Ytterbium(III) chloride (data page)
This page provides supplementary chemical data on Ytterbium(III) chloride
Structure and properties data
| Structure and properties | |
|---|---|
| Standard reduction potential, E° | 1.620 eV |
| Crystallographic constants | a = 6.73 b = 11.65 c = 6.38 β = 110.4° |
| Effective nuclear charge | 3.290 |
| Bond strength | 1194±7 kJ/mol |
| Bond length | 2.434 (Yb-Cl) |
| Bond angle | 111.5° (Cl-Yb-Cl) |
| Magnetic susceptibility | 4.4 μB |
Thermodynamic properties
| Phase behavior | |
|---|---|
| Std enthalpy change of fusionΔfusH | 58.1±11.6 kJ/mol |
| Std entropy change of fusionΔfusS | 50.3±10.1 J/(mol•K) |
| Std enthalpy change of atomizationΔatH | 1166.5±4.3 kJ/mol |
| Solid properties | |
| Std enthalpy change of formation ΔfH | −959.5±3.0 kJ/mol |
| Standard molar entropy S | 163.5 J/(mol•K) |
| Heat capacity cp | 101.4 J/(mol•K) |
| Liquid properties | |
| Std enthalpy change of formation ΔfH | −212.8 kJ/mol |
| Gas properties | |
| Std enthalpy change of formation ΔfH | −651.1±5.0 kJ/mol |
Spectral data
| UV-Vis | |
|---|---|
| λmax | 268 nm |
| Extinction coefficient | 303 M−1cm−1 |
| IR | |
| Major absorption bands | ν1 = 368.0 cm−1 ν2 = 178.4 cm−1 ν3 = 330.7 cm−1 ν4 = 117.8 cm−1 |
| MS | |
| Ionization potentials from electron impact | YbCl3+ = 10.9±0.1 eV YbCl2+ = 11.6±0.1 eV YbCl+ = 14.3±0.1 eV |
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- Except where noted otherwise, data relate to Standard temperature and pressure.
- Reliability of data general note.