Holmium(III) bromide

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Holmium(III) bromide
Other names Holmium tribromide
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/3BrH.Ho/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
InChIKey MZNSYJWLQLXLHE-DFZHHIFOAF
Standard InChI InChI=1S/3BrH.Ho/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
Standard InChIKey MZNSYJWLQLXLHE-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS number [13825-76-8]
EC number 237-524-6
ChemSpider 75581
Properties[1][2]
Chemical formula HoBr3
Molar mass 404.64 g mol−1
Appearance yellow solid
Density 4.90 g cm−3
Melting point

914 °C

Boiling point

1470 °C

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

Holmium(III) bromide, HoBr3, is the only known bromide of holmium. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving holmium(III) oxide or holmium 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-104. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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