Praseodymium(III) bromide is a crystalline compound of one

praseodymium Praseodymium is a chemical element with the symbol Pr and the atomic number 59. It is the third member of the lanthanide series and is considered to be one of the rare-earth metals. It is a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile metal, valued for i ...

atom and three

bromine Bromine is a chemical element with the symbol Br and atomic number 35. It is the third-lightest element in group 17 of the periodic table ( halogens) and is a volatile red-brown liquid at room temperature that evaporates readily to form a simi ...

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/cm². 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 Hygroscopy is the phenomenon of attracting and holding water molecules via either absorption or adsorption from the surrounding environment, which is usually at normal or room temperature. If water molecules become suspended among the substan ...

. Praseodymium(III) bromide has an

oxidation number In chemistry, the oxidation state, or oxidation number, is the hypothetical charge of an atom if all of its bonds to different atoms were fully ionic. It describes the degree of oxidation (loss of electrons) of an atom in a chemical compound. C ...

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).

References

{{Lanthanide halides Bromides Praseodymium(III) compounds Lanthanide halides