Europium (III) sulfate
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Surname | Europium (III) sulfate | |||||||||||||||
other names |
Europium sulfate |
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Molecular formula |
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Brief description |
pale pink crystals |
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Physical state |
firmly |
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density |
4.99 g cm −3 (anhydrous) |
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Melting point |
375 ° C (dec.) |
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solubility |
soluble in water, 21 g l −1 (20 ° C) |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . |
Europium (III) sulfate (Eu 2 (SO 4 ) 3 ) is a salt of the rare earth metal europium with sulfuric acid . As an octahydrate, it forms pale pink crystals that fluoresce intensely red when excited with short-wave UV radiation .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Properties of the Elements and Inorganic Compounds, pp. 4-64.
- ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.