Thulium(III) Chloride Hydrate (TmCl3•xH2O)-Crystalline

Characteristic

 

Thulium(III) chloride or thulium trichloride is the chemical compound composed of thulium and chlorine with the formula TmCl₃. It forms yellow crystals. Thulium(III) chloride has the YCl₃ (AlCl₃) layer structure with octahedral thulium ions.

Chemical formula：TmCl₃·xH₂O

Molar mass：275.292 g/mol

Appearance：Green Wet Crystalline Aggregates

Density：3.98 g/cm³

Melting point：824 °C (1,515 °F; 1,097 K)

Solubility in water：very soluble

Solubility:：very soluble in ethanol

 

Application

 

Thulium(III) chloride hydrate is used extremely as a rare metal to study the metal science of thulium.