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| IUPAC name Europium(III) sulfate | |
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3D model (JSmol) |
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| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.033.534 |
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| Properties | |
| Eu2(SO4)3 | |
| Molar mass | 592.10 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | light pink (anhydrous)[1] white (octahydrate)[1] |
| Density | 4.99 g/cm3[1] |
| 0.021 g/mL (20°C)[1] | |
| Structure[2] | |
| monoclinic | |
| C2/c | |
a = 21.2787 Å,b = 6.6322 Å,c = 6.8334 Å | |
| Hazards | |
| GHS labelling: | |
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| H315,H319,H335 | |
| P261,P264,P264+P265,P271,P280,P302+P352,P304+P340,P305+P351+P338,P319,P321,P332+P317,P337+P317,P362+P364,P403+P233,P405,P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Europium(III) sulfate is aeuropium compound with thechemical formulaEu2(SO4)3·nH2O (n = 0, 1, 4, or 8).[3] It is a light pink crystalline solid,[1] stable in air up to 670 °C.[2] The octahydrate dehydrates to theanhydrous form at 375 °C.[1]
Europium(III) sulfate can be prepared by reactingeuropium(III) oxide withsulfuric acid:[1]
It can also be precipitated from a solution ofeuropium(III) nitrate upon the addition of sulfuric acid:[2]
Europium(III) sulfate can be reduced toeuropium(II) sulfate with hydrogen gas at 480-500 °C.[4] At temperatures between 600-1000 °C an oxysulfide (Eu2O2S) forms instead.[4]