| Melting point |
731°C |
| Boiling point |
2190 °C |
| Density |
4.900 |
| solubility |
soluble in H2O |
| form |
white orthorhombic crystals |
| color |
white orthorhombic crystals, crystalline |
| Water Solubility |
soluble H2O [MER06] |
| Crystal Structure |
PbCl2 type |
| crystal system |
Nogata |
| Space group |
Pbnm |
| Lattice constant |
| a/nm | b/nm | c/nm | α/o | β/o | γ/o | V/nm3 | | 0.896 | 0.754 | 0.451 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 0.3045 |
|
| Stability |
Stable. Very hygroscopic. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
| InChI |
1S/2ClH.Eu/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 |
| InChIKey |
BMANZYKPCBPZFG-UHFFFAOYSA-L |
| SMILES |
Cl[Eu]Cl |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Europium chloride (EuCl2) (13769-20-5) |