Americium(II) iodide

Americium(II) iodide
Names
IUPAC name
Americium(II) iodide
Other names
Americium diiodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/Am.2HI/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2
    Key: BEKYCNWSCXLCSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • [I-].[I-].[Am+2]
Properties
AmI2
Molar mass 497 g·mol−1
Appearance black solid
Density 6.60 g/cm3
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Americium(II) iodide is the inorganic compound with the formula AmI2. It is a black solid which crystallizes in the same motif as strontium bromide.

References

  1. ↑ Baybarz, R. D.; Asprey, L. B.; Strouse, C. E.; Fukushima, E. (1972). "Divalent Americium: The Crystal Structure and Magnetic Susceptibility of AmI2". Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry. 34 (11): 3427–3431. doi:10.1016/0022-1902(72)80237-9.
  2. ↑ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. doi:10.1016/C2009-0-30414-6. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.