Thulium(III) chloride or thulium trichloride is as an inorganic salt composed of
thulium and
chlorine with the
formula
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TmCl
3. It forms yellow crystals. Thulium(III) chloride has the
YCl3 (
AlCl3) layer structure with octahedral thulium ions.
[Wells A.F. (1984) ''Structural Inorganic Chemistry'' 5th edition Oxford Science Publications ]
Reactions
The
hydrated form of thulium(III) chloride can be obtained by adding
thulium(III) oxide to concentrated
hydrochloric acid.
[
] Thulium(III) chloride reacts with strong
bases to make thulium(III) oxide.
References
Thulium compounds
Chlorides
Lanthanide halides
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