Samarium chloride
[CAS# 10361-82-7]

Identification

• Classification: Inorganic chemical industry >> Inorganic salt >> Metal halides and halides >> Metal chlorides and salts
• Name: Samarium chloride
• Synonyms: Samarium trichloride; Samarium(III) chloride
• Molecular Formula: SmCl₃
• Molecular Weight: 256.72
• CAS Registry Number: 10361-82-7
• EC Number: 233-797-0

Properties

• Density: 4.31 g/cm³ (25 ºC)^*
• Melting point: 682 ºC^**

^* Klemm, Wilhelm; Zeitschrift fuer Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie 1928, V176, P181-99.

^** Perera, Sujith; Journal of Solid State Chemistry 2007, V180(10), P2916-2925.

Safety Data

• Hazard Symbols: Xi
• Risk Codes: R38
• Safety Description: S36

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319
Chronic hazardous to the aquatic environment	Aquatic Chronic	2	H411
Skin sensitization	Skin Sens.	1	H317
Substances or mixtures corrosive to metals	Met. Corr.	1	H290
Serious eye damage	Eye Dam.	1	H318