Berkelium(III) iodide
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| OtherNames = berkelium triiodide
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| CASNo = 23171-53-1
| PubChem = 129660023
| ChemSpiderID = 64886032
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| SMILES = [Bk+3].[I-].[I-].[I-]
| StdInChI = 1S/Bk.3HI/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3
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| Bk=1|I=3
| Appearance = yellow solid
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| BoilingPtC = 650
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| CrystalStruct = trigonal
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Berkelium(III) iodide is a binary inorganic compound of berkelium and iodine with the chemical formula {{chem2|BkI3}}.{{cite book |last1=Donnay |first1=Joseph Désiré Hubert |title=Crystal Data: Inorganic compounds 1967-1969 |date=1978 |publisher=National Bureau of Standards |page=192 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QZkhAQAAMAAJ&dq=Berkelium+triiodide&pg=RA6-PA192 |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=Yaws |first1=Carl |title=The Yaws Handbook of Physical Properties for Hydrocarbons and Chemicals: Physical Properties for More Than 54,000 Organic and Inorganic Chemical Compounds, Coverage for C1 to C100 Organics and Ac to Zr Inorganics |date=6 January 2015 |publisher=Gulf Professional Publishing |isbn=978-0-12-801146-1 |page=698 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GutDBAAAQBAJ&dq=Berkelium+triiodide&pg=PA698 |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=en}}
Synthesis
Synthesis of berkelium(III) iodide is by action of hydrogen iodine on berkelium oxide at 650 °C.{{cite book |last1=Mi͡asoedov |first1=Boris Fedorovich |title=Analytical Chemistry of Transplutonium Elements |date=1974 |publisher=Wiley |isbn=978-0-470-62715-0 |page=101 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_fuFAAAAIAAJ&q=Berkelium+triiodide |access-date=11 April 2023 |language=en}}
Physical properties
Berkelium triiodide forms a yellow solid{{cite web |title=WebElements Periodic Table » Berkelium » berkelium triiodide |url=https://www.webelements.com/compounds/berkelium/berkelium_triiodide.html |publisher=webelements.com |access-date=11 April 2023}} of the trigonal crystal system, space group R3 (No. 148), lattice parameters a = 758.4 pm and c = 2087 pm. Its crystal structure is the same as that of bismuth triiodide.
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