Holmium Chloride 99.99%
Holmium Chloride 99.99%, code 6733
Formula: HoCl3.6H2O
CAS No.: 14914-84-2
Molecular Weight: 379.29
Density: 3.7 g/cm3
Melting point: 720 °C
Appearance:  Light yellow crystalline
Solubility: Soluble in strong mineral acids
Stability: Slightly  hygroscopic
Multilingual: HolmiumChlorid, Chlorure De Holmium, Cloruro Del Holmio
Holmium Chloride 99.99% has specialized uses in optical fiber and phosphors, and dopant to garnet laser. Holmium is one of the colorants used for cubic zirconia and glass, providing yellow or red coloring. They are therefore used as a calibration standard for optical spectrophotometers, and are available commercially. It is one of the colorants used for cubic zirconia and glass, providing yellow or red coloring. Holmium lasers are used in dental and fiber-optical applications.
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Product Code: 6733 Standard Specification Typical Analysis Inspection Methods
Grade 99.99% 99.99%  
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Ho2O3 /TREO (% min.) 99.99 99.99
TREO (% min.) 45 45 Volumetric Method
Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm
Tb4O7/TREO
Dy2O3/TREO
Er2O3/TREO
Tm2O3/TREO
Yb2O3/TREO
Lu2O3/TREO
Y2O3/TREO		 10
20
50
10
20
10
10		 5
20
25
5
5
5
10		 ICP-Atomic Emission
Spectrographic
Non-Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm
Fe2O3
SiO2
CaO
CoO
NiO
CuO		 5
100
50
10
5
5		 5
30
50
5
5
5		 Spectrographic

Atomic Absorption Spectrographic
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