Gadolinium (III) bromide
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__ Gd 3+ __ Br - | ||||||||||||||||
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Surname | Gadolinium (III) bromide | |||||||||||||||
other names |
Gadolinium tribromide |
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Ratio formula | GdBr 3 | |||||||||||||||
Brief description |
white solid |
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properties | ||||||||||||||||
Molar mass | 396.96 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
Physical state |
firmly |
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Melting point |
770 ° C |
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boiling point |
1490 ° C |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . |
Gadolinium (III) bromide is an inorganic chemical compound of gadolinium from the group of bromides .
Extraction and presentation
Gadolinium (III) bromide can be obtained by reacting gadolinium with hydrogen bromide .
Gadolinium (III) bromide hydrate can be converted into the anhydrate by dehydration with ammonium bromide .
properties
Gadolinium (III) bromide is a white, strongly hygroscopic solid with a crystal structure of the iron (III) bromide type.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Georg Brauer (Ed.), With the collaboration of Marianne Baudler a . a .: Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry. 3rd, revised edition. Volume I, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-432-02328-6 , p. 1077.
- ↑ a b c d e data sheet Gadolinium (III) bromide, anhydrous, powder, 99.99% trace metals basis from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on April 24, 2014 ( PDF ).