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Europium(III) chloride
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<p> Europium(III) chloride is an <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compound</a> with the formula EuCl3. The <a href="/facts/Anhydrous/A7B0fDLE">anhydrous</a> compound is a yellow solid. Being <a href="/facts/Hygroscopic/1NBGewXv">hygroscopic</a> it rapidly absorbs water to form a white crystalline <a href="/facts/Water_of_crystallization/sbaKJNJX">hexahydrate</a>, EuCl3·6H2O, which is colourless. The compound is used in research. </p>