Americium(III) bromide or americium tribromide is the chemical compound composed of americium and bromine with the formula AmBr3, with americium in a +3 oxidation state. The compound is a crystalline solid.[1][3]
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| IUPAC name
Americium(III) bromide
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| Other names
Americium tribromide
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| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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| Properties | |
| AmBr3 | |
| Molar mass | 483 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | White crystalline solid[1] |
| Density | 6850 kg/m3[1] |
| Structure[2] | |
| Plutonium(III) bromide structure type (orthorhombic) | |
| Ccmm | |
a = 12.6, b = 4.10, c = 9.10
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| Related compounds | |
Other anions
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Americium(III) fluoride Americium(III) chloride Americium(III) iodide |
Other cations
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Plutonium(III) bromide Curium(III) bromide Europium(III) bromide |
| Americium(II) bromide | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References
edit- ^ a b c "WebElements Periodic Table » Americium » americium tribromide".
- ^ Zachariasen, W. H. (1948-11-02). "Crystal chemical studies of the 5f-series of elements. I. New structure types". Acta Crystallographica. 1 (5). International Union of Crystallography (IUCr): 265–268. Bibcode:1948AcCry...1..265Z. doi:10.1107/s0365110x48000703. ISSN 0365-110X.
- ^ Fried, Sherman (1951). "The Preparation of Anhydrous Americium Compounds". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 73 (1). American Chemical Society (ACS): 416–418. doi:10.1021/ja01145a135. ISSN 0002-7863.
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