Solid phase
Official name
Ytterbium phosphate
Secondary names
Ytterbium(III) phosphate
CAS number
13759-80-3
Type
Family
ionic solid
Class
normal salt
Compound type
phosphate
Chemical composition
Formula
$Yb^{3+} \cdot (PO_4)^{3-}$
Chemical formula
YbPO4
Elemental formula
(Yb3+) P O (O-)3
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
4.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Yb^{3+}$ Ytterbium cation element 1 0.5 1 constituent cation main
$(PO_4)^{3-}$ Phosphate anion chemical function 1 0.5 1 anionic radical main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$(PO_4)^{3-}$ 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\cdot (\cdot) Yb^{3+} \cdot O^{-}-$ 3
$\dddot - \dddot - \dddot - P \dddot - O^{-3/4}$ 4
Class
normal salts (07)
Type
simple normal salts (07.01)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
tetragonal
Crystal class
ditetragonal-dipyramidal
Crystal class symbol
4/mmm (D4h)
Crystal spacegroup
I4(1)/amd
Molar mass
268.025 $g/mol$
Density
5.9 (calc.) $g/cm^3$
State NTP
solid
Refringence type
uniaxial
Pure color
colorless
Color
white
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