Aluminium iodide
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| Preferred IUPAC name
Aluminium iodide | |
| Other names
Aluminium(III) iodide
Aluminum iodide | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.140 |
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| UN number | UN 3260 |
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| Properties | |
| , (hexahydrate) | |
| Molar mass | 407.695 g/mol (anhydrous) 515.786 g/mol (hexahydrate)[1] |
| Appearance | white (anhydrous) or yellow powder (hexahydrate)[1] |
| Density | 3.98 g/cm3 (anhydrous)[1] 2.63 g/cm3 (hexahydrate)[2] |
| Melting point | 188.28 °C (370.90 °F; 461.43 K) (anhydrous) 185 °C, decomposes (hexahydrate)[1][2] |
| Boiling point | 382 °C (720 °F; 655 K) anhydrous, sublimes[1] |
| very soluble, partial hydrolysis | |
| Solubility in alcohol, ether | soluble (hexahydrate) |
| Structure | |
| Monoclinic, mP16 | |
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a = 1.1958 nm
, b = 0.6128 nm , c = 1.8307 nmα = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 90°
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| Thermochemistry | |
| Std enthalpy of formation ΔfH |
-302.9 kJ/mol |
| Standard molar entropy S |
195.9 J/(mol·K) |
| Specific heat capacity, C | 98.7 J/(mol·K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Aluminium iodide is any chemical compound made up of only aluminium and iodine. It is formed by the reaction of aluminium and iodine,[3] or the action of hydrogen iodide on aluminium metal.
Sources[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Haynes, William M., ed. (2011). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (92nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 4.45. ISBN 1439855110.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Perry, Dale L. (19 April 2016). Handbook of Inorganic Compounds, Second Edition. CRC Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4398-1462-8.
- ↑ G. W. Watt, J. L. Hall (1953). Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. IV. pp. 117–119.
