Praseodymium Chloride

Praseodymium chloride  powder is an important inorganic compound.

Basic Information:

Chemical formula: PrCl₃.
Molecular weight: Anhydrous praseodymium chloride has a molecular weight of 247.24 g/mol; its heptahydrate has a molecular weight of 373.77 g/mol.
CAS No.: 10361-79-2 (anhydrous); 17272-46-7 (hexahydrate).
Appearance: blue-green powder at room temperature.
Density: Anhydrous praseodymium chloride has a density of 4.02 g/cm³; heptahydrate has a density of 2.250 g/cm³.
Melting point: 786°C.
Boiling point: 1710°C.
Solubility: hygroscopic, soluble in water and ethanol.
Crystal structure: hexagonal crystal structure.

Chemical Properties:

Hydrolysis reaction: Hydrolysis reaction will occur in humid environment to produce products related to praseodymium hydroxide.
Thermal stability: It has a certain degree of thermal stability, but may decompose or react with other substances at higher temperatures.

Uses:

Industrial field: It can be used for colouring glass and ceramics, and can give specific colours and optical properties to glass and ceramic products. For example, PrCl₃ can be added to some special glasses to give them unique colours and optical properties.

Chemical reagent: As an important chemical reagent, it is used in chemical analysis, synthesis and other experiments. For example, praseodymium chloride can be used as a catalyst or reactant in some chemical reactions.

Magnetic materials: It is used in the preparation of magnetic materials, such as permanent magnetic materials. The special electronic structure of the element praseodymium gives it an important application value in magnetic materials, and praseodymium chloride is one of the important raw materials for the preparation of these magnetic materials.