siegfried
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Rare Earth Oxides
At what temperatures do Dysprosium Oxalate and Terbium Oxalate convert to their respective Oxides (D2O3 and Tb2O3)?
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Brain&Force
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Terbium oxalate converts to Tb4O7, not Tb2O3. This occurs at 1000ºC.
As for dysprosium oxalate, I have no idea.
At the end of the day, simulating atoms doesn't beat working with the real things...
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Quote: Originally posted by siegfried | At what temperatures do Dysprosium Oxalate and Terbium Oxalate convert to their respective Oxides (D2O3 and Tb2O3)?
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This reference could be interesting for that context:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1151-2916.1964....
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Dysprosium is Dy. D is deuterium, an isotope of hydrogen.
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