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Ytterbium(II) chloride

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Formula
  
YbCl2

Density
  
5.27 g/cm³

Melting point
  
721 °C

Solubility in water
  
reacts

Molar mass
  
243.95 g/mol

Boiling point
  
2,033 °C

Appearance
  
green crystals

Ytterbium(II) chloride

Ytterbium(II) chloride (YbCl2) is an inorganic chemical compound. It was first prepared in 1929 by W. K. Klemm and W. Schuth, by reduction of ytterbium(III) chloride, YbCl3, using hydrogen.

2 YbCl3 + H2 → 2 YbCl2 + 2 HCl

Like other Yb(II) compounds and other low-valence rare earth compounds, it is a strong reducing agent. It is unstable in aqueous solution, reducing water to hydrogen gas.

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Ytterbium(II) chloride Wikipedia
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