Chromium(II) bromide

Chromdibromid

White solid

Fixed

4.356 g · cm -3

842 ° C

Soluble in water

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Chromium (II ) bromide is an inorganic chemical compound of the chromium from the group consisting of bromides.

Production and representation

Chromium (II ) bromide may be recovered by reduction of chromium (III ) bromide with hydrogen.

Also possible is the preparation by reaction of chromium ( II ) acetate with hydrogen bromide.

Properties

Chromium (II ) bromide is a white solid which is soluble in an air- free water with blue color. In air, it oxidizes rapidly. The melt assumes a yellow color. The compound has a monoclinic crystal structure with space group C2 / m from a distorted cadmium (II ) iodide - type.

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