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Praseodymium(III) bromide

Praseodymium(III) bromide is a crystalline compound of one praseodymium atom and three bromine atoms.

Characteristics

Appearance

Praseodymium(III) bromide is a green solid at room temperature. It is usually handled as a powder.

Physical

Praseodymium(III) bromide's molecular weight is 380.62 g. Praseodymium bromide has a density of 5.28 g/cm<sup>2</sup>.

adopts the crystal structure. The praseodymium ions are 9-coordinate and adopt a tricapped trigonal prismatic geometry. The praseodymium–bromine bond lengths are 3.05 Å and 3.13 Å.

Chemical

Praseodymium(III) bromide is hygroscopic. Praseodymium(III) bromide has an oxidation number of 3.

Hazard

Praseodymium(III) bromide can cause skin irritation (H315/R38), eye irritation (H319/R36), and that breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray of Praseodymium(III) bromide should be avoided (P261/S23), that one should wash hands thoroughly after handling (P264), one should wear protective gloves and clothes clothing, and wear eye protection and face protection (P280/S36/S37/S39), and that if one gets Praseodymium(III) bromide in their eyes, that they should wash their eyes cautiously for several minutes, removing contact lenses if possible (P305).

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