Ytterbium Oxide - 8605
Formula
Yb2O3
Formula Weight 394.08
Chem. Abs. #1314-37-0
Apperance

White Powder
Packaging
55 kg in a sealed bag placed in a plastic pail
1kg packages - for small shipments
Shipping Point
Mountain Pass, CA
Product Composition
Ytterbium Oxide
Loss on Ignition @ 1,000' C 1% max
Yb2O3
99.0
%min
La2O3
10
ppm max
Ce02
10
ppm max
Pr6O11
10
ppm max
Nd2O3
10
ppm max
Sm2O3
10
ppm max
Gd2O3
0.7
% max
Eu2O3
10
ppm max
Dy2O3
50
ppm max
HO2O3
50
ppm max
Er2O3
50
ppm max
Tm2O3
50
ppm max
Lu2O3
100
ppm max
Y2O3
500
ppm max
Fe2O3
25
ppm max
CaO
50
ppm max
Particle Size (Coulter d50) =3 µ max

Chemical Properties
This oxide is the stable oxide formed when most Yb salts are calcined in air. It is hygro-scopic — absorbing moisture and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere — and will dissolve in mineral acids to form Yb(III) salts.
(Not manufactured under an ISO quality assured system.)