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Holmium(III) chloride

Holmium(III) chloride
Names
Other names
Holmium trichloride
Holmiumchlorid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.030.339 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 233-387-1
UNII
  • InChI=1S/3ClH.Ho/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: PYOOBRULIYNHJR-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • Cl[Ho](Cl)Cl
Properties
HoCl3
Molar mass 271.289 g/mol
Appearance yellow crystals
hygroscopic
Density 3.7 g/cm3
Melting point 720 °C (1,328 °F; 993 K)[1]
Boiling point 1,500 °C (2,730 °F; 1,770 K) (decomposes)
dissolves
Structure
Monoclinic, mS16
C12/m1, No. 12
Related compounds
Other anions
Holmium(III) oxide
Other cations
Dysprosium(III) chloride, Erbium(III) chloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Holmium(III) chloride is the inorganic compound with the formula HoCl3. It is a common salt but is mainly used in research. It can be used to produce pure holmium.[2] It exhibits the same color-changing behavior seen in holmium oxide, being a yellow in natural lighting and a bright pink color in fluorescent lighting.

  1. ^ Lide, David R., ed. (2006). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87th ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0487-3.
  2. ^ Emsley, John (2003). Nature's building blocks: an A-Z guide to the elements (Reprinted with corrections ed.). Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850340-8.

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