Solid phase
Official name
Dysprosium(III) sulfate octahydrate
Secondary names
Dysprosium trisulfate octahydrate; Didysprosium trisulfate octahydrate; Dysprosium sulfate--water (2/3/8)
CAS number
10031-50-2
Family
ionic solid
Class
normal salt
Compound type
sulfate
Formula
$Dy^{3+}_2.(SO_4)^{2-}_3 \\bullet 8(H_2O)$
Chemical formula
Dy2(SO4)3•8(H2O)
Elemental formula
(Dy3+)2 S3 O14 (O-)6 H16
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
26.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Dy^{3+}$ Dysprosium cation element 2 0.15384615384615385 1 constituent cation main
$(SO_4)^{2-}$ Sulfate anion chemical function 3 0.23076923076923078 1 anionic radical main
$H_2O$ Water molecule 8 0.6153846153846154 1 hydration main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$(SO_4)^{2-}$ 3
$R-OH$ 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\cdot (\cdot) Dy^{3+} \cdot O^{-}$ 6
$-O-H$ 2
$\dddot - \dddot - \dddot - S \dddot - O^{-1/2}$ 4
Class
normal salts (07)
Type
simple normal salts (07.01)
Phase type
crystalline
Molar mass
757.31 $g/mol$
State NTP
solid
Refringence type
unknown
Pure color
yellow