Praseodymium(III) bromide


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

Characteristics

Appearance

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

Physical

Praseodymium bromide's molecular weight is 380.62 g. Praseodymium bromide has a density of 5.28 g/cm2.
adopts the [uranium(III) chloride|] 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 bromide is hygroscopic. Praseodymium bromide has an oxidation number of 3.

Hazard

Praseodymium bromide can cause skin irritation, eye irritation, and that breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray of Praseodymium bromide should be avoided, that one should wash hands thoroughly after handling, one should wear protective gloves and clothes clothing, and wear eye protection and face protection, and that if one gets Praseodymium bromide in their eyes, that they should wash their eyes cautiously for several minutes, removing contact lenses if possible.