Lanthanum(III) chloride heptahydrate | SSHADE

Solid phase

Official name: Lanthanum(III) chloride heptahydrate

Name and identifiers

Secondary names: Lanthanum trichloride heptahydrate
CAS number: 10025-84-0

Family: ionic solid
Class: normal salt
Compound type: chloride

Chemical composition

Formula: $LaCl_3 \\bullet 7H_2O$
Chemical formula: LaCl3•7H2O
Elemental formula: (La3+) (Cl-) H14 O7
Isotope mixture type: terrestrial abundance

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	Formula	Name	Family	Number min-max	Mole fraction	Isotope mole fraction	State	Relevance
	$La^{3+}$	Lanthanum cation	element	1	0.1111111111111111	1	constituent cation	main
	$Cl^-$	Chloride anion	element	1	0.1111111111111111	1	constituent anion	main
	$H_2O$	Water	molecule	7	0.7777777777777778	1	hydration	main

Chemical functions and bonds

Chemical functions

	Function	Number
	$R-OH$	2

Chemical bonds

	Bond	Number
	$\cdot (\cdot) La^{3+} \cdot Cl^{-}$	3
	$-O-H$	2

Class: normal salts (07)
Type: simple normal salts (07.01)

Crystallography

Phase type: crystalline
Crystal system: hexagonal
Crystal class: dipyramidal
Crystal class symbol: 6/m (C6h)
Crystal spacegroup: P6(3)/m

Physical properties

Molar mass: 371.37 $g/mol$

Thermodynamical properties

State NTP: solid

Optical properties

Pure color: white
Color: white
Diaphaneity: transparent to translucent
Luster: vitreous

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