Ytterbium / 5 G
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Properties
| Signal Word | Danger |
| Flash Point (C) | Not available |
| Flash Point (F) | Not available |
| Density | 6.54 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling Point | 1196 °C (lit.) |
| Melting Point | 824 °C (lit.) |
Product Description
YTTERBIUM is a rare earth metal with various industrial applications, notably in the production of lasers, nuclear reactors, and certain types of alloys. It exhibits unique magnetic and optical properties that make it valuable in these fields.
Application:
YTTERBIUM is utilized in the manufacturing of lasers for medical and industrial purposes, as well as in nuclear reactors for controlling the fission process. It is also alloyed with other metals to enhance their mechanical and electrical properties in specialized applications.
Articles:
- A New Heteroatom Coordination Promoted Homolysis of the Yb−N Bond. Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a New Class of Ytterbium(II) and Ytterbium(III) Complexes with Amido and Indenyl Ligands and Catalytic Activities of Ytterbium(II) Complexes
Publication Date: January 18, 2003
Enhong Sheng, Shaowu Wang, Gaosheng Yang, Shuangliu Zhou, Lin Cheng, Kehua Zhang, and Zixiang Huang
https://doi.org/10.1021/om020562m
- Photosensitized Near Infrared Luminescence of Ytterbium(III) in Proteins and Complexes Occurs via an Internal Redox Process
Publication Date: June 25, 1997
William D. Horrocks,, James P. Bolender, Wendy D. Smith, and Ronald M. Supkowski
https://doi.org/10.1021/ja964421l
- Synthesis and First Structural Characterization of Lanthanide(II) Aryls: Observation of a Schlenk Equilibrium in Europium(II) and Ytterbium(II) Chemistry
Publication Date: April 13, 2000
Gernot Heckmann and Mark Niemeyer