Terbium(III) fluoride is an inorganic compound with chemical formula TbF3. It is hard to dissolve in water.[3] It can be produced by reacting terbium(III) carbonate and 40% hydrofluoric acid at 40°C.[4]

Terbium(III) fluoride
Names
Other names
terbium trifluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 237-247-0
UNII
  • InChI=1S/3FH.Tb/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: LKNRQYTYDPPUOX-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • F[Tb](F)F
Properties
TbF3
Molar mass 215.92
Melting point 1172°C[1]
Hazards
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
10 g/kg(rabbit)[2]
Related compounds
Other anions
terbium(III) chloride
terbium(III) bromide
terbium(III) iodide
Other cations
gadolinium(III) fluoride
dysprosium(III) fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Uses

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Terbium(III) fluoride is used for producing metallic terbium.[5]

2 TbF3 + 3 Ca → 3 CaF2 + 2 Tb

References

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  1. ^ 无机化学丛书 第七卷 钪 稀土元素. 科学出版社. pp 212. 表 22.24 无水卤化物的物理常数.
  2. ^ 雷春文. 氟化钇、铽、镱和镨的卫生标准[J]. 稀土信息, 1995(Z1):27-27.
  3. ^ 氟化铽. Chemical Book. [2018-12-10]
  4. ^ 王亚军, 樊宏伟. 氟化铽的沉淀方法及组成研究[J]. 化学世界, 1999(11):575-578.
  5. ^ Schmidt, F. A., Peterson, D. T., & Wheelock, J. T. (1986). U.S. Patent No. 4,612,047. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.