Erbium(III) bromide

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Erbium(III) bromide
Other names Erbium tribromide
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/3BrH.Er/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
InChIKey GZTUDAKVGXUNIM-DFZHHIFOAV
Standard InChI InChI=1S/3BrH.Er/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
Standard InChIKey GZTUDAKVGXUNIM-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS number [13536-73-7]
EC number 236-895-1
ChemSpider 75392
Properties[1][2]
Chemical formula ErBr3
Molar mass 406.97 g mol−1
Appearance violet solid
Melting point

950 °C

Boiling point

1460 °C

Solubility in water soluble
Related compounds
Other anions Erbium(III) fluoride
Erbium(III) chloride
Erbium(III) iodide
Other cations Dysprosium(III) bromide
Holmium(III) bromide
Thulium(III) bromide
Ytterbium(III) bromide
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Erbium(III) bromide, ErBr3, is the only known bromide of erbium. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving erbium(III) oxide or erbium carbonate in hydrobromic acid, but cannot be dehydrated without partial hydrolysis.[1] The anhydrous salt is prepared by reaction of the elements.[1]

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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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