Solid phase
Official name
Neodymium hydroxide
Secondary names
Neodymium(III) hydroxide; Neodymium trihydroxide; Neodymium(3+);trihydroxide
CAS number
16469-17-3
Type
Family
ionic solid
Class
alkali salt
Compound type
hydroxide
Chemical composition
Formula
$Nd{3+} \cdot (OH^-)_3$
Chemical formula
Nd(OH)3
Elemental formula
(Nd3+) H3 (O-)3
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
8.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$Nd^{3+}$ Neodymium cation element 1 0.25 1 constituent cation main
$(OH)^-$ Hydroxide anion chemical function 3 0.75 1 anionic radical main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$(OH)^-$ 3
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\cdot (\cdot) Nd^{3+} \cdot O^{-}-$ 9
$O^--H$ 1
Class
alkali salts (06)
Type
simple alkali salts (06.01)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
hexagonal
Crystal class
dipyramidal
Crystal class symbol
6/m (C6h)
Crystal spacegroup
P6(3)/m
Molar mass
195.266 $g/mol$
Density
4.80 $g/cm^3$
State NTP
solid
Refringence type
uniaxial
Color
rose
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