Formula YbCl2 Density 5.27 g/cm³ Melting point 721 °C | Molar mass 243.95 g/mol Boiling point 2,033 °C Appearance green crystals | |
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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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