Thorium triiodide

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Thorium triiodide
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
  • InChI=1S/3HI.Th/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: DSHBAXKNFMWFAR-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • [Th+3].[I-].[I-].[I-]
Properties
I3Th
Molar mass 612.7511 g·mol−1
Appearance crystals
reacts with water
Related compounds
Related compounds
Americium triiodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Thorium triiodide is a binary inorganic compound of thorium metal and iodine with the chemical formula ThI3.[1][2][3]

Synthesis

Th metal is heated with ThI4 in a vacuum at 800 °C.[4]

Th + 3ThI4 → 4ThI3

Physical properties

The compound forms black or grey crystals.[4]

Chemical properties

ThI3 reacts with water.[4]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-12-801146-1
    . Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ISBN 978-0-470-10840-6
    . Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ISBN 978-981-4502-99-3
    . Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b c David, Lore Rose (1953). Thorium: A Bibliography of Unclassified Literature. Technical Information Service. p. 18. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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