Europium(III) bromide

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Europium(III) bromide
Other names Europium tribromide
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/3BrH.Eu/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
InChIKey QEDFUJZRPHEBFG-DFZHHIFOAO
Standard InChI InChI=1S/3BrH.Eu/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
Standard InChIKey QEDFUJZRPHEBFG-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS number [13759-88-1]
EC number 237-349-5
ChemSpider 75529
Properties[1][2]
Chemical formula EuBr3
Molar mass 391.68 g mol−1
Appearance grey solid
Melting point

702 °C decomp.

Solubility in water soluble
Related compounds
Other anions Europium(III) fluoride
Europium(III) chloride
Europium(III) iodide
Other cations Promethium(III) bromide
Samarium(III) bromide
Gadolinium(III) bromide
Terbium(III) bromide
Other compounds Europium(II) bromide
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Europium(III) bromide, EuBr3, is the higher bromide of europium. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving europium(III) oxide or europium carbonate in hydrobromic acid, but cannot be dehydrated without partial hydrolysis.[1] The anhydrous salt is prepared by reaction of the elements.[1]

Notes and references

Notes

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, A. Chemistry of the Elements; Pergamon: Oxford, 1984; pp 1439–41. ISBN 0-08-022057-6.
  2. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 62nd ed.; Weast, Robert C., Ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1981; p B-100. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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