Europium(II) bromide
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| IUPAC name
Europiumdibromide
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.206.203 |
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| Properties | |
| EuBr2 | |
| Molar mass | 311.77g[1] |
| Appearance | White Crystalline Solid |
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| Mixed 8 and 7 | |
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| H315, H319[1] | |
| P305+P351+P338[1]P264, P280, P302, P313, P321, P332, P337, P352, P362[2] | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Europium(II) bromide is a crystalline compound of one europium atom and two bromine atoms. Europium(II) bromide is a white powder at room temperature,[3] and odorless.[4] Europium dibromide is hygroscopic.[5]
Reactions
Europium(II) bromide is known to be involved in three reactions:[6]
- 2 EuBr3 + Eu → 3 EuBr2 (requires a temperature of 800-900 °C)
- 2 EuBr3 → 2 EuBr2 + Br2 (requires a temperature of 900-1000 °C)
- Eu + HgBr2 → EuBr2 + Hg (requires a temperature of 700-800 °C)
References
- ^ a b c "Europium(II) bromide 99.99% trace metals basis | Sigma-Aldrich". www.sigmaaldrich.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "MSDS - 751936". www.sigmaaldrich.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Yunnan Titan New Materials Technology Co.,Ltd". en.allinorganics.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Europium(II) bromide, White crystalline powder, 99.99% (Metals..." www.fishersci.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Europium(II) bromide, 99.99% (metals basis) | VWR". us.vwr.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "CharChem. Br2Eu". easychem.org. Retrieved 21 December 2016.