Product Properties
Name: Ytterbium Nitrate
Formula: Yb(NO3)3.5H2O
CAS No.: 35725-34-9
Molecular Weight: 449.05
Density: 6.57 g/cm3
Melting point: N/A
Appearance: White crystalline
Specification of Ytterbium Nitrate
Product Code | 7070 | 7071 | 7073 | 7075 |
Grade | 99.9999% | 99.999% | 99.99% | 99.9% |
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION | ||||
Yb2O3 /TREO (% min.) | 99.9999 | 99.999 | 99.99 | 99.9 |
TREO (% min.) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Rare Earth Impurities | ppm max. | ppm max. | ppm | % max. |
Tb4O7/TREO Dy2O3/TREO Ho2O3/TREO Er2O3/TREO Tm2O3/TREO Lu2O3/TREO Y2O3/TREO | 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 | 1 1 1 5 5 1 5 | 5 5 10 25 30 50 10 | 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.45 0.005 |
Non-Rare Earth Impurities | ppm max. | ppm max. | ppm | % max. |
Fe2O3 SiO2 CaO Cl- NiO ZnO PbO | 1 10 10 30 1 1 1 | 5 15 15 100 2 3 2 | 4 50 100 200 5 10 5 | 0.002 0.013 0.02 0.05 0.002 0.001 0.001 |
Catalysis: Ytterbium nitrate can act as a catalyst or a catalyst precursor in various chemical reactions. It has been explored for use in organic synthesis, including the catalysis of certain types of polymerization reactions and in the synthesis of fine chemicals.
Research and Development: In the realm of academic and industrial research, ytterbium nitrate is valuable for studying the chemistry and physics of ytterbium and its compounds. This research can lead to the development of new materials with applications in electronics, photonics, and energy storage.
Nuclear Medicine: While more exploratory, compounds containing ytterbium, including ytterbium nitrate, have potential applications in nuclear medicine, particularly in radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic imaging. Ytterbium isotopes have properties that could be useful in positron emission tomography (PET) scanning and other imaging techniques.
Educational Use: In chemistry education and laboratory courses, ytterbium nitrate can be used to demonstrate the properties of rare earth metals and their compounds. It can also be used in experiments related to solution chemistry and the preparation of other ytterbium compounds.