Viscosity of Molten Rare Earth Metal Trichlorides I. CeCl3, NdCl3, SmCl3, DyCl3 and ErCl3

Abstract

The kinematic viscosity of molten CeCl3, NdCl3, SmCl3, DyCl3 and ErCl3 has been measured by using a capillary viscometer. The dynamic viscosity was computed by using density data taken from the literature. The viscosity increases with going from CeCl3 to ErCl3. The activation energy of the viscous flow, calculated by the Arrhenius equation, rises in the same order. © 2014, Verlag der Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. All rights reserved.