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Tantalum compounds: tantalum trichloride

The tantalum in tantalum trichloride formally is in the oxidation state 3.

Tantalum trichloride

Formula as often written: TaCl₃
Hill system formula: Cl₃Ta₁
CAS registry number: [13569-67-0]
Formula weight: 287.306
Class: chloride

Synonyms

tantalum trichloride
tantalum(III) chloride
tantalum chloride

Physical properties

Colour: black
Appearance:
Melting point:
Boiling point:
Density:

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in tantalum trichloride
Element	%
Cl	37.02
Ta	62.98

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the TaCl₃ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Ta₁Cl₃

mass  %
285   0.0 
286 100.0 __________________________________________________
287   0.0 
288  95.9 ________________________________________________
289   0.0 
290  30.7 _______________
291   0.0 
292   3.3 __

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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R.W.G. Wyckoff, in Crystal Structures, volume 1, Interscience, John Wiley & Sons, 1963.
A.R.West in Basic solid state chemistry Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, 1999.
A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
J.D.H. Donnay, (ed.) in Crystal data determinative tables, ACA monograph number 5, American Crystallographic Association, USA, 1963.
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J.E. Macintyre (ed.) in Dictionary of inorganic compounds, volumes 1-3, Chapman & Hall, London, UK, 1992.