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Europium(III) bromide

Europium(III) bromide (or europium tribromide) is a crystalline compound, a salt, made of one europium and three bromine atoms. Europium tribromide is a grey powder at room temperature. It is odorless. Europium tribromide is hygroscopic.

Reactions

When vaporized, europium(III) bromide reacts by the equation:

2 EuBr<sub>3</sub> → 2 Eu + 3 Br<sub>2</sub>

Europium(III) bromide is also created through the equations:

4 EuBr<sub>2</sub> + 4 HBr → 4 EuBr<sub>3</sub> + 2 H<sub>2</sub>

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