Americium(II) iodide

Americium(II) iodide
Names
	IUPAC name Americium(II) iodide
	Other names Americium diiodide
Identifiers
CAS Number	38150-40-2 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	129558166;
	InChI InChI=1S/Am.2HI/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2 Key: BEKYCNWSCXLCSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-L;
	SMILES [I-].[I-].[Am+2];
Properties
Chemical formula	AmI2
Molar mass	497 g·mol−1
Appearance	black solid
Density	6.60 g/cm3
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Americium(II) iodide is the inorganic compound with the formula AmI₂.^[1] It is a black solid which crystallizes in the same motif as strontium bromide.^[2]

^ Baybarz, R. D.; Asprey, L. B.; Strouse, C. E.; Fukushima, E. (1972). "Divalent Americium: The Crystal Structure and Magnetic Susceptibility of AmI₂". Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry. 34 (11): 3427–3431. doi:10.1016/0022-1902(72)80237-9.
^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.