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IUPAC name
Phosphanylidyneyttrium
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Other names
Yttrium phosphide, yttrium(III) phosphide.
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.032.318 |
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Properties | |
PY | |
Molar mass | 119.879600 |
Appearance | Colourless solid |
Density | 4.35 g/cm3[1] |
Melting point | 200.78 °C (393.40 °F; 473.93 K) |
Boiling point | 511.30 °C (952.34 °F; 784.45 K) |
Structure[2] | |
Rock salt structure | |
Fm3m | |
a = 0.5661 nm
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Formula units (Z)
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4 |
Octahedral at Y3+, Octahedral at P3- | |
Related compounds | |
Other anions
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Yttrium nitride Yttrium(III) arsenide Yttrium(III) antimonide |
Other cations
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Scandium phosphide Lutetium phosphide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Yttrium phosphide is an inorganic compound of yttrium and phosphorus with the chemical formula YP.[3][4][5] The compound may be also classified as yttrium(III) phosphide.