Samarium Chloride SmCl3

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Brief information Formula: SmCl3.xH2O CAS No.: 10361-82-7 Molecular Weight: 256.71 (anhy) Density: 4.46 g/cm3 Melting point: 682° C Appearance: Light yellow crystalline Solubility: Soluble in water, moderately soluble in strong mineral acids Stability: Slightly hygroscopic Multilingual: SamariumChlorid, Chlorure De Samarium, Cloruro Del Samario Application: Samarium Chloride has specialized uses in glass, phosphors, lasers, and thermoelectric devices. Samarium Chloride is used for the preparation of Samarium metal, which has a variety of uses, notably in magnets. Anhydrous SmCl3 is mixed with Sodium Chloride or Calcium Chloride to give a low melting point eutectic mixture. Electrolysis of this molten salt solution gives the free metal. Samarium Chloride can also be used as a starting point for the preparation of other Samarium salts Specification:

Sm2O3/TREO (% min.)	99.999	99.99	99.9	99
TREO (% min.)	45	45	45	45
Rare Earth Impurities	ppm max.	ppm max.	% max.	% max.
Pr6O11/TREO Nd2O3/TREO Eu2O3/TREO Gd2O3/TREO Y2O3/TREO	3 5 5 5 1	50 100 100 50 50	0.01 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.01	0.03 0.25 0.25 0.03 0.01
Non-Rare Earth Impurities	ppm max.	ppm max.	% max.	% max.
Fe2O3 SiO2 CaO NiO CuO CoO	2 20 20 10 3 3	5 50 100 10 10 10	0.001 0.015 0.02	0.003 0.03 0.03