Terbium(III) bromide

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Terbium(III) bromide
Other names Terbium tribromide
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/3BrH.Tb/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
InChIKey AZNZWHYYEIQIOC-DFZHHIFOAN
Standard InChI InChI=1S/3BrH.Tb/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
Standard InChIKey AZNZWHYYEIQIOC-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS number [14456-47-4]
EC number 238-442-3
ChemSpider 76181
Properties[1][2]
Chemical formula TbBr3
Molar mass 398.64 g mol−1
Appearance white solid
Melting point

827 °C

Boiling point

1490 °C

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

Terbium(III) bromide, TbBr3, is the only known bromide of terbium. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving terbium(III) oxide or terbium carbonate in hydrobromic acid, but cannot be dehydrated without partial hydrolysis.[1] The anhydrous salt is prepared by reaction of the elements.[1]

Notes and references

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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-155. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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