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Gadolinium(III) bromide
Other names	Gadolinium tribromide
Identifiers
InChI	InChI=1/3BrH.Gd/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
InChIKey	KGOKDPWKDBWITQ-DFZHHIFOAC
Standard InChI	InChI=1S/3BrH.Gd/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
Standard InChIKey	KGOKDPWKDBWITQ-UHFFFAOYSA-K
CAS number	[13818-75-2]
EC number	237-494-4
ChemSpider	75576
Properties
Chemical formula	GdBr3
Molar mass	396.96 g mol−1
Appearance	white solid
Density	4.60 g cm−3
Melting point	770 °C
Related compounds
Other anions	Gadolinium(III) fluoride; Gadolinium(III) chloride; Gadolinium(III) iodide
Other cations	Samarium(III) bromide; Europium(III) bromide; Terbium(III) bromide; Dysprosium(III) bromide
	Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Revision as of 08:45, 9 January 2011

Gadolinium(III) bromide, GdBr₃, is the only bromide of gadolinium. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving gadolinium(III) oxide or gadolinium carbonate in hydrobromic acid, but cannot be dehydrated without partial hydrolysis.^[1] The anhydrous salt is prepared by reaction of the elements.^[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.
↑ CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 62nd ed.; Weast, Robert C., Ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1981; p B-101. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.

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-'''Gadolinium(III) bromide''', GdBr<sub>3</sub>, is the main [[bromide]] of [[gadolinium]]. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving [[gadolinium(III) oxide]] or [[gadolinium carbonate]] in [[hydrobromic acid]], but cannot be dehydrated without partial hydrolysis.<ref name="G&E"/> The anhydrous salt is prepared by reaction of the elements.<ref name="G&E"/>
+'''Gadolinium(III) bromide''', GdBr<sub>3</sub>, is the only [[bromide]] of [[gadolinium]]. The hydrate is prepared by dissolving [[gadolinium(III) oxide]] or [[gadolinium carbonate]] in [[hydrobromic acid]], but cannot be dehydrated without partial hydrolysis.<ref name="G&E"/> The anhydrous salt is prepared by reaction of the elements.<ref name="G&E"/>
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