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Holmium(III) hydroxide

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Holmium(III) hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ho(OH)3.

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Holmium(III) hydroxide
Holmium(III) hydroxide
Holmium(III) hydroxide
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ECHA InfoCard 100.031.814 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 235-009-0
  • InChI=1S/Ho.3H2O/h;3*1H2/q+3;;;/p-3
    Key: LCTWRNOEZKTLGG-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • [Ho+3].[OH-].[OH-].[OH-]
Properties
Ho(OH)3
Molar mass 215.938541
Appearance yellow solid[1]
Related compounds
Other anions
holmium oxide
Other cations
dysprosium(III) hydroxide
erbium(III) hydroxide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chemical properties

Holmium(III) hydroxide reacts with acids to produce holmium(III) salts:

Ho(OH)3 + 3 H+ → Ho3+ + 3 H2O

Holmium(III) hydroxide undergoes thermal decomposition to HoO(OH) at elevated temperatures. Further decomposition at higher temperatures produces Ho2O3.

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