Neodymium (III) bromide

Crystal structure
__  Nd 3+      __  Br -
Crystal system	orthorhombic
General
Surname	Neodymium (III) bromide
other names	Neodymium bromide Neodymium tribromide
Ratio formula	NdBr 3
Brief description	purple orthorhombic crystals, hygroscopic
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 13536-80-6 EC number 236-897-2 ECHA InfoCard 100,033,528 PubChem 83564 Wikidata Q1977472
properties
Molar mass	383.95 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	5.3 g cm −3 (20 ° C)
Melting point	682 ° C
boiling point	1540 ° C
solubility	soluble in water
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Neodymium (III) bromide (NdBr ₃ ) is a salt of the rare earth metal neodymium with hydrogen bromide . It forms purple orthorhombic crystals that are hygroscopic . The crystal structure is isotypic to that of plutonium (III) bromide .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Properties of the Elements and Inorganic Compounds, pp. 4-77.
2. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
3. ↑ R. Blachnik: Pocket book for chemists and physicists Volume 3: Elements, inorganic compounds and materials, minerals . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-58842-6 , pp. 634 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
4. ^ Peter Paetzold: Chemistry An Introduction . Walter de Gruyter, 2009, ISBN 978-3-11-021135-1 , p. 204 ( limited preview in Google Book search).