Solid phase
Official name
Lanthanum oxalate hydrate
Secondary names
Lanthanum(III) oxalate hydrate; Lanthanum(3+);oxalate;hydrate
CAS number
312696-10-9
Type
Family
ionic solid
Class
normal salt
Compound type
organic salt
Chemical composition
Formula
$La_2^{3+} \cdot (C_2O_4)^{2-}_3 \bullet nH_2O$
Chemical formula
La2(C2O4)3•nH2O
Elemental formula
(La3+)2 C6 (O)7-n (O-)6 (H)2-n
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
10.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$La^{3+}$ Lanthanum cation element 2 0.4 1 constituent cation main
$C_2O_4^{2-}$ Oxalate ion molecule 3 0.6 1 molecular ion main
$H_2O$ Water molecule 1 - n 1 hydration main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-C(=O)-O^-$ 2
$R-OH$ 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\cdot (\cdot) La^{3+} \cdot O^{-}-$ 6
$-O \dots H-$ 2 - 2n
$\eqslantgtr C-C\eqslantless$ 1
$>C=O$ 2
$\eqslantgtr C-O^-$ 2
$-O-H$ 2
Class
alkali salts (06)
Type
hydrated simple alkali salts (06.04)
Phase type
crystalline
Molar mass
559.88 (monohydrate) $g/mol$
State NTP
solid
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