Polonium dibromide

Polonium dibromide
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
Polonium dibromide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/2BrH.Po/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: XAIILPQZTLHLLU-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • [Br-].[Br-].[Po+2]
Properties
PoBr2
Molar mass 369.791 g mol−1
Appearance purple-brown crystalline solid[1][2]
Melting point 270 °C (518 °F; 543 K) (decomposes)[1][2] (sublimes at 110 °C)[2]
Solubility soluble in hydrobromic acid and ketones[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Polonium dibromide (also known as polonium(II) bromide) is a chemical compound with the formula PoBr2. This salt is a purple-brown crystalline solid at room temperature.[1][2] It sublimes (decomposing slightly) at 110 °C/30 μ and decomposes when melted in nitrogen gas at 270–280 °C.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Holleman, Arnold Frederik; Wiberg, Egon (2001), Wiberg, Nils (ed.), Inorganic Chemistry, translated by Eagleson, Mary; Brewer, William, San Diego/Berlin: Academic Press/De Gruyter, p. 594, ISBN 0-12-352651-5
  2. ^ a b c d e f Bagnall, K. W. (1962). "The Chemistry of Polonium". Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry. New York: Academic Press. pp. 197–230. ISBN 978-0-12-023604-6. Retrieved June 14, 2012.