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Ytterbium Chloride, with the chemical formula YbCl₃, is an inorganic compound consisting of the rare earth element Ytterbium and Chlorine. It is a solid at room temperature and is known for its unique properties that make it valuable in various industrial and scientific applications.

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Product Code	Ytterbium Chloride	Ytterbium Chloride	Ytterbium Chloride
Grade	99.999%	99.99%	99.9%
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Yb2O3 /TREO (% min.)	99.999	99.99	99.9
TREO (% min.)	45	45	45
Rare Earth Impurities	ppm max.	ppm max.	% max.
Tb4O7/TREO Dy2O3/TREO Ho2O3/TREO Er2O3/TREO Tm2O3/TREO Lu2O3/TREO Y2O3/TREO	1 1 1 5 5 1 3	5 20 20 25 30 50 20	0.005 0.005 0.005 0.010 0.010 0.050 0.005
Non-Rare Earth Impurities	ppm max.	ppm max.	% max.
Fe2O3 SiO2 CaO NiO ZnO PbO	3 15 15 2 3 2	15 50 100 5 10 5	0.002 0.01 0.02 0.001 0.001 0.001

Ytterbium Chloride is only one spec for 99.9% purity, we can also provide 99.99%, 99.999% purity. Ytterbium Chloride with special requirements for impurities can be customized according to customer's requirements.

Application

Ytterbium Chloride is applied to numerous fiber amplifier and fiber optic technologies, High purity grades are widely applied as a doping agent for garnet crystals in lasers a important colourant in glasses and porcelain enamel glazes. Ytterbium chloride is a powerful catalyst for the formation of acetals using trimethyl orthoformate. YbCl3 may be used as a calcium ion probe, in a fashion similar to a sodium ion probe, it is also used to track digestion in animals.