Dysprosium(III) phosphate

Dysprosium(III) phosphate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula DyPO₄.

Preparation

Dysprosium(III) phosphate can be obtained by reacting dysprosium(III) oxide and ammonium dihydrogen phosphate at high temperature:

Properties

Dysprosium(III) phosphate decomposes into dysprosium oxyphosphate and phosphorus pentoxide above 1200 Ã‚°C. It reacts with sodium fluoride to obtain NaDyFPO₄:

It reacts with sodium molybdate at high temperature to generate Na₂Dy(MoO₄)(PO₄):

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