Molar mass 372.998 g/mol Formula Dy2O3 Appearance White powder | Melting point 2,408 °C Density 7.8 g/cm³ | |
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Dysprosium Oxide (Dy2O3) is a white, slightly hygroscopic powder having specialized uses in ceramics, glass, phosphors, lasers and dysprosium metal halide lamps.
It can react with acids to produce the corresponding dysprosium(III) salts:
Dy2O3 + 6 HCl → 2 DyCl3 + 3 H2O
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