Americium(II) bromide
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| IUPAC name
Americium(II) bromide
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| Other names
Americium dibromide
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3D model (JSmol)
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| Properties | |
| AmBr2 | |
| Molar mass | 403 g·mol−1 |
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Other anions
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Americium(II) chloride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
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Americium(II) bromide or americium dibromide is the chemical compound, a salt composed of an americium cation in the +2 oxidation state and 2 bromide ions in each formula unit, with the formula AmBr2.[1]
It crystallises in the tetrahedral crystal system, different to americium dichloride. The dimensions of the unit cell are a = 11·592 and c = 7.121 Å.[2]
References
- ^ Penneman, R. A. and Keenan T. K. The radiochemistry of americium and curium, University of California, Los Alamos, California, 1960
- ^ Baybarz, R.D. (February 1973). "The preparation and crystal structures of americium dichloride and dibromide". Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry. 35 (2): 483–487. doi:10.1016/0022-1902(73)80560-3.