Terbium (III) iodide

Crystal structure
__ Tb 3+      __ I -
General
Surname	Terbium (III) iodide
other names	Terbium triiodide
Ratio formula	TbI 3
Brief description	hygroscopic powder
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 13813-40-6 EC number 237-469-8 ECHA InfoCard 100.034.049 PubChem 83747 Wikidata Q3791589
properties
Molar mass	539.64 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	5.2 g cm −3
Melting point	955 ° C
boiling point	> 1300 ° C
solubility	soluble in water
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 317-361 P: 280
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Terbium (III) iodide is an inorganic chemical compound of terbium from the group of iodides .

Extraction and presentation

Terbium (III) iodide can be obtained by reacting terbium with iodine .

${\displaystyle \mathrm {2\ Tb\ +\ 3\ I_{2}\longrightarrow 2\ TbI_{3}} }$

properties

Terbium (III) iodide is an odorless brown hygroscopic mass with hexagonal crystals.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} David R. Lide: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . CRC Press, 2012, ISBN 1-4398-8049-2 , pp. 4–94 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
2. ↑ ^{a b c} data sheet Terbium (III) iodide, anhydrous, flakes, 99.99% trace metals basis from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on January 28, 2013 ( PDF ).
3. ↑ ^{a b} data sheet terbium (III) iodide from AlfaAesar, accessed on January 28, 2013 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
4. ↑ WebElements: Chemical reactions of the element Terbium