Ytterbium - ₇₀Yb: compounds information

This section lists some binary compounds with halogens (known as halides), oxygen (known as oxides), hydrogen (known as hydrides), and some other compounds of ytterbium. For each compound, a formal oxidation number for ytterbium is given, but the usefulness of this number is limited for p-block elements in particular. Based upon that oxidation number, an electronic configuration is also given but note that for more exotic compounds you should view this as a guide only.

In compounds of ytterbium (where known), the most common oxidation numbers of ytterbium are: 3.

Hydrides

The term hydride is used to indicate compounds of the type M_xH_y and not necessarily to indicate that any compounds listed behave as hydrides chemically.

• none listed

Fluorides

• Ytterbium difluoride: YbF₂
• Ytterbium trifluoride: YbF₃

Chlorides

• Ytterbium dichloride: YbCl₂
• Ytterbium trichloride: YbCl₃

Bromides

• Ytterbium tribromide: YbBr₃

Iodides

• Ytterbium diiodide: YbI₂
• Ytterbium triiodide: YbI₃

Oxides

• Diytterbium trioxide: Yb₂O₃

Sulfides

• Diytterbium trisulphide: Yb₂S₃

Selenides

• Ytterbium selenide: YbSe
• Diytterbium triselenide: Yb₂Se₃

Tellurides

• Ytterbium telluride: YbTe

Nitrides

• none listed

Carbonyls

• none listed

Complexes

• Ytterbium trichloride hexahydrate: YbCl₃.6H₂O
• Diytterbium trisulphate octahydrate: Yb₂(SO₄)₃.8H₂O