Ytterbium(III) hydroxide explained

Ytterbium(III) hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Yb(OH)3.

Chemical properties

Ytterbium(III) hydroxide dissolves in acid to form a ytterbium salt:

Ytterbium(III) hydroxide is decomposed by heat, first forming YbO(OH), and continuing to heat to obtain Yb2O3. It reacts with aluminum hydroxide oxide (AlOOH) at 1400 °C to obtain Yb3Al5O12.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Chalyi, V. P.. Markarova, Z. Ya.. Simonovich, L. M.. Danil'chenko, K. P.. Conditions for the formation of ytterbium-containing aluminates from metal hydroxides. Izvestiya Sibirskogo Otdeleniya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskikh Nauk. 1978. 5. 50–53. 0002-3426.

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