Solid phase
Official name
Lanthanum carbonate hydrate
Secondary names
lanthanum(3+);tricarbonate;hydrate; Dilanthanum tricarbonate hydrate; lantharenol; Fosrenol
CAS number
6487-39-4 (octahydrate)
Type
Family
ionic solid
Class
normal salt
Compound type
carbonate
Chemical composition
Formula
$La_2^{3+} \cdot (CO_3)^{2-}_3 \bullet nH_2O$ (n=1-8)
Chemical formula
La2(CO3)3•nH2O
Elemental formula
(La3+)2 C3 (O)4-11 (O-)6 (H)2-16
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
19.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$La^{3+}$ Lanthanum cation element 2 0.21052631578947367 1 constituent cation main
$(CO_3)^{2-}$ Carbonate anion chemical function 3 0.3157894736842105 1 anionic radical main
$H_2O$ Water molecule 1 - 8 0.47368421052631576 $\pm$ 0.3684210526315789 1 hydration main
Composition comments
n= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$(CO_3)^{2-}$ 3
$R-OH$ 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\cdot (\cdot) La^{3+} \cdot O^{-}-$ 3
$-O \dots H-$ 2 - 16
$-O-H$ 2
$\dddot - \dddot - C \dddot - O^{-2/3}$ 3
Class
normal salts (07)
Type
simple normal salts (07.01)
Phase type
crystalline
Molar mass
475.85 (monohydrate) - 601.96 (octahydrate) $g/mol$
Density
2.6-2.7 (anhydrous) $g/cm^3$
State NTP
solid
Pure color
colorless
Color
white
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