The Reduction of Ytterbium (III) to Ytterbium (II)

If Yb(III) could be reduced to the highly unstable Yb(II), and temporarily stabilized, the separation of Yb from the other lanthanide elements could be facilitated. This facilitation would be based upon the considerably different chemistry of Yb(II) from the trivalent forms of all other lanthanides....

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Main Author: Jones, Amanda S
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2007
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/251