compound type
fluoride
Chemical composition
Formula
$Yb^{3+} \cdot F^-_3$
Chemical formula
YbF3
Elemental formula
(Yb3+) (F-)3
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
8.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Yb^{3+}$ Ytterbium cation element 1 0.25 1 constituent cation main
$F^-$ Fluoride anion element 3 0.75 1 constituent anion main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\cdot (\cdot) Yb^{3+} \cdot F^{-}$ 3
Class
normal salts (07)
Type
simple normal salts (07.01)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
orthorhombic
Crystal class
dipyramidal
Crystal class symbol
mmm (D2h)
Crystal spacegroup
Pnma
Molar mass
230.04 $g/mol$
Density
8.2 $g/cm^3$
State NTP
solid
Phase transitions
Phase transition type Other phases Temperature - Pressure
solid-liquid liquid YbF3 1052 °C (1325 K)
Refringence type
biaxial
Pure color
colorless
Color
white
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